Denise Hien

Denise Hien, PhD, ABPP, is Senior Vice Provost of Research; Director and Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies in the Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies; and Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Considered a leader in the field since the 1990s, Dr. Hien has contributed to the evidence base on treatment of individuals with trauma-related psychiatric disorders and addictions through her research in community-based substance use treatment settings. She is board-certified in clinical psychology and serves on numerous national scientific advisory boards. She is a recipient of many honors, among them the inaugural Mary Jean Kreek Award for Underserved Populations from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence in 2023.