Nina Di Pietro
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Research Interests
- Addictions
- Drugs and behaviour
- Harm reduction
- Neuroethics
- Developmental neuroscience
- Stigma and drug use
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Academic Introduction
Education and Credentials
Ph.D, Neuroscience, Boston University
M.A., Psychology, Boston University
B.A., Psychology, Concordia University
Academic and Professional Profile
Nina Di Pietro, Ph.D., is a full-time faculty member at Douglas College in the Department of Psychology. In addition to teaching, she conducts research on the unique ethical and social challenges faced by stakeholders who are affected by neurological conditions. Her work has led to high impact publications, press coverage in the media, and a book with Elsevier Inc. where reviewers have described her as “a rising force in the field of neuroethics and developmental neuroscience”.
Her research interests focus on drugs and behavior including the social/ethical challenges related to off-label prescribing practices for children and youth, harm reduction initiatives, and stigma related to drug use. Dr. Di Pietro combines her passion for addiction research and ethics by examining the social and ethical implications of drug use. She supervises research projects related to these topics for students enrolled in the Psychology Honours Program.
Recent Citations for Nina Di Pietro
- Stigmatisation, exaggeration, and contradiction: an analysis of scientific and clinical content in Canadian print media discourse about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Ethical challenges in contemporary FASD research and practice: a global health perspective
- It's a shame! Stigma against fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: examining the ethical implications for public health practices and policies
- The science and ethics of antipsychotic use in children
- Rising antipsychotic prescriptions for children and youth: cross-sectoral solutions for a multimodal problem
- Comments and reflections on ethics in screening for biomarkers of prenatal alcohol exposure
- Treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders: evidence, advocacy, and the Internet
- Dopamine and serotonin interactively modulate prefrontal cortex neurons in vitro
- Context-dependent prefrontal cortex regulation of cocaine self-administration and reinstatement behaviors in rats
