September 2009
12 posts
Harold D. Holder, Ph.D. - Biosketch
Dr. Holder is a Senior Emeritus Scientist of the Prevention Research Center (PRC) of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, California. He was director for 18 years. PRC is a national research centers sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Holder has explored two major alcohol research areas: prevention of...
Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH - Biosketch
Dr. Michael Cummings is the Chair of the Department of Health Behavior at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of Miami University (Ohio) and holds a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Health Education and Health Behavior from the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. His 28 year research career in tobacco control covers a wide range of topics from...
A. THOMAS McLELLAN, Ph.D. - Biosketch
A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D. is Deputy Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in the Obama-Biden Administration. Formerly a Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, McLellan co-founded the independent, non-profit Treatment Research Institute (TRI) in 1991, and led it in various capacities until his ONDCP appointment in spring...
MARJORIE A. GUTMAN, PhD - Biosketch
Marjorie A. Gutman, Ph.D. leads a consulting firm and serves as co-director of the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program and principal investigator on evaluation projects through her firm or as an affiliate of the Treatment Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, where she holds an adjunct faculty position. The consulting firm, Gutman Research Associates, specializes in developing...
UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS REDUCE FATAL ACCIDENTS,...
CONTACTS : Carol Vieira, Burness Communications, 401-714-0821 Prabhu Ponkshe, Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, 703-918-4860
EMBARGOED Hold for public release until 4:00 PM ET, April 7, 2009
UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS REDUCE FATAL ACCIDENTS, SAVING 732 LIVES PER YEAR 165 More Could Be Saved if All States Adopted Use & Lose Laws
WASHINGTON , DC – State laws that...
MAJORITY OF US HOSPITALS WILL HAVE SMOKE-FREE...
CONTACTS: Carol Vieira, Burness Communications, 401-714-0821 Prabhu Ponkshe, Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, 703-918-4860
FOR RELEASE 12:05 AM, August 20, 2009
MAJORITY OF US HOSPITALS WILL HAVE SMOKE-FREE CAMPUSES BY END OF YEAR Non-profit hospitals more likely to have smoke-free campuses than for-profit entities
WASHINGTON DC, Aug. 20, 2009—While hospital buildings are often...
Congressional briefing on Substance Abuse Policy:...
Over the past 14 years, the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has supported vital research that has informed the public and policy debate on major issues around alcohol, tobacco and drug use and abuse.
On Friday, October 2, at 12:00 p.m. representatives from SAPRP will present a Congressional briefing on Substance Abuse Policy at the...
Dennis McCarty, PhD - Biosketch
Dennis McCarty, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. He collaborates with policy makers in state and federal government and with community based programs to examine the organization, financing, and quality of publicly funded prevention and treatment services for alcohol and drug disorders. He is the Principal...
David C. Colby, PhD - Biosketch
David C. Colby, PhD, is the Vice President of Research and Evaluation at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Previously, he was the Interim Vice President and Deputy Director of Research and Evaluation, the Deputy Director of the Health Care Group, interim team leader for the Quality Team, and team leader for the Coverage Team at the Foundation. He came to the Foundation in January 1998 after...
SAPRP Knowledge Assets →
This site was developed with one goal in mind: to give policy makers, journalists and researchers accurate, current, and peer-reviewed insights on policy research related to alcohol, tobacco and drug use.
The term “Knowledge Asset” refers to a comprehensive body of information focused on a particular substance abuse issue. Each Knowledge Asset is written by a leading researcher and...
Majority of Hospitals Will Have Smoke-Free...
CONTACTS: Carol Vieira, Burness Communications, 401-714-0821 Prabhu Ponkshe, Substance Abuse Policy Research Program, 703-918-4860
FOR RELEASE 12:05 AM, August 20, 2009
MAJORITY OF US HOSPITALS WILL HAVE SMOKE-FREE CAMPUSES BY END OF YEAR Non-profit hospitals more likely to have smoke-free campuses than for-profit entities
WASHINGTON DC, Aug. 20, 2009—While hospital buildings are often...
Overview of Alcohol Retail Policy
Alcohol Retail Policy Policy Brief Key Results Key Resources Key Researchers
Overview of Alcohol Retail Policy
Author:
Traci L. Toomey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Review Panel: Norman Giesbrecht, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Joel W. Grube, Ph.D., Director, Prevention Research Center, PIRE, Berkeley,...