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Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG)



CEWG Contact Information

All of the members of the CEWG are listed here for your convenience. Many of the names and addresses listed below also have e-mail contact information. If your browser supports e-mail, you can click on the link to send them mail.

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CEWG Members and Alternate Members Location List

Atlanta, GA
Boston,MA
Chicago, IL
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Honolulu, HI
Los Angeles, CA
Maryland/Washington D.C.
Miami, FL
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Newark, NJ
New Orleans, LA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
St. Louis, MO
Texas (Statewide)


CEWG Members and Alternate Members Map

The Community Epidemiology Work Group Member Map Seattle, WA San Francisco, CA


CEWG Members and Alternate Members

Atlanta, Georgia
Brian J. Dew, Ph.D., L.P.C. Assistant Professor
Department of Counseling and Psychological Services
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3980
Atlanta, GA 30302-3980

Phone: 404-413-8168
Fax: 404-413-8013
E-mail: bdew@gsu.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
Claire Sterk, Ph.D. Emory University
Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404-727-9124
Fax: 404-727-1369
E-mail: csterk@sph.emory.edu

Boston, Massachusetts
Daniel P. Dooley Boston Public Health Commission
1010 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118

Phone: 617-534-2360
Fax: 617-534-2422
E-mail: Ddooley@bphc.org
 
Alternate Member(s)
Phyllis Sims Boston Public Health Commission
1010 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02118

Phone: 617-534-2417
Fax: 617-534-2422
E-mail: PSims@bphc.org

Chicago, Illinois
Lawrence Ouellet, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor
Community Outreach Intervention Projects
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
MC-923
1603 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612-4394

Phone: 312-355-0145
Fax: 312-996-1450
E-mail: ljo@uic.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
Wade Ivy III Project Coordinator
Community Outreach Intervention Projects
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
MC 923
1603 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612

Phone: 312-996-7666
Fax: 312-996-1450
E-mail: wivy2@uic.edu

Denver, Colorado
To be determined  
 
Alternate Member(s)
To be determined  

Detroit, Michigan
Cynthia L. Arfken, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Wayne State University
2761 East Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48207

Phone: 313-993-3490
Fax: 313-993-1372
E-mail: carfken@med.wayne.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
Yvonne E. Anthony, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.H.A. Director, Urban Research Institute (URI)
Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion (DHWP)
1151 Taylor Street, Room 324B
Detroit, Michigan 48202

Phone: 313-399-4094
Fax: 313-876-0778
E-mail: AnthonyY@health.ci.detroit.mi.us
 
Honolulu, Hawaii
D. William Wood, Ph.D., M.P.H. Professor and Chair
Department of Sociology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Saunders Hall, Room 247
2424 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822

Phone: 808-956-7693
Fax: 808-956-3707
E-mail: dwwood@hawaii.rr.com
 
Alternate Member(s)
Dr. John Casken School of Nursing
University of Hawaii
Webster Hall, 4th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96822

Phone: 808-956-5750
Fax: 808-956-4585
E-mail: casken@hawaii.edu

Los Angeles, California
Lynn Brecht, Ph.D. Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
University of California, Los Angeles
Suite 200
1640 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025


Phone:310-267-5275
Fax: 310-473-7885
E-mail: lbrecht@ucla.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D. UCLA Integraged Substance Abuse Program
1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: 310-267-5311
Fax: 310-312-0538
E-mail: rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu

Maryland/Washington D.C
Erin Artigiani Deputy Director, Policy and Governmental Affairs
Coordinator, Maryland Drug Early Warning System
Center for Substance Abuse Research
4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 501
College Park, MD 20740

Phone: 301-405-9794
Fax: 301-403-8342
E-mail: erin@cesar.umd.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
Eric Wish, Ph.D. Director
Center for Substance Abuse Research
4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 501
College Park MD 20740

Phone: 301-405-9774
Fax: 301-403-8342
E-mail: ewish@cesar.umd.edu

Miami, Florida
James N. Hall Director
Center for the Study and Prevention of Substance Abuse
Nova Southeastern University
Up Front Drug Information Center
12360 S.W. 132nd Court, Suite 215
Miami, FL 33186

Phone: 786-242-8222
Fax: 786-242-8759
E-mail: upfrontin@aol.com
 
Alternate Member(s)
Steven P. Kurtz, Ph.D. Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies
University of Delaware
2100 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 1180
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Phone: 305-529-1911
E-mail: skurtz@udel.edu
 

Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota
Carol Falkowski Director, Chemical Health Division
Minnesota Dept of Human Services
PO Box 64977
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0977

Phone: 651-431-2457
Fax: 651-431-7449
E-mail: carol.falkowski@state.mn.us
 
Alternate Member(s)
Greg Carlson Hennepin Faculty Associates
Addiction Medicine
914 South 8th Street
Suite D131
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Phone: 612-347-09701
Fax: 612-347-7615
E-mail: gregorycarlson@mac.com

Newark, New Jersey
To be determined  
 
 
Alternate Member(s)
To be determined  
 

New Orleans, Louisiana
To be determined  
 
Alternate Member(s)
To be determined  
 

New York, New York
Rozanne Marel, Ph.D. New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
501 Seventh Avenue, 9th floor
New York, NY 10018

