Diana H. Fishbein

Expertise

Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychophysiology
Criminology

Biography

Diana H. Fishbein, PhD, Senior Fellow in behavioral neuroscience, directs the Transdisciplinary Behavioral Science Program at RTI. She began her career as professor of criminology at the University of Baltimore and as a scientific investigator at the University of Maryland Medical School and, subsequently, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Department of Justice, and the University of Maryland HIDTA Program. Her studies use interdisciplinary methods and a developmental approach to understanding interactions between neurobiological functions and environmental factors with the goal of informing translational research. Dr. Fishbein consults with federal, state, and local agencies for purposes of expert witnessing in criminal court, training, technical assistance, scientific peer reviews, and development of research protocols. She publishes regularly in her field and is primary author of two textbooks, The Dynamics of Drug Abuse and Biobehavioral Perspectives in Criminology, and editor of two volumes of The Science, Treatment and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior.

Education

PhD, Criminology and Psychobiology, Florida State University; MS, Criminology, Florida State University; BS, Criminology with Statistics Minor, Florida State University.

Selected Publications

Fishbein, D.H., Todd, A.C., Ricketts, E.P., & Semba, R.D. (2008). Relationship between lead exposure, cognitive function, and drug addiction: Pilot study and research agenda. Environmental Research, 108 (3):315-319.

Fishbein, D.H., Krupitsky, E., Flannery, B.A., Langevin, D.J., Bobashev, G., Verbitskaya, E., Augustine, C.B., Bolla, K.I., Zvartau, E., Schech, B., Egorova, V., Bushara, N., & Tsoy, M. (2007). Neurocognitive characterizations of Russian heroin addicts without a significant history of other drug use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 90 (1):25-38.

Fishbein, D.H., Hyde, C., Eldreth, D., Paschall, M.J., Hubal, R., Das, A., Tarter, R., Ialongo, N., Hubbard, S., & Yung, B. (2005 Sep 7). Neurocognitive skills moderate urban male adolescents' responses to preventive intervention materials. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 82 (1):47-60.

Fishbein, D.H., Eldreth, D.L., Hyde, C., Matochik, J.A., London, E.D., Contoreggi, C., Kurian, V., Kimes, A.S., Breeden, A., & Grant, S. (2005 Apr). Risky decision making and the anterior cingulate cortex in abstinent drug abusers and nonusers. Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research, 23 (1):119-136.

Fishbein, D., Hyde, C., Eldreth, D., London, E.D., Matochik, J., Ernst, M., Isenberg, N., Steckley, S., Schech, B., & Kimes, A. (2005). Cognitive performance and autonomic reactivity in abstinent drug abusers and nonusers. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 13 (1):25-40.

Fishbein, D.H. (2004). Science, Treatment and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviors: Evidence-Based Practice (Volume II). New Jersey: Civic Research Institute.

Fishbein, D. (2000 Jun). The importance of neurobiological research to the prevention of psychopathology. Prevention Science, 1 (2):89-106.

Fishbein, D.H. (2000). Biobehavioral Perspectives in Criminology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishers.

Fishbein, D.H. (2000). Science, Treatment and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviors: Applications to the Criminal Justice System (Volume I). New Jersey: Civic Research Institute.

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