People

The work conducted as part of the Alcohol Health and Behavior Project and IMPACTS represents a collaborative effort of many individuals over many years. Below are current research faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students whose primary responsibilities are central to the ongoing success of these projects. In addition to those listed below, regular faculty collaborators include Doug Steinley and Phil Wood. Other faculty members we work closely with on other projects include Thomas Piasecki, Bruce Bartholow, Wendy Slutske, Denis McCarthy, and Tim Trull.

Staff

Margie Gurwit, B.A.

Senior Research Specialist

Isabel Rife, M.L.S.. M.H.A.

Senior Research Specialist

Sarah Mitchell, B.A.

Ressearch Specialist

Molly Trull

Webmistress and Singer/Songwriter

http://www.myspace.com/mollyteemusic

http://www.youtube.com/0mollytee

Current Postdoctoral Fellows

Should your name be here??? Email: sherk@missouri.edu

Current Graduate Students in the AHB/IMPACTS Laboratory

Courtney Bagge, M.A.

(on internship at University of Mississippi Medical Center)

Amee Epler, M.A.

Andrew Littlefield, B.A.

Julia Martinez, M.A.

Aesoon Park, M.A.

(on internship at Yale University School of Medicine)

Current Graduate Student Friends of AHB/IMPACTS
(working under a different mentor but collaborating with our lab)

Angela Cain, M.A.

Ash Levitt, B.A.

Seema Sehrawat, M.S.W.

School of Social Work

Gone But Not Forgotten

{under serious development...please drop a note with picture to be added}

Former Postdocs

Young-Hee Cho, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Psychology, California State University - Long Beach

Anneke Gourdrian, Ph.D.

Researcher, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Emily Grekin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Wayne State University

Kristie Jackson, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Brown University

Patricia Rutledge, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Allegheny College

Sarah Tragesser, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Washington State University

Trish Vandiver, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of St. Thomas (Houston)

Martha Vungkhanching, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, California State Univesity - Fresno

Former Doctoral Students

(If I don't have you listed and I should, please drop me an email with a photo attachment; I'd love to add you to the gallery and hear what you're up to. Also, please update current position, name changes, etc.)

Karen Baumstark, Ph.D.

Psychologist, Kairos Psychological PC, Omaha, NE

(was co-advisor)

Jeff Burk, Ph.D.

Chief, Psychology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville,FL

Heather Gotham, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, University of Missouri, Kansas City and Mid America ATTC

Shelly Grabe, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, University of California - Santa Cruz

(was co-mentor)

Dan Kivlahan, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor, University of Washington, Director, National Ctr. of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education

Matt Kushner, Ph.D.

Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota

Jennifer (Farha) Landon, Ph.D.

Psychologist, Kansas City VAMC

Jenny Larkins, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Leavenworth VAMC

Eric Martin, Ph.D.

Director of Training, Fulton State Hospital, Fulton, MO

Susan O'Neill, Ph.D.

Psychologist, University of Missouri Health Services

Gilbert Parra, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, University of Memphis

Kimberly Walitzer, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo

Reinout Wiers, Ph.D.

Professor, University of Amsterdam

(was co-promoter)

Mark Wood, Ph.D.

Professor, University of Rhode Island

Former Master's Students

Stephanie (Hurlbut) Acquilano, M.A.

Research Associate, Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center

Tim Crews, M.A.

Executive Director, Audrain Developmental Disabilities, Mexico, MO

Beth Gershuny, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Bard College

Arthur Goodwin, M.A.

Senior Research Associate, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Melanie Grafing Wilson, Ph.D.

Psychologist, St. Louis, MO

Former Undergraduate Students

(if I don't have you listed and I should, please drop me an email with a photo attachment; I'd love to add you to the gallery and hear what you're up to)

Susan Bassford Wilson, B.A.

Law Student, University of Michigan

Joel Baumgart, B.A., Doctoral Candidate

Program in Neuroscience, University of Virginia

Tammy Brazeal, Ph.D.

Psychologist, Independent Practice

Pam Fike, M.A.

Licensed Professional Counselor, Independent Practice

Tiffany Loomis, B.A.

Law Student, UC Hastings College of Law

Helen Marlo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Notre Dame de Namur University and Independent Practice, Burlingame, CA

Liz O'Laughlin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Indiana State University

Shivani Nanda, J.D.

Attorney, Stammer, McKnight, Barnum, and Bailey, Fresno, CA

Former Staff Members

(if I don't have you listed and I should, please drop me an email with a photo attachment; I'd love to add you to the gallery and hear what you're up to)