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Rick Bevins

Principal Investigator and Center Director Rural Drug Addiction Research Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
238 BURN
Lincoln NE 68588-0308
Phone
402-472-3721 On-campus 2-3721
Email
rbevins1@unl.edu
Website

Dr. Bevins leads the RDAR Center with 20 years of research experience ranging from psychology to immunology, cognition to neurochemistry, methamphetamine and tobacco addiction, vaccine development and medication testing, as well as robust translational science and model development. Previously, he has served as Associate Director for the Center from its inception in 2019. As Director, he now works closely with the Associate Directors and Center Coordinator to guide its development. As the main point of contact with other regional IDeA Programs, Bevins interacts with other institutions working on substance use and related health disparities in the Great Plains and across the United States.