Your browser has JavaScript disabled.   Please enable Javascript to experience the full functionality of this Web site.
 
images of faces
HHS
 

National Steering Council

COCE's National Steering Council advised SAMHSA and COCE on developing, planning, communicating, and disseminating information on the range of issues involved in co-occurring disorders.

Richard N. Rosenthal, M.D.

Richard Ries, M.D.

Mary R. Woods, RNC, LADAC, MSHS

Lewis E. Gallant, Ph.D.

Robert W. Glover, Ph.D.

Jennifer Michaels, M.D.

Pat Bridgman, M.A., CCDCIII-E

Pamela Waters, M.Ed.

Deborah McLean Leow, M.S.

Annelle B. Primm, M.D., M.P.H.

Michael Cartwright, B.A.

Ellen Bassuk, M.D.

Joseph J. Cocozza , Ph .D.

Raymond Daw, M.A.

Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D.

Marcia Starbecker, B.S., M.S.

Redonna K. Chandler, Ph.D.

David L. Shern, PhD

Deidra Roach, M.D.

 

Richard N. Rosenthal, M.D.
Co-Chair

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
www.aaap.org

Chairman
Department of Psychiatry
St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York
www.wehealny.org/psych/index.html

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/gsas

Dr. Rosenthal is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University and Chairman of Psychiatry at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY. He is also Past President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry, with subspecialty certification in addiction psychiatry. Prior to joining St. Luke's-Roosevelt, he was associate chairman for clinical services of the Beth Israel Medical Center (BIMC, NY) department of psychiatry and director of the division of substance abuse at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Previously, he served first as Unit Chief and then Division Chief of the Substance Abuse Service (Psychiatry) at BIMC. During this time he created the Combined Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders treatment research program and co-developed and manualized Brief Supportive Psychotherapy for Beth Israel's Brief Psychotherapy Research Program. Dr. Rosenthal's main research focus has been on the evaluation and treatment of the severely mentally ill with co-occurring addictive disorders, and he has been a clinical, research, and program development consultant to hospitals and State and Federal agencies. He is the Section Editor on Behavioral Interventions for the 4th edition of the ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine. He also has a long-term interest in medical informatics and is secretary of the American Association for Technology in Psychiatry, as well as a member of the Information Systems Review Committee of the New York State Hospital Planning and Review Council.

In 2004, Governor Pataki appointed Dr. Rosenthal to the NY State Mental Health Services Council, where he chairs the regulations committee. Dr. Rosenthal has received numerous awards and honors including the 2008 Founder’s Award of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and New York Magazine's Best Doctors in New York in 1998–2008. He has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and books. He maintains a private practice of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology for mood and addictive disorders.

Richard Ries, M.D.
Co-Chair

Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Substance Abuse Education
Director of the Division of Addictions
University of Washington Medical School

Director of Outpatient Psychiatry, Dual Disorder Programs, and Addictions Programs
Harborview Medical Center

Dr. Ries is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle. He is board certified in General Psychiatry and in Addiction Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Society for Addiction Medicine. Dr. Ries is Director of Outpatient Psychiatry, Dual Disorder Programs, and the Addictions Programs at Harborview Medical Center in downtown Seattle. He is Director of substance abuse education for the University of Washington Medical School and Director of the Division of Addictions for the Department of Psychiatry. He obtained NIDA-sponsored clinical research grants in 1989, 1997 and 2007 to evaluate treatment outcome in dual disorders, and has been co-investigator on a number of other grant projects, including the NIDA Clinical Trials Network.

He chaired the first national Treatment Improvement Protocol on assessment and treatment of persons with co-occurring addiction and mental disorders (TIP 9) and co-chaired its update (TIP 42). In 1999 he became a co-editor of the key reference text, Principles of Addiction Medicine, published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and is now its senior editor. Dr. Ries has developed and directed large inpatient psychiatric and dual disorder services at both University of Washington and Harborview Medical Centers. Most of his research has dealt with studying the clinical populations involved in the various services he has developed and run, especially those focused on difficult-to-treat, often dually diagnosed populations.

