Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use
The PhD degree in Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use (IRSU) is awarded jointly by San Diego State University and UC San Diego.
This is an addiction research program designed to train researchers using cutting-edge, investigational data analytics and methodologies to reduce the national and global burden of substance use and misuse.
The interdisciplinary program faculty consists of members from both SDSU and UC San Diego.
Our students are the first to enroll in this one-of-a-kind PhD program. Read about our students.
Current PhD students will find the handbook, writing resource, travel fund information, and conference calendar here.
