Peter Finn

Peter Finn serves as Provost Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences within the College of Arts & Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, where he maintains active research and administrative roles.

His academic credentials include a B.A. from Concordia University (1983) and a Ph.D. from McGill University (1988).

Finn's research critically examines cognitive and motivational mechanisms in substance abuse disorders, with particular emphasis on working memory deficits, self-regulation failures, and disinhibitory personality processes. His interdisciplinary approach bridges clinical psychology and neuroscience to investigate how cognitive load impacts decision-making in addictive behaviors, often employing experimental paradigms like delay discounting tasks to quantify impulsivity in externalizing psychopathology.

His publication record reveals a consistent trajectory in addiction science, increasingly integrating advanced statistical modeling (e.g., latent trait analysis) with behavioral economics frameworks to address methodological challenges in substance use research. This evolution demonstrates growing interdisciplinary connections between clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and public health.

Key honors include:

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Fellow, Association for Psychological Science

As Director of Clinical Training, Finn has mentored numerous graduate students in clinical psychology, though he is currently not accepting new advisees for Fall 2026. His research program, evidenced by NIH-supported publications (PMCID identifiers), likely involves external grant funding, though specific awards aren't detailed in the source material.

Finn operates within IU's Psychological and Brain Sciences ecosystem, collaborating with researchers across clinical science, cognitive neuroscience, and behavioral laboratories. His work contributes to the department's mission through the Clinical Science program and informs interventions targeting substance abuse through cognitive-behavioral frameworks.