Faculty Experts
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Substance Abuse
Dolores Cimini
Director Of Middle Earth
University Counseling Center
Psychology; mental health issues; suicide prevention; alcohol and other drug abuse prevention in college students; peer counseling and peer education; college student hotlines; peer theater programs; disability issues
Heather Larkin
Assistant Professor
School of Social Welfare
Substance abuse; co-occurring disorders; impact of adverse childhood experiences; homelessness; aging; meditation interventions; integrative service system responses; Integral Restorative Processes (IRP)
Mark Muraven
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Self-control; addiction; motivation; emotion
Estela M. Rivero
Director of Counseling
University Counseling Center
Clinical psychology; addiction; recovery; prevention
Shadi S. Saleh
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior
Prescription drugs; hospital sector; health care financing; health care outcomes; pay-for-performance; substance abuse
Bruce B. Svare
Professor
Department of Psychology
Steroid abuse among athletes (Olympic, professional, collegiate, high school, youth); early specialization and professionalization of young athletes; overemphasis on winning; material rewards (e.g., athletics scholarships and professional contracts); academic corruption in high schools and colleges; increasing of performance enhancing drugs; declining sportsmanship; violence exhibited by athletes, coaches, parents, and fans; media coverage of young athletes; sports gambling; Title IX; increasing abandonment of intramural, recreational, and fitness-based needs of kids; rising obesity; increasing incidents of sports injury, burnout, and overtraining of young athletes
Starr A. Wood
Assistant Professor
School of Social Welfare
