(Satellite Location: East Erie) The "War on Drugs" and It's Impact on Communities of Color
The "War on Drugs" and It's Impact on Communities of Color
President Nixon's "War on Drugs" is only a fraction of a long history of drug criminalization that dates back to the colonial period in America. In this lecture, Dr. Clark will cover the history of drug criminalization in America, the disproportionate sentencing of people of color, and the economic impacts on communities of color.
Location: Erie Center for Arts & Technology (ECAT)—650 East Ave. Suite 120, Erie, PA 16503.
Date/Time: Thursday, March 14 @ 7 p.m.
Admission: FREE
Parking: lot at 7th street entrance, 7th street street parking
Rodney Clark, Ph.D., has been a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Allegheny College since 1990. Where he teaches a variety of classes focused on behavioral and drug psychology including Drugs and Society, Verbal Behavior, and Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology. His research in behavioral pharmacology focuses on three primary areas: drug interactions and motivative variables; the behavioral pharmacology of the antimalarial drug Mefloquine; and the respondent condition of endogenous opioid systems in immune function. Dr. Clark received his Ph.D in Behavioral Pharmacology from Western Michigan University and his Bachelor's Degree in Research and Experimental Psychology from California State University, Long Beach.
