A Progress Update
This Conference was held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C., August 9-10, 2001.
| 2nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research: A Progress Update This Conference was held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C., August 9-10, 2001. |
Biographies (continued)
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Ruth Sanchez-Way, Ph.D. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention 5600 Fishers Lane Rockwall II Building Rockville, MD 20857 (301) 443-0365 (301) 443-5447 fax rsanchez@samhsa.gov Dr. Sanchez-Way is Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, a component of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). She has served as an officer and member of several national boards, including the National Health Council and the National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention. Dr. Sanchez-Way is Co-Founder of the National Organization of Latino Social Workers. She currently serves as a National Operational Volunteer for Girl Scouts U.S.A. and volunteers as a church lector and as an officer of her sailing club. Dr. Sanchez-Way received a doctoral degree in public administration at New York University and also has an M.S.W. degree from Fordham University. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the first annual Excellence in Government Service Award given by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Dr. Sanchez-Way received the DHHS Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service in June 2001. Larry A. Seitz, Ph.D. Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health 6001 Executive Boulevard Room 5153, MSC 9589 Bethesda, MD 20892-9589 (301) 443-6504 (301) 443-2636 fax ls75t@nih.gov Dr. Seitz is a Program Official and Mathematical Statistician in the Prevention Research Branch in the Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research at NIDA. His major area of responsibility lies in developing the Branch's Small Business Innovative Research Program. Dr. Seitz also directs the school-based and workplace prevention research programs. He received his doctorate in applied statistics from Ohio State University. Jerilyn Simpson San Bernardino Communities Against Drugs, Inc. 600 North Arrowhead Avenue, Suite 201 San Bernardino, CA 92401 (909) 885-0509 (909) 889-6512 fax sbcad@linkline.com Ms. Simpson is President and CEO of San Bernardino Communities Against Drugs, Inc., a nonprofit drug prevention organization in San Bernardino, California. For more than a decade, she has been actively working to prevent substance abuse at the local level in San Bernardino County as well as at the State and national levels, with a multitude of organizations all working to address serious abuse problems. Ms. Simpson is a strong voice for prevention issues and has received numerous awards in recognition of her work. She is also a Founding Board Member of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. Michael D. Slater, Ph.D. Journalism and Technical Communication Colorado State University Andrew G. Clark Building, Room C229 Fort Collins, CO 80523 (970) 491-5485 (970) 491-2908 fax michael.slater@colostate.edu Dr. Slater is Professor of Journalism and Technical Communication at Colorado State University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. He is Chair-elect of the Health Communication Division of the International Communication Association. Dr. Slater's research focuses on the role of media in prevention. Zili Sloboda, Sc.D. Institute for Health and Social Policy University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-1915 (330) 972-8327 (330) 972-8675 fax zsloboda@aol.com Dr. Sloboda is Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Health and Social Policy, University of Akron. She holds a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to evaluate a new middle and high school substance abuse prevention program being delivered through the Drug Abuse Resistance Education network. Richard L. Spoth, Ph.D. Institute for Social and Behavioral Research Iowa State University 2625 North Loop Drive, Suite 500 Ames, IA 50010-8296 (515) 294-4127 (515) 294-3613 fax rlspoth@iastate.edu Dr. Spoth is Senior Research Scientist and Project Director for Prevention Programming and Research at the Institute for Social and Behavioral Research at Iowa State University. He directs Project Family, a study that replicates three well-known preventive interventions, and assesses factors related to recruitment, retention, and effectiveness. Dr. Spoth's outstanding research has been recognized by NIDA, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Education. Jack B. Stein, Ph.D. Office of Science Policy and Communications National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health 6001 Executive Boulevard Room 5230, MSC 9591 Bethesda, MD 20892-9591 (301) 443-6071 (301) 443-6277 fax js413y@nih.gov Dr. Stein is Deputy Director of the Office of Science Policy and Communications at NIDA. He is a social worker by training and has extensive experience in prevention, treatment, and policy issues related to drug abuse, with a particular interest in the link to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Dr. Stein has conducted training and technical assistance at the community, State, and Federal levels. His doctoral degree is in the area of health services, particularly the role of professional training in improving health care providers' attitudes about drug abuse and HIV/AIDS. Steven Sussman, Ph.D. Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Department of Preventive Medicine University of Southern California, CHP 209 Los Angeles, CA 90089 (323) 442-6635 (323) 442-2601 fax ssussma@hsc.usc.edu Dr. Sussman is Professor of Preventive Medicine and Psychology at the University of Southern California. He uses empirical program development methods in drug abuse research and has published 160 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Dr. Sussman's prevention intervention projects, including Project Towards No Tobacco Use and Project Towards No Drug Abuse, are considered model programs by numerous Federal and State agencies. Virginia Tobin, M.S. Project ALERT 1415 South Dakota Street Aberdeen, SD 57401 (605) 225-7682 (605) 225-9988 fax vctobin1@home.com Ms. Tobin is Project ALERT Statewide Coordinator and a certified teacher and school psychologist. She has spent 37 years as an educator, including superintendent of schools, in South Dakota. Ms. Tobin is responsible for coordinating the data collection and curriculum implementation associated with Project ALERT research in 48 school districts in South Dakota. Darlene Patrice Walker Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition 1212 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21213 (410) 732-2661 (410) 732-0849 fax dwalker@hebcac.org Ms. Walker is Assistant Director for the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition Youth Opportunity Center. She has 10 years of experience in advocating for the needs of youth and implementing several programs that are now noted as exemplary national models. Ms. Walker serves as a consultant and works diligently toward creating a national youth movement. Leslie B. Whitbeck, Ph.D. Institute for Social and Behavioral Research Department of Sociology Iowa State University 107 East Hall Ames, IA 50011 (515) 294-9795 (515) 294-3613 fax whitbeck@iastate.edu Dr. Whitbeck is Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University. He has worked in partnership with American Indian Tribes in the Upper Midwest for the past 6 years designing and testing culturally specific, family-based drug abuse prevention programs. Dr. Whitbeck will move to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in August. Lynn M. Wiegand, M.S. 5306 Sovereign Place Frederick, MD 21703 (301) 698-9658 (301) 694-9743 fax wiegandlp@aol.com Ms. Wiegand has taught for 11 years in the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. In her role as a health education teacher at Rocky Hill Middle School, she implemented the QUEST program. John K. Worden, Ph.D. Office of Health Promotion Research College of Medicine University of Vermont 1 South Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05401-3444 (802) 656-4187 (802) 656-8826 fax jworden@zoo.uvw.edu Dr. Worden is Research Professor in the Department of Health Promotion Research, University of Vermont. His work focuses on projects that develop and test mass-media substance use prevention programs. Dr. Worden also serves as Chair of the Behavior Change Expert Panel for the White House National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. |
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