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Lead CDC-funded drug overdose data to action (OD2A) evaluation and HRSA-funded child injury and violence prevention data center. Support other research and evaluation projects related to substance use, harm reduction, injury, and violence. Develop study instruments (e.g., surveys, interview guides) and materials (e.g., logic models, reports). Provide technical assistance to health departments on program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Present findings to a wide variety of audience, including scientific community, public health problems, and community partners. Contribute to proposal writing.

Advise and guide Master-level students in their coursework. Evaluate the extent to which students have mastered the required competencies.

Developed and coordinated various research studies focusing on substance use, mental health, and HIV-related outcomes among community and clinical samples. Conducted clinical interviews using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) to determine psychiatric diagnoses of patients in a residential substance abuse treatment center. Published findings in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences.

Used large secondary data to investigate risk and protective factors of risky health behaviors (e.g., substance use and violence) among high-risk youth. Published findings in peer-reviewed journals and presented at local and national conferences.

Phd, Behavioral And Community Health

Mph, Public Health

Bs, Psychology