MI-ACRE
MI-ACRE
Michigan Innovations in Addiction Care
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The MI-ACRE Mission
The MI-ACRE Mission
Leading Impactful Research, Training, and Clinical Programs to Generate Positive Impacts on Addiction Prevention and Care in our Communities
Leading Impactful Research, Training, and Clinical Programs to Generate Positive Impacts on Addiction Prevention and Care in our Communities
Welcome to MI-ACRE! We're a team of University of Michigan addiction researchers and clinicians focused on embracing cutting-edge research and innovative evidence-based practices to drive continuous improvement in addiction prevention, care, training and education. MI-ACRE is part of the University of Michigan Addiction Center in the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine.
2026 MI-ACRE Award applications
2026 MI-ACRE Award applications
We're currently accepting applications for our 2026 MI-ACRE Advancing Addiction Care Award reflecting MI-ACRE’s ongoing commitment to community building and support of impactful addiction work!
Award Amount: Up to $2,000 per recipient
Award Recipients: Up to 3 recipients awarded per calendar year
Application Process: Rolling deadline until award limit is reached. Application is designed to be brief.
Eligibility & Award Details: MI-ACRE Advancing Addiction Care Award
Events - Coming Soon!
Events - Coming Soon!
MI-ACRE's Director of Clinical Research, Anne Fernandez, PhD, invites you to the MacDonell Lecture featuring Katie Witkiewitz, PhD and Vita McCabe, MD, MHSA!
Dr. Witkiewitz is a clinical psychologist and nationally recognized clinician-researcher in behavioral alcohol treatment, non-abstinent recovery, harm reduction, and mechanisms of behavior change.
Dr. McCabe, Director of UMATS, will share an overview of addiction treatment services at the University of Michigan and ongoing efforts to expand access to care.
The MacDonell Lecture is a special Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds dedicated to advancing alcohol-treatment education and sharing evidence-based knowledge across the health system.
Clinicians, researchers, and trainees are welcome, with a special invitation to learners in medicine and other clinical disciplines as we work to connect students across the Medical School and related departments.
Spring MI-ACRE Innovation Session
Topic: Perioperative Alcohol Use Disorder: Screening and Treatment Strategies
Led by: Megan Rolfzen. MD
Date: Thursday May 21, 2026
Time: Noon – 1pm
Dr. Rolfzen will facilitate a collaborative discussion regarding perioperative alcohol use, including how providers can bridge the addiction treatment gap by transforming the surgical admission into a critical platform for precision screening and evidence-based alcohol intervention.
Join us In-Person or on Zoom!
In-Person Location: Garden Level Conference Room – Rachel Upjohn Building
Dessert treats will be provided! Please feel welcome to bring your own lunch.
“Colleagues & Friends Night”
2026 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) Annual Meeting in Kansas City
MI-ACRE's Dr. Lara Coughlin, Dr., Anne Fernandez and Dr. Maureen Walton teamed up with friends from University of New Mexico, Brown University & University of Missouri to host “Colleagues & Friends Night”, bringing together addiction experts from across the country! This MI-ACRE–coordinated event gave guests a fun, laid-back chance to reconnect and network beyond the conference!
From left: Lara Coughlin, Ph.D. MI-ACRE.; Denis McCarthy, Ph.D. of University of Missouri; Anne Fernandez, Ph.D. MI-ACRE; Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D. of University of New Mexico
From left: MI-ACRE:; Anne Fernandez, Ph.D.; Lara Coughlin, Ph.D; Maureen Walton, Ph.D., MPH
MI-ACRE in the news
MI-ACRE in the news
Congratulations to MI-ACRE Co-Director Dr. Lara Coughlin on receiving the 2026 IHPI Policy Impact Award!
This award reflects Dr. Coughlin's many ongoing contributions to expanding access to addiction treatment.
Dr. Erin Bonar, MI-ACRE's Director of Research Strategy, recently quoted in:
What does cannabis 'rescheduling' mean for science and society? | Michigan Medicine
Florida not expected to see much change from marijuana rescheduling, but research opportunities loom
In case you missed it...
In case you missed it...
Check out the 3-part series featuring the MI-ACRE Program in the U-M Department of Psychiatry News & Publications
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