John Cunningham

Dr. Cunningham is a Professor with the University of Toronto’s Departments of Psychiatry and of Psychology, and a Senior Scientist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Social and Epidemiological Research Department. He received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Toronto in 1995.

Research Synopsis

Dr. Cunningham is an expert in the development and evaluation of assisted self-change interventions for addictions--increasing the accessibility of care for the many people who do not seek formal treatment. His works in the intersection between clinical and population health. His research is driven by the question, "how do people change from addictive behaviours?" To answer this question, John has combined population research methods with clinical and other research traditions. The findings from these studies have been translated into a series of brief interventions for people with hazardous alcohol use, or other addictions concerns, that can be applied in treatment or community settings.