Hendrée E. Jones

Hendrée E. Jones is a researcher on women's substance abuse disorders and its impact on children. She is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and adjunct professor in the University of North Carolina College of Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Jones is the executive director of the UNC Horizons Program, which is a comprehensive drug treatment program for mothers and their drug-exposed children. She is a consultant for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the United Nations, and the World Health Organization.

Jones was awarded the 2019 Marian W. Fischman Lectureship Award, in honor of the late Marian W. Fischman, a pioneer in drug abuse research. She received the 2015 Award of Excellence in International Collaborative Research (with Gabriele Fischer) from the NIDA International Program for their multi-site clinical trial of "Maternal Opioid Treatment: Human Experimental Research" (MOTHER project) which suggests that buprenorphine is a safe and effective treatment for opioid dependence during pregnancy when compared to methadone. In 2012, she received Betty Ford Award from Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, because of her contribution to the advancement of women's addiction treatment. She was also awarded the 2005 Early Distinguished Scientific Awards for Early Career Contributions to Psychology by the American Psychological Association. Jones' research has been funded by the United States National Institutes of Health. Provided by Wikipedia