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Research: Sample Publications:
Projects and collaborations: In alcohol and substance abuse prevention, I am involved in several projects currently: 1) The San Juan County DWI Treatment Center Evaluation project, funded by NIAAA, to comprehensively evaluate a DWI incarceration and treatment center over five years, 2) Responsible Beverage Service approach to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention, a project funded by NIAAA, that employs RBS practices that focus on serving alcohol to women of child-bearing age as a way to reduce FAS; 3) The Website to Prevent Risky College Student Alcohol Consumption, funded by NIAAA, which will systematically develop a comprehensive alcohol prevention website intervention for University students, and will conduct a randomized trial of the website; 4) The Responsible Beverage Service Training Website project, funded by NIAAA, that will systematically develop an interactive RBS training website for on-premise servers, and will conduct a randomized trial of the website; 5) Project ALERT, funded by a subcontract from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, which will conduct an effectiveness and implementation trial of the ALERT substance abuse prevention curriculum for middle school students; In cancer prevention, I am involved in four projects currently: 1) an Internet website intervention to reduce tobacco uptake among adolescents; 2) an Internet website intervention to impact dietary behaviors among Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado residents; 3) an evaluation of a sun safety and skin cancer prevention curriculum for adolescents; and 4) I serve as an consultant on a project that will design a comprehensive tobacco cessation website for young adults of University age. Methods: He no longer teaches in the department, devoting all of his time instead to funded research at UNM's Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions. Spare Time: He spends as much of it as possible with his family. | |||||||
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