Lucinda (Cindy) Miner, Ph D

Dr. Lucinda Miner is the Deputy Director of the Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC) at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). OSPC coordinates NIDA’s legislative, constituent, and press outreach activities as well as oversees the institute’s research planning and evaluation efforts. She received her Ph D in psychology from the University of Colorado in 1986. Following research work at the Universities of Minnesota and Pittsburgh, Dr. Miner joined NIDA in 1992 to establish the Molecular Genetics Section which focused on using state of the art genetic approaches to develop new animal models of addiction. In 1996, she joined the Science Policy Branch of OSPC to help coordinate NIDA’s research training program and was promoted to Chief of the Science Policy Branch in 2000. During her career, Dr. Miner has published numerous papers and book chapters on the genetic and biochemical bases of addiction.