University of California, Berkeley
School of Public Health
Division of Community Health & Human Development

           

PH 202G — Spring Semester  2008

 ADVANCED ALCOHOL RESEARCH SEMINAR

Instructors: Cheryl Cherpitel, Dr.P.H. and Lee Ann Kaskutas, Dr.P.H.

 TIME: 12:20 - 1:50 p.m.

 

 

 

Tuesday, 12:20 - 1:50 pm

Alcohol Research Group

6475 Christie Ave., Ste. 400

Emeryville, CA 94608

(510) 597-3440

 

 

DATE

PRESENTER

TOPIC

Jan. 22

Amanda Noble

Research Program Specialist

Crime Prevention Center

 

Law Medicine & Women’s Bodies: The Social Control of Pregnant Drug Users

Jan. 29

De-Kun Li, MD, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

Division of Research

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute

Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage.

Feb. 5

Cheri Pies

Director, Family Maternal and Child Health Programs Contra Costa Health Services

How are California counties dealing with the issue of perinatal substance abuse:  political, ethical, and social sticking points

Feb. 12

Lorraine Midanik

Dean of the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley

 

Biomedicalization of Alcohol Research

Feb. 19

Barbara McCrady

Director of Center for Studies on Alcohol, University of New Mexico

Enrichment Speaker

 

To Have but One True Friend: Social Networks and Alcohol Treatment

 

 

Feb. 26

Patricia Morgan

Professor Emeritus in Community Health and Human Development at UC Berkeley

 

Qualitative Research Methods in Alcohol and Drug Research

Mar. 4

Sonja MacKenzie

Former Pre-Doc

 

The socio-structural context of drinking and HIV vulnerability in a qualitative study of African American men and women in the Bay Area

 

Mar. 11

Colin Partridge, M.D.

San Francisco General Hospital

Pediatrics Department

 

Methamphetamine effects on the newborn and pregnant women

Mar. 18

Kenneth Warren

Deputy