Dr. Ries has received the Nancy Roeske teaching award from the American Psychiatric Association for his work with medical students, is a former president of the Washington State Association of Community Psychiatrists, and has been selected as one of the "Best Doctors in America" each year since 1995.

Mary R. Woods, RNC, LADAC, MSHS

President-Elect
National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
www.naadac.org

Ms. Woods is a Licensed Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor who has over 20 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. She has conducted extensive workshops and training with primary focus in Interviewing and Attending Skills; Motivational Interviewing; Stages of Change Theory; Integrating Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders; Group Counseling for Co-occurring Disorders, and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Skills for Nurses. Ms. Woods has also lectured to community organizations and associations to increase community awareness of alcohol and substance abuse issues and dual disorders treatment.

Ms. Woods has been a member of the New Hampshire Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor's Association since its inception. She was a member of their Board of Directors from l990 to1998 and she served as the chairperson of the Professional Development Committee. She served as the Northeast Regional Vice President for NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals from 1998 to 2002.

Lewis E. Gallant, Ph.D.

Executive Director
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Directors (NASADAD)
www.nasadad.org

Dr. Gallant is Executive Director of NASADAD. Previously, Dr. Gallant was the Director of the Office of Substance Abuse Services with the Commonwealth of Virginias Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, a position he attained after more than 20 years of active military service as a Human Services Manager and Administrator in the U.S. Army Medical Department. Prior to his retirement from the U.S. Army, he directed a 35-member social work department at Eisenhower Army Regional Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia, where he oversaw the provision of discharge planning, family advocacy, customer relations, and general social service support for the regions 600,000 beneficiaries.

His other assignments included serving as the Director for Human Resources at the U.S. Army Health Services Command in San Antonio, Texas. During this assignment, he directed his divisions efforts in providing substance abuse rehabilitation and drug testing services, community family support services, and morale, welfare, and recreation services to the commands three installations and 72 medical treatment facilities which were located throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Panama, and Puerto Rico.

Robert W. Glover, Ph.D.

Executive Director 
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
www.nasmhpd.org

 

Jennifer Michaels, M.D.
Assistant Professor
National Council of Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH)
www.nccbh.org

Medical Director
Addiction Services
The Brien Center

Dr. Michaels is a practicing psychiatrist in Western Massachusetts who specializes in community mental health, the treatment of people with co-occurring disorders, and the use of buprenorphine for opiate addiction. She completed her psychiatric residency and addiction medicine fellowship at New York University Medical Center. During her training she researched and published her findings regarding the efficacy of buprenorphine treatment for opiate addiction.

Dr. Michaels served as a member of the addiction treatment team of Mclean Hospital and as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Michaels is currently on faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She facilitated, and continues to support, the integration of mental health and addiction services in Western Massachusetts. She serves as the medical director for addiction services for the Brien Center.

Pat Bridgman, M.A., CCDCIII-E

Vice-president
State Associations of Addiction Services (SAAS)
www.saasnet.org

Associate Director
The Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers

Ms. Bridgman brings over 25 years of experience to the field of addiction treatment. Presently she is the Associate Director of the Ohio Council, a trade association that represents 160 addiction treatment and mental health provider organizations in Ohio. She has worked in a number of treatment settings and has presented to a variety of groups on issues relating to substance abuse, managed care, welfare reform, behavioral health care integration, and addiction treatment program development.

She is Secretary of the Ohio Alcohol and Drug Policy Alliance, Vice-President of the State Associations of Addiction Services and serves on SAMHSAs Co-Occurring Center of Excellence National the Steering Committee. She served as president and former board member of the Ohio Credentialing Board for Certified Chemical Dependency Professionals.

