Substance Use Disorder Consultant
Nia Project
Assistant Professor
Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Biography
She/Her/Hers
Dr. Kallio Hunnicutt is a clinical psychologist specializing in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety, trauma and PTSD, and substance use disorders. She has worked as the PTSD/SUD psychologist at the James J Peters VA in Bronx, NY and now has a role on the Emory Addictions Team within the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Department at Emory University (based at the Emory Brain Health Center, 12 Executive Park Dr.). Dr. Hunnicutt has published in the area of addiction and now works 50% of her time on a grant focused on preventing maternal substance use and its impact on families. Finally, she has a passion for teaching, and supervises residents and psychology practicum students in providing cognitive behavioral therapy to adults with substance use disorders, anxiety and PTSD. She also coordinates the DBT skills group program in the adult outpatient clinic.