John F. Kelly Ph.D., ABPP
John F. Kelly, Ph.D., ABPP is the Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School—the university’s first endowed professor in addiction medicine. He is also the Founder and Director of the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Program Director of the Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS), and the Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine.
Dr. Kelly is a former President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society of Addiction Psychology, and is also a Fellow of the APA and a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has served as a consultant to U.S. federal agencies and non-federal institutions, and foreign governments. His clinical and research work has focused on addiction treatment and the recovery process, mechanisms of behavior change, and in reducing stigma and discrimination among individuals suffering from addiction.