Pamela Waters, M.Ed.
Director
Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
www.nattc.org

Director
Southern Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center

Ms. Waters has over 25 years of experience in both substance abuse and mental health arenas. She currently serves as the Director of the Southern Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center, a SAMHSA/CSAT-funded center specializing in workforce development initiatives for addiction treatment professionals. Prior to assuming this position in April 2002, she was the Assistant Director of the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association serving the interests of addiction service providers through: policy development and State system issues; and, legislative advocacy in all areas related to substance abuse. She is a Certified Addiction Prevention Professional and has conducted extensive work as a State systems and policy consultant, grant writer, grant reviewer, trainer, training manual writer, researcher, and author of other substance abuse prevention and treatment documents.

Deborah McLean Leow, M.S.
Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT)
www.captus.org

Associate Director of Technical Assistance and Training
Northeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies 
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Ms. Leow is associate director of technical assistance and training for CSAPs Northeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies.  She has worked with State and community providers and leaders for the past 6 years to apply effective substance abuse prevention approaches that address local prevention priorities.  Ms. McLean Leow is a social worker by profession and has worked in the prevention field for over 10 years conducting service delivery, program development and coordination, training and technical assistance, and workforce development in both substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention.

Previous to her work with EDC, Ms. McLean Leow served as special assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs at Syracuse University coordinating a federally funded grant to reduce substance abuse among college students. She was instrumental in developing a comprehensive program including a university-wide policy on alcohol, other drugs and tobacco, a referral and intervention program for students at risk, and a campus-community coalition. During her 6 years at Syracuse, Ms. McLean Leow ran peer-based HIV/AIDS prevention programs, conducted HIV/AIDS testing counseling, and coordinated a community-based HIV/AIDS prevention research project for socially/economically disadvantaged women.  She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Leadership Fellow and a Guyanese immigrant living in Montclair, New Jersey with her husband.

Annelle B. Primm, M.D., M.P.H.

Director of Minority and National Affairs
American Psychiatric Association

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Dr. Primm is the Director of Minority and National Affairs for the American Psychiatric Association. She is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. From 1993 until 2004, she served as the medical director of the Johns Hopkins Community Psychiatry Program, a community mental health center, where she has developed and overseen a variety of mental health services for adults.

She is a nationally recognized expert on cultural issues in psychiatry and co-occurring psychiatric illness and substance abuse and has written and lectured widely on these topics. Dr. Primm has been a leader in collaborative public educational outreach and mental health screening initiatives focused on medically undeserved populations. She is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a member of the American College of Psychiatrists, and currently serves as Vice President of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists. Dr. Primm is Vice President for Public Education of the Mental Health Association of Maryland, an affiliate of the National Mental Health Association.

Michael Cartwright, B.A.

Founder and Executive Director
Foundations Associates

Michael Cartwright is the founder and Executive Director of Foundations Associates, a non-profit agency dedicated solely to providing a continuum of care for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Through his personal journey with dual recovery, Mr. Cartwright recognized that single systems of care with separate mental health and addictions services are not always effective for people struggling with the interrelatedness of comorbidity. While seeking an integrated treatment framework, he consistently encountered roadblocks, such as divergent provider belief systems, training, and philosophies that affected his recovery and, in 1995 he made a life decision to modify his professional direction to address that gap. Since its inception as an 8-bed residential facility, Foundations Associates now offers a fully integrated continuum of services that includes residential, outpatient, and case management services in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee as well as Malibu, California.

He has become nationally recognized for his expertise in integrated service development, and his programs have attained national recognition as recipients of finalist status for the APA Gold Award, the Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical CompanyLilly Reintegration Award, an invitation by SAMHSA as one of two agencies in the country to be featured in the pending TIP on co-occurring disorders, and selection by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors as one of the seven dual diagnosis agencies in the country for on-site study. Mr. Cartwrights agency publishes a quarterly journal on co-occurrence and conducts national conferences on comorbidity.

Ellen Bassuk, M.D.

