David Haggerty, Ph.D.

David Haggerty, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) within the NIH. He is part of the Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, where he collaborates with Dr. David Lovinger to study alcohol-related neuroadaptations and their effects on motor behaviors that drive compulsive alcohol consumption. His research employs advanced techniques, including machine learning, to analyze real-time drinking behaviors and identify patterns that predict compulsive alcohol use. Dr. Haggerty earned his Ph.D. in neuroscience and bioinformatics at Indiana University School of Medicine, where his work focused on corticostriatal synapses and their role in binge drinking behaviors. Beyond his research, he is passionate about developing innovative tools and methods to enhance the understanding of neural circuitry and animal behavior. In his free time, Dr. Haggerty enjoys golfing and hiking in Maine