Harvard Catalyst Profiles

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA	BA	05/2011	Psychology
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL	MS	12/2013	Psychology (Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL	PhD	04/2017	Psychology (Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience)
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA	Post-Doctoral Fellowship	03/2022	Psychology (Addiction Medicine)

Dr. Lauren Hoffman is an Assistant Professor of Psychology within the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and a Research Scientist at the Recovery Research Institute within the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her current research is funded by NIDA, and seeks to elucidate the biopsychosocial correlates of successful substance use disorder treatment and recovery, with an emphasis on opioid use disorder and translation to real-world populations. The ultimate goal of her research is to leverage identified biological and psychosocial correlates to develop and test novel interventions that more effectively address barriers to successful treatment and sustained recovery. In addition to her research activities, Dr. Hoffman serves as Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee for the American Psychological Association's Society of Addiction Psychology, a member of the NIDA Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science, as well as a member of the Research Advisory Group for the Recovery Outcomes Institute.

Dr. Hoffman received her Bachelor of Arts from San Diego State University with honors in Psychology. She received her MS and PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Florida. Dr. Hoffman completed her post-doctoral training at the Recovery Research Institute, as a Research Fellow in Addiction Medicine within the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.