Phone: 646-728-4605
Fax: 646-728-4685
E-mail: rozannemarel@oasas.state.ny.us
 
Alternate Member(s)
John Galea, M.A. New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
501 7th Avenue, 9th floor
New York, NY 10018

Phone: 646-728-4612
Fax: 646-728-4685
E-mail: johngalea@oasas.state.ny.us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Samuel J. Cutler Program Manager
City of Philadelphia
Office of Addiction Services
Office of Behavioral Health/Mental Retardation Services
1101 Market Street, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19107-2908

Phone: 215-685-5414
Fax: 215-685-5427
E-mail: sam.cutler@phila.gov
 
Alternate Member(s)
Marvin F. Levine, M.S.W. City of Philadelphia
Office of Behavioral Health/Mental Retardation Services
1101 Market Street, Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19107-2908

Phone: 215-685-5405
Fax: 215-685-4977
E-mail: marvin.levine@phila.gov

Phoenix, Arizona
James K. Cunningham, Ph.D. Department of Family and Community Medicine College of Medicine
The University of Arizona
1450 N Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719

Phone: 520-615-5080
Fax: 520-577-1864
E-mail: jkcunnin@email.arizona.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
To be determined

San Diego, California
Robin A. Pollini, Ph.D. M.P.H. Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
MC-0622
9500 Gilman Drive
San Diego, CA 92093

Phone: 858-534-0710
Fax: 858-534-7053
E-mail: rpollini@ucsd.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D. Professor and Harold Simon Chair
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
MS 0622
9500 Gilman Drive
San Diego, CA 92093

Phone: 858-822-1952
Fax: 858-534-4642
E-mail: sstrathdee@ucsd.edu

San Francisco, California
John Newmeyer, Ph.D. Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc.
2004 Gough Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

Phone: 415-931-5420
Fax: 415-776-8823
E-mail: jnewmeyer@aol.com
 
Alternate Member(s)
Alice Gleghorn, Ph.D. Community Substance Abuse Services
1380 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

Phone: 415-255-3722
E-mail: alice.gleghorn@sfdp.org

Seattle, Washington
Caleb Banta-Green, M.P.H., M.S.W. Research Scientist
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute
University of Washington
1107 N.E. 45th Street, Suite 120
Seattle, WA 98105


Phone: 206-685-3919
Fax: 206-543-5473
E-mail: calebbg@u.washington.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
Ron Jackson, MSW Evergreen Treatment Services
Executive Director
1700 Airport Way S
Seattle, WA 98134-1618

Phone: 206-223-3644
Fax: 206-223-1482
E-mail: ronjack@u.washington.edu

St. Louis, Missouri
Heidi Israel Ph.D. Orthopedic Surgery
St. Louis University
FDT7N
P.O. Box 15250
3635 Vista
St. Louis, MO 63110

Phone: 314-577-8851
Fax: 314-977-1781
E-mail: israelha@slu.edu
 
Alternate Member(s)
James Topolski, Ph.D. Director of Evaluation, Policy and Ethics
Missouri Institute of Mental Health
5400 Aresenal Street, Room A317
St. Louis, MO 63139

Phone: 314-877-6432
Fax: 314-877-6477
E-mail: Jim.Topolski@mimh.edu

Texas (Statewide)
Jane C. Maxwell, Ph.D. Research Professor
Center for Social Work Research
University of Texas at Austin
1717 West 6th Street, Suite 335
Austin, TX 78703


Phone: 512-232-0610
Fax: 512-232-0616
E-mail: jcmaxwell@sbcglobal.net
 
Alternate Member(s)
Richard Spence, Ph.D. Center for Social Work Research
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712

Phone: 512-232-0608
Fax: 512-232-0613
E-mail: rtspence@mail.utexas.edu

NIDA Staff

Moira O'Brien, M.Phil. - Project Officer
E-mail: mobrien@nida.nih.gov

National Institues of Health
Epidemiology Research Branch
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 5153 MSC 9589
Bethesda, MD 20892-9589
Phone: 301-402-1881
Fax: 301-443-2636

Yonette Thomas, Ph.D. - Alternate Project Officer
E-mail: YT38E@nih.gov

National Institues of Health
Epidemiology Research Branch
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 5153 MSC 9589
Bethesda, MD 20892-9589
Phone: 301-402-1910
Fax: 301-443-2636

CEWG Project Staff

Sandra L. Putnam, Ph.D. - Project Director
E-mail: sputnam@socialsolutions.biz

NIDA State and Local Epidemiology
Planning and Information Development
Social Solutions International

1541 Stewartstown Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304-292-5148
Fax: 304-292-5149

Brook Kearley, M.A. - Technical Editor
E-mail: bkearley@socialsolutions.biz

Social Solutions International, Inc.
8601 Georgia Avenue, Ste. 1010
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 410-336-8455
Fax: 866-369-6809

George Beschner - Project Coordinator
E-mail: gbeschner@masimax.com

MasiMax Resources, Inc.
1375 Piccard Drive
Suite 175
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-683-1757
Fax: 240-632-0519




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