 Katie
Witkiewitz
Associate
Professor, starting August 2012
Degree Received
Ph.D., University of Washington, 2005
I will be accepting graduate students for the 2012-2013 academic year, please email katie.witkiewitz@gmail.com for more information.
Research Interests
The primary objective of my research is to examine empirically-based
models of health behavior,
with an emphasis on applying advanced quantitative research methods
(e.g., growth mixture
models, latent Markov models, dynamical systems theory) to better
understand the complexities
of successful health behavior change. To date, my research has largely
centered on studying
alcohol relapse, defined as the return to problematic alcohol use after
a period of abstention
or moderate use. Specifically, I have developed a theoretical model of
the biopsychosocial
influences on post-treatment alcohol use and have conducted numerous
empirical studies on the
prediction of alcohol relapse following treatment. These efforts have
led to several empirical
investigations on the mechanisms of successful alcohol treatment
outcomes, as well as the
development of interventions to prevent alcohol and substance use
relapse.
Specific areas of interest include:
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Substance use relapse and relapse prevention interventions
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Mindfulness interventions for substance use and gambling
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Longitudinal data analysis
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Quantitative models of behavior change
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Initiation of substance use and the development of substance use
problems in adolescents
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Interventions to reduce smoking among college student binge drinkers
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Enhancing tobacco cessation quitline effectiveness
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