Faculty Experts
Call the Office of Media Relations at (518) 956-8150Substance Abuse
M. Dolores Cimini
University at Albany
Director and Senior Research Scientist
Department: Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research
Expert in the following:
Psychology; mental health issues; suicide prevention; alcohol and other drug misuse prevention in college students, collegiate recovery programs ; peer counseling and peer education; college student hotlines; peer theater programs; diversity, inclusion, and social justice; disability issues.
Campus phone: (518) 442-5800
Campus email: [email protected]
Heather Larkin
School of Social Welfare
Associate Professor
Department: Social Welfare
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: [email protected]
Mark Muraven
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor
Department: Psychology
Expert in the following:
Self-control; addiction; motivation; emotion
Campus phone: (518) 442-4123
Campus email: [email protected]
William Alex Pridemore
School of Criminal Justice
Dean
Department: Criminal Justice
Expert in the following:
Social structure and homicide and suicide rates; role of alcohol in violence and mortality; sociology of health and illness; violence and premature mortality in Russia; effects of policy on outcomes like violence and health; rural criminology and sociology
Campus phone: (518) 442-5214
Campus email: [email protected]
Estela Rivero
University at Albany
Director
Department: University Counseling Center
Expert in the following:
Clinical psychology; addiction; recovery; prevention
Campus phone: (518) 442-5800
Campus email: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Lynn Warner
School of Social Welfare
Interim Dean
Department: Social Welfare
Expert in the following:
Substance abuse; mental health policy
Campus phone: 591-8734
Campus email: [email protected]
Edelgard Wulfert
Office of the Provost
Interim Provost
Department: Office of the Provost
Expert in the following:
Psychology; gambling; substance abuse; sexual risk behaviors; addiction
Campus phone: (518) 956-8030
Campus email: [email protected]
Baris Yörük
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor
Department: Economics
Expert in the following:
Public economics; health economics; applied microeconomics; charitable giving; volunteering; non-profit sector; public health; alcohol, tobacco, and substance use control policies
Campus phone: (518) 442-3175
Campus email: [email protected]
