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Culton Endowed Professorship
Robert H. and Anna B. Culton Endowed Professorship: Mental Health/Substance Abuse
In addition to the five endowed chairs, the Center is also establishing endowed professorships and graduate fellowships to create a rich and diverse scientific environment for the study of violence against women.
Robert and Anna Culton were the first family donors for the Center. Their gift allowed the university to establish the Robert H. and Anna B. Culton Endowed Professorship in August 2002. This professorship focuses on the association of victimization, women's mental health and substance abuse.
In July 2008, Charles Carlson, PhD assumed the position of Robert H. and Anna B. Culton Endowed Professor. Dr. Carlson currently serves as Chair of the Department of Psychology, a position he has held since July 2004. In addition to his role with the Department of Psychology, Dr. Carlson is jointly appointed in the College of Dentistry where he is Director of Research and Behavioral Medicine in the Orofacial Pain Center. Dr. Carlson’s scholarly research focuses on two primary areas. First, he enjoys a national reputation for his work in biobehavioral approaches to the management of orofacial and other pain conditions. Secondly, and increasingly, Dr. Carlson’s work addresses the relationship between religiousness, spirituality, alcohol problems and risky sexual behavior.