Faculty Experts
Call the Office of Media Relations at (518) 956-8150Substance Abuse
Dolores Cimini
Department: University Counseling Center
Expert in the following:
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.
Dr. Cimini is an expert in combating harmful behavior patterns and practices that individuals use during times of stress.
Campus phone: (518) 442-5800
Campus email: dcimini@albany.edu
Rob Edelman
College of Arts and Sciences
Lecturer
Department: History
Department: Art
Expert in the following: Baseball and film
Campus phone: (518) 442-4020
Campus email: redelman@albany.edu
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Heather Larkin
School of Social Welfare
Assistant Professor
Expert in the following:
adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and ACE consequences, including substance abuse and co-occurring disorders; Restorative Integral Support (RIS), including Healthy Environments and Relationships That Support (HEARTS), meditation interventions, and emerging practices; Service Outcomes Action Research (SOAR); Post-Trauma Wellness; intergenerational and lifespan perspectives; aging
Campus phone: (518) 591-8779
Campus email: hlarkin@albany.edu
Mark Muraven
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: Psychology
Expert in the following: Self-control; addiction; motivation; emotion.
Campus phone: (518) 442-4123
Campus email: mmuraven@albany.edu
Estela Rivero
University at Albany
Director of Counseling
Department: University Counseling Center
Expert in the following: Clinical psychology; addiction; recovery; prevention
Campus phone: (518) 442-5800
Campus email: erivero@albany.edu
Bruce Svare
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Psychology
Expert in the following: 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
Campus phone: (518) 442-4848
Campus email: bsvare@albany.edu
Edelgard Wulfert
College of Arts and Sciences
Dean
Department: Professor
Department: Psychology
Expert in the following: Psychology; gambling; substance abuse; sexual risk behaviors; addiction
Campus phone: (518) 442-4654
Campus email: ewulfert@albany.edu
