Core Group Member

Saul Shiffman, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Director, Clinical Psychology Center & the Smoking Research Group
Department of Psychology
University of Pittsburgh
Pinney Associates
201 North Craig Street, Suite 320
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-687-5677
Fax: 412-687-4855
Email: shiffman@pinneyassociates.com

Dr. Saul Shiffman, Ph.D.  is Research Professor of Psychology (Clinical and Health Psychology), Psychiatry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also Senior Scientific Advisor to Pinney Associates, which provides consultation on health and health policy, and co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of invivodata, inc., which provides electronic diary services for clinical trials. 

Dr. Shiffman has published over 250 scientific papers.  His health behavior research has focused on studies of nicotine dependence, with additional research on alcohol abuse, obesity, and cardiovascular reactivity.  His primary research has focused on studies of nicotine dependence and its development, the nicotine withdrawal syndrome, behavioral and pharmacological treatment for smoking, and tobacco control, with a particular focus on smoking relapse.  Dr. Shiffman has also published on research methods, particularly diary and sampling methods for collecting real-time data in real-world settings. 

Dr. Shiffman has been designated a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (divisions of Health Psychology, Psychopharmacology, and Addictions), the American Psychological Society, and the Society for Behavioral Medicine, and accepted as a member of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. He has served on advisory panels to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the Center for the Advancement of Health, among others.