Jennifer Loftis, Ph.D., is a Research Psychologist at the Portland VAMC and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at OHSU. She has over seven years of experience participating in both clinical and basic science research projects. Her areas of interest include substance abuse, consumatory and affective behaviors, and most recently interferon induced depression in patients with hepatitis C. Prior to OHSU, Dr. Loftis worked for three years as a therapist treating adults with severe psychiatric and/or developmental disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She is an author of a number of publications in peer reviewed journals and regularly presents her research at scientific meetings. She is a member of the Societies For Neuroscience and Neurochemistry.