Jennifer Dahne

Jennifer Dahne, Ph.D.


Professor
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Cancer Focus

Development and evaluation of technology-based smoking cessation interventions for delivery within primary care

Research Interest

I am a licensed clinical psychologist, a Professor in the Addiction Sciences Division of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and a Research Member of MUSC’s National Cancer Institute designated Hollings Cancer Center. The overarching goal of my research program is to leverage digital health to significantly reduce the public health impact of mental health disorders, with a focus on tobacco use and depression among vulnerable populations (e.g., individuals with physical and mental health comorbidities, socioeconomically disadvantaged adults, rural residents). For more than 10 years I have led and contributed to NIH-funded studies focused on identifying mechanisms underlying addiction and psychopathology and utilized this knowledge to inform novel treatments.

Positions and Scientific Appointments

2025-Present: Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2023-Present: Director, Clinical and Translational Science Research Program, MUSC South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research (SCTR) Institute 2023-Present: Director, Innovation Sciences Unit, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2021-2022: Interim Co-Leader, Cancer Control Research Program, Hollings Cancer Center, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2021-2024: Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2020-Present: Remote and Virtual Trials Co-Director, MUSC SCTR Institute 2018-2021: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2018-Present: Research Member, Hollings Cancer Center, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2017-Present: Licensed Clinical Psychologist, South Carolina Board of Psychology, License #1482

Education

Postdoctoral
March 2018
Addiction Science
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Internship
July 2016
Clinical Psychology
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
PhD
July 2016
Clinical Psychology
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD
MS
November 2013
Clinical Psychology
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD
BS
May 2010
Psychology, Neuroscience
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD