Dr. Julio I. Rojas served on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center from 2005 to 2021. He served as an Associate Professor and the Director of the ExecuCare, an outpatient program designed to evaluate and treat distressed/impaired healthcare professionals and executives. His dedication to advancing the understanding of addiction psychology has earned him the recognition of residents, fellows, faculty, and professional organizations. His work focuses on treatment and training issues related to addictive disorders, psychiatric comorbidity, and trauma. He has consulted on a number of new addiction treatment programs in Oklahoma over the past several years. His most recent project was serving as the clinical committee chair that provided the clinical DNA for the INTEGRIS Arcadia Trails, Center for Addiction Recovery that opened in May 2019 in Edmond, OK. Dr. Rojas is past-president of the Oklahoma Psychological Association (OPA) and past Chair of the Colleague Assistance Program for OPA. From 2014 to 2016 he served on the American Psychological Association's Advisory Committee for Colleague Assistance. Dr. Rojas contributed to “Killing Pain: The Epidemic,” the first educational video series about the opioid addiction epidemic in Oklahoma. He also served as an expert witness in the historic State of Oklahoma vs. Johnson & Johnson, et al. opioid trial in May, 2019. Dr. Rojas earned his doctoral degree at the University of Georgia and completed his internship training at Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, FL. He completed his postdoctoral training in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Chemical Dependency at OUHSC. In 2020, he received the College of Education Alumni Award, Mid-Career Practitioner, from the University of Georgia
Degree | Major | School | Year |
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Ph.D. | Counseling Psychology | University of Georgia | 2003 |
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