Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.S.	University of West Florida	Education
MPH	University of Connecticut Health Center	Health Services Research
Ph.D.	University of Connecticut, Public Health	Social/Behavioral Research

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
National Honorary Society in Public Health, Beta Rho Chapter	Delta Omega

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
UConn SOM Committee on Undergraduate Medical Education	Education Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2017
UConn MPH Alumni Board	Advisory Committee	Member	External	University	2016
UConn SOM Curriculum Evaluation Committee	Education Committee	Chair	UConn Health	University	2015
Society of Clinical Research Professionals (SOCRA)	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2008
Technical Consultant, SAMHSA-CSAT’s Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE) initiatives/Grant reviews	Professional/Scientific Organization	Consultant	External	National	2004
Technical Consultant, World Health Organization’s Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) Working Group.	Professional/Scientific Organization	Consultant	External	International	1996

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Other

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Building sustainable SBIRT training and technical assistance	Talk	SAMHSA SBIRT Grantee Conference	2016	Bethesda, Maryland
Building sustainable SBIRT training and technical assistance	Talk	SAMHSA SBIRT Grantee Conference	2016	Bethesda, Maryland
Evaluating SBIRT competencies	Talk	Southeastern Consortium for Substance Abuse Training's SBIRT Summit	2015	Atlanta, Georgia
Application of the SCORe methodology to assess the effect of SBIRT program adherence on binge drinking outcomes.	Talk	Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse	2014	San Francisco, CA
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Program Models and Work Flow Processes: Results of Program Performance Measures	Talk	International Network on Brief interventions for Alcohol Problems	2013	Rome, Italy
Assessing Adherence to Evidence-Based Practice in Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Programs	Talk	Association of Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse	2013	Bethesda, Maryland
Effectiveness of Sequential Brief Interventions for Tobacco and Marijuana use Among 18-24 Year Olds	Poster	American Public Health Association	2012	San Francisco, California
Screening and Brief Intervention for Patients with Tobacco and At-Risk Alcohol use in a Dental Setting	Talk	International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems	2011	Boston, Massachusetts
Implementation and Sustainability of SBIRT in SAMHSA Grantees: Shaping the Cross-Site Evaluation of SAMHSA’s Third Cohort of Grantees	Talk	the International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems	2011	Boston, Massachusetts
SAMHSA’s SBIRT I Cross-Site Evaluation CSAT In-Service	Talk	NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation	2010	Bethesda, Maryland
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): A Public Health Approach to the Secondary Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug-related Problems	Poster	American Public Health Association	2010	Denver, Colorado
Identifying and Treating Patients with At-Risk Alcohol Use	Talk	American Psychiatric Association’s 61st Institute on Psychiatric Services	2009	New York, New York
Implementing Effective SBIRT Programs: Lessons Learned from Practice-based Initiatives	Talk	SAMHSA-CSAT SBIRT Grantee Meeting	2009	Bethesda, Maryland
Translation of SBIRT Technology from Research to Medical Settings: Findings from SAMHSA’s Cross-site Evaluation	Talk	American Public Health Association	2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Strategies for Integrating Screening for Prescription Drug Use in General Medical Settings: Lessons Learned from the SAMHSA Demonstration Projects	Talk	ONDCP and NIDA	2008	Bethesda, Maryland
Early Findings from the SBIRT Cross-Site Evaluation	Talk	SBIRT Grantee Spring Meeting	2007	Bethesda, Maryland
Findings from the SBIRT Cross-Site Evaluation	Talk	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)	2007	Washington, DC
Screening College Students for Substance Abuse Disorders: The TCE-SBI Experience	Talk	SAMHSA’s Targeted Capacity Expansion-Screening and Brief Intervention	2007	Bethesda, Maryland
Programmatic Collaborative Research in Screening for Substance Use	Talk	NIH and SAMHSA	2007	Bethesda, Maryland
Marketing, Outreach, Recruitment and Collaboration	Talk	SAMHSA’s SBIRT-TCE annual grantee meeting	2006	Washington, DC
SBIRT Cross-Site Process Evaluation Update	Talk	SAMHSA’s SBIRT Fall Grantee Meeting	2006	Washington, DC
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention: Translating Research into Practice	Talk	American Public Health Association	2005	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
State of the SBIRT Industry: A Health Policy Discussion	Talk	SAMHSA’s Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (S-BIRT)	2005	Washington, DC
Implementing Screening and Brief Intervention Models in Primary Care Clinics in the USA	Talk	International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems	2005	Munster, Germany
Implementing Screening and Brief Intervention Models to Reduce Tobacco Use and At-Risk Drinking in Primary Care Clinics	Poster	American Public Health Association	2005	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Translating Research to Practice: Using the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST)	Talk	SAMHSA-CSAT	2005	Los Angeles, California
Efficacy of Brief Interventions for Smokers Who are At-Risk Drinkers	Talk	Society on Research for Tobacco and Nicotine	2004	Scottsdale, Arizona
Opportunistic Screening for Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Substance Use: Assessing the Assessments	Talk	SAMHSA’s Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (S-BIRT)	2004	Washington, DC
Following the Hard-to-Follow	Talk	SAMHSA’s Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (S-BIRT)	2004	Washington, DC
Translating Research into Practice: Implementing Substance use Screening Programs into Non-Traditional Treatment Settings	Talk	State Systems Development Program Conference	2003	Washington, DC
Efficacy of Brief Interventions for Smokers and At-Risk Drinkers in a General Dental Setting	Talk	American Public Health Association	2003	San Francisco, California
Alcohol and Tobacco use Characteristics in Sexual Minority Women Screened in a General Health Care Setting	Poster	American Public Health Association	2003	San Francisco, California
Managing Tobacco and Alcohol Use in A General Dental Setting	Talk	Meeting of the American Association of Dental Research	2003	San Antonio, Texas
From Research to Real World: Transitioning a Screening and Brief Intervention Program for Smokers and At-Risk Drinkers to Community-Based Dental Clinics	Poster	American Public Health Association Annual Meeting	2003	San Francisco, California
Oral Health Correlates of Smoking and Heavy Alcohol Consumption in a General Dentistry Population	Talk	American Association of Dental Research	2002	San Diego, California
A Public Health Approach to Implementing Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral Programs: Rationale and Research Base	Talk	State Systems Development Program Conference	2002	Washington, DC.
The Marijuana Treatment Project: Initial Results from a Multi-Center Trial	Talk	American Public Health Association Annual Meeting	1998	Washington, D.C.
Trends in Alcohol and Other Drug Use by Adolescents: 1984-1995	Poster	Research Society on Alcoholism	1996	Washington, D.C.
Operationalization and Prediction of Research Compliance in Project MATCH	Poster	Research Society on Alcoholism	1995	Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Alcohol Consumption in the US: An Overview of Risks, Attitudes, Drinking Behavior, and Policy Implications	Talk	New England Public Health Association	1995	Stratton, Vermont
Use of the Tri-Level Alcohol Consumption Measure to Estimate the Quantity, Frequency, and Pattern of Drinking in Cross-National Studies of Drinking Behavior	Talk	Kettil-Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol	1992	Toronto, Canada