Silverman, Kenneth, Ph.D.

Professor Director, Center for Learning and Health Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit Main Office Address Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Center for Learning and Health 5200 Eastern Avenue, Ste. W142 Baltimore MD, 21224 E-mail: ksilverm@jhmi.edu Phone: 410-550-2694 Fax: 410-550-7495

Education

Professional Interests

The development and experimental evaluation of operant learning interventions to address the interrelated problems of poverty, unemployment and drug addiction

Selected Publications

Silverman K, Chutuape MA, Bigelow GE, Stitzer ML.  Voucher-based reinforcement of cocaine abstinence in treatment-resistant methadone patients: effects of reinforcement magnitude. Psychopharmacology. 1999; 146: 128-138.

Silverman K, Svikis D, Robles E, Stitzer ML, Bigelow GE. A reinforcement-based therapeutic workplace for the treatment of drug abuse: 6-month abstinence outcomes. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2001; 9: 14-23.

Silverman K, Svikis D, Wong CJ, Hampton J, Stitzer ML, Bigelow GE. A reinforcement-based therapeutic workplace for the treatment of drug abuse: 3-year abstinence outcomes. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2002; 10: 228-240.

Silverman K, Robles E, Mudric T, Bigelow GE, Stitzer ML. A randomized trial of long-term reinforcement of cocaine abstinence in methadone maintained injection drug users. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2004; 72: 839-854.

Silverman K. Exploring the limits and utility of operant conditioning in the treatment of drug addiction.  The Behavior Analyst. 2004; 27: 209-230.