August 2026 | Early Career Psychopharmacologist Award Address at APA 2026
On August 6, 2026, Dr. Roberto Cofresí presented “Three-Headed Hydra: Incentive Salience-Based Risk Pathways to Substance Use” at the 2026 Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) in Washington, DC.
The talk was delivered at the Division 28 (Psychopharmacology & Substance Use) Business Meeting, following Dr. Cofresí’s receipt of the Division 28 Early Career Psychopharmacologist Award, handed by the President of Division 28, Dr. Cassandra Gipson-Reichardt.
The presentation highlighted his research on incentive salience and the different pathways through which it may contribute to risk for substance use. The award honors a young scientist doing original, meritorious work in psychopharmacology and encourages excellence in research at the interface between the disciplines of pharmacology and psychology.