Biography:

University professor. Born– August 17, 1939, Greenville. Parents– Ealon Roy and Wynette (Wilson) Pickens. Married– Patricia Henderson, August 20, 1957.  Children–two.  Education– Troy State University, 1957-1959; Auburn University, B.A., 1961; M.S., 1962; University of Mississippi, Ph.D., 1965; U.S. Public Health Service postgraduate fellowship, University of Minnesota, 1965-1966. Taught at the University of Minnesota, 1973-1985; National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1985-  .. Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Behavioral Pharmacology Society, and the American Psychological Association. Awarded a PHS Special Recognition Award, 1989, and a Presidential Meritorious Award, 1992.

Source:

Contemporary Authors online

Publication(s):

Children of Alcoholics. Center City, Minn.; Hazeldon, 1984.

Joint_Publication(s):

Alcoholic Family Disorders. Center City, Minn.; Hazeldon, 1985.

Depression and Alcoholism. Center City, Minn.; Hazeldon, 1980.

Vulnerability to Drug Abuse. Washington, D.C.; American Psychological Assoc., 1992

Joint_Editor:

Psychiatric Factors in Drug Abuse. New York; Grune, 1979.

Readings in Behavioral Pharmacology. New York; Appleton, 1970.

Stimulus Properties of Drugs. New York; Appleton, 1971.