Jon Sprague R.Ph., Ph.D.

Jon E. Sprague, R.Ph., Ph.D. Dr. Sprague is the director of science and research for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Eminent Scholar at Bowling Green State University (BGSU). Prior to joining BGSU, Dr. Sprague was the university director of academic research and head of pharmaceutical sciences for the College of Pharmacy at Ferris State University. He has also served as dean and professor of pharmacology at the College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University and chair of pharmacology at the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Tech University. Dr. Sprague received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Purdue University. He was also on the faculty in the College of Pharmacy at Purdue. His research and teaching interests include the neurobiology of addiction and the pharmacology and toxicology of drugs of abuse. Dr. Sprague has over 100 peer-reviewed publications in these topic areas. He assisted in writing the synthetic drug laws for the State of Ohio.