Founder and President
National Center on Family Homelessness

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

Technical Project Director
Chronic Homelessness Initiative Technical Assistance Center

Dr. Bassuk is founder and President of the National Center on Family Homelessness, a board certified psychiatrist, and holds an academic appointment as Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Her research interests and writings focus on the risks of family homelessness; the impact of homelessness on the mental and physical health of women and their children; the relationship among mental illness, substance abuse, family violence, and social support in poor families; and the impact of welfare reform on low income families. Dr. Bassuk received her degree in medicine from the Tufts Medical School. She served as director of Psychiatric Emergency Services at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Bassuk serves as the Technical Project Director for the Chronic Homelessness Initiative Technical Assistance Center. Dr. Bassuk is also currently Co-Director of the Coordinating Center for an 8-site evaluation of programs for homeless mothers and their children, and provides technical assistance to other program evaluations at The National Center on Family Homelessness. She has conducted extensive research on family homelessness, the impact of homelessness on children, social support in poor families, interpersonal violence, trauma, and mental illness. Her early research on homeless families, including serving as PI for the Worcester Family Research Project, directed the current research agenda for homeless families. In addition, Dr. Bassuk has written numerous works to educate the general public about the plight of homeless children in America, including articles in the Scientific American and a report on the impact of homelessness on children, Homeless Children: Americas New Outcasts. She has received many research grants, has served on national and regional health policy committees, and has held numerous consultancies. She is the former editor of the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Dr. Bassuk has also been the recipient of numerous awards and honors in recognition of her work.

Joseph J. Cocozza , P h .D.

Vice President for Research and Director of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Policy Research Associates, Inc.

Dr. Cocozza is Vice President for Research with Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRA), based in Delmar, New York. He is also the Director of the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ) located within PRA. The Center promotes the awareness of the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system and assists the field in developing improved policies and programs based on the best available research and practice. As part of his long-standing interest in mental health services for juvenile offenders, he has edited a comprehensive review of existing research in the monograph Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, has evaluated the changes occurring in a number of States that are attempting to improve their services to these youth, and co-authored the Center’s Blueprint for Change: A Comprehensive Model for the Identification and Treatment of Youth with Mental Health Needs in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System.

Prior to launching the NCMHJJ, Dr. Cocozza co-directed The National GAINS Center for People with Co-occurring Disorders in the Justice System, which focused on improving and better coordinating the systems responsible for people with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders who come in contact with the justice system. Dr. Cocozza also directed the Coordinating Center for the SAMHSA-supported, nine-site Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study. Since joining PRA in 1990, Dr. Cocozza has worked on a number of other projects including a national survey of pre-trial forensic evaluations, a multi-site study of welfare reform, and an assessment of comprehensive approaches to children and family services.

Prior to joining PRA, he spent 7 years as Executive Director of the New York State Council on Children and Families (CCF) where he had earlier served as its Director of Research. As head of CCF, a State agency charged with improving the provision and coordination of services for children and families, Dr. Cocozza worked with the Governors Office, legislators, State commissioners, local officials, and providers to analyze and develop major State initiatives aimed at promoting more effective and better integrated services. Dr. Cocozza had held a number of policy-oriented research, academic, and administrative positions over his career, including work over a 5-year period with the New York State Office of Mental Health.

Raymond Daw, M.A.

Advocate and Consultant

Raymond Daw is a member of the Navajo Nation from the Four Corners region. He was formerly Executive Director of one of the largest residential inpatient programs in Indian country, Na'nizhoozhi Center (NCI). During his 15-year tenure at NCI, the program received national attention as a model program for the development of culturally based prevention, intervention, and treatment practices that resulted in a 65 percent reduction in chronic intoxication. NCI was included as part of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network with the University of New Mexico to address homelessness and chronic addiction.

His experience in co-occurring disorders includes membership on the panel that developed the first Treatment Improvement Protocol for co-occurring disorders (TIP 42). Recently, development of a Native American-specific co-occurring disorders training series in New Mexico that included culturally appropriate resources during the 2-year training cycle. He co-trains on motivational interviewing and the community reinforcement approach with Native American providers and agencies. Ray is recognized for his work on historical trauma, development of indigenous intervention practices, and advocacy for environmental prevention strategies.

Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D.

Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine; Lecturer, Harvard Medical School; clinical psychologist at the National Center for PTSD, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System; and psychologist at McLean Hospital. She is author of the books Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse (2002) and A Woman’s Addiction Workbook (New Harbinger Press; 2002), as well as over 125 professional publications. In 1997 she was recipient of the Chaim Danieli Young Professional Award of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; in 1998 the Early Career Award of the Society for Psychotherapy Research; and in 2004 the Emerging Leadership Award of the American Psychological Association's Committee on Women. She is currently president-elect of the American Psychological Association Division on Addictions. She is past-president of the New England Society for Behavior Analysis and Therapy and on the advisory boards of Psychotherapy Research, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, and the Journal of Gambling Studies. Dr. Najavits has received a variety of National Institutes of Health research grants, including an independent scientist career award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, board certified in behavioral therapy, a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts, a psychotherapy supervisor, and conducts a psychotherapy practice. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) and her bachelor’s degree with honors from Columbia University (New York, New York). Her major clinical and research interests include trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder; substance abuse, and psychotherapy outcome research.

Marcia Starbecker, B.S., M.S.

Public Health Analyst
Division of State, Community and Public Health
Health Resources and Services Administration

Ms. Starbecker is the Public Health Analyst in the Division of State, Community and Public Health at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Previous to this position she was a consultant for HRSA.

Redonna K. Chandler, Ph.D.

Health Science Administrator
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Dr. Redonna Chandler has worked at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) since May 2002, and is currently the Deputy Branch Chief of the Services Research Branch. For six years, prior to joining NIDA, she worked for the Bureau of Prisons administering and implementing substance abuse treatment programs and services for federally sentenced offenders. She has been involved in the creation of treatment programs for individuals with co-occurring disorders and worked collaboratively with the National GAINS Center and the University of South Florida developing treatment protocols and staff training in this area. Dr. Chandler was trained as a psychologist and received her doctoral degree from the University of Kentucky. She has written and published on a range of topics including body image, measuring treatment process and outcomes, and treating offenders with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. As a licensed psychologist she is an active member in the American Psychological Association and serves as the Treasurer of Division 35, Society for the Psychology of Women.

David L. Shern, PhD

President & CEO

Mental Health America

With more than 30 years of distinguished service in mental health services research and system reform, David L. Shern, PhD, is one of the nation’s leading mental health experts.

Dr. Shern was named in 2006 as the president and CEO of Mental Health America, formerly the National Mental Health Association, the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. Prior to joining NMHA, Dr. Shern served as dean of the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) at the University of South Florida, one of the largest research and training institutes in behavioral health services in the United States. He also founded and directed the National Center for the Study of Issues in Public Mental Health – a National Institute of Mental Health-funded services research center - located in the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH).

His work has spanned a variety of mental health services research topics including epidemiological studies of the need for community services; the effects of differing organizational, financing and service delivery strategies on continuity of care and client outcome and the use of alternative service delivery strategies such as peer counseling and self help on the outcomes of care. He has authored more than 100 publications including papers in Health Affairs, Psychiatric Services, Medical Care, Health Services Research, Behavioral Health Services and Research and the American Journal of Public Health. In 2006, Shern received the Carl Taube award from the American Public Health Association in recognition of his career contributions to mental health services research.

In 2000, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Dr. Shern to the Florida Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. He was elected Chair of the Commission by his fellow Commissioners and spearheaded an effort to develop a new statewide focus on and governance model for behavioral health across all human service agencies and settings.

Dr. Shern received his Bachelor of Science, Masters and PhD in Psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Deidra Roach, M.D.

Ex-Officio Member
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Dr. Roach is a Medical Officer in the Office of Collaborative Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

This page was last updated on 8/30/2007