Jennifer A. Hanner, M.D., M.P.H.

Email: jennifer_hanner@med.unc.edu
UNC Office: (919) 966-4622
Mental Health Specialists - Chapel Hill:  (919) 929-7449

Education:

B.A., Chemistry, with Highest Distinction, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health

M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine

Internship in Internal Medicine, Harvard University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Residency in Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University

Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry, Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute

Fellowship in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, New York University

Summary Statement:

Dr. Hanner is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UNC. She serves as a member of the Comprehensive Cancer Support Program at the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center where she works with adults with cancer. She also works with adult patients with addictive disorders including those with Opioid Dependence requiring maintenance therapy with buprenorphine (Suboxone).

Dr. Hanner completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Harvard at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She then served as an active duty General Medical Officer for the U. S. Navy. Dr. Hanner completed residency training in Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She then completed sub-specialty fellowship training in both Addiction Psychiatry at Columbia University and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at New York University. Dr. Hanner is a native of Norfolk, VA and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Publications/Research:

1. Hanner, JA: Maintenance in Handbook of Motivation and Change: A Practical Guide for Clinicians.  Edited by Levounis P and Arnaout B.  Arlington, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2010.
2. Tross S, Hanner J, Hu M, Pavlicova M, Campbell A, and Nunes EV.  Substance Use and High Rish Sexual Behaviors among Women in Psychosocial Outpatient and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs.  The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 35:368-374, 2009.
3. Hanner JA, Gunderson E, Foltin RW, Harl CL.  "Repeated administration 3,40methylenedioxymthamphetamine (MDMA) on physiological response in humans." Poster presentation at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, June 16-21, 2007.
4. Hanner JA, Jones HE, Wong CJ, Tuten M, and Stitzer ML.  "Impact of Reinforcement-Based Therapy on HIV High Risk Behavior in Heroin-Dependent Participants."  Poster Presentation at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 67th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June 18-23, 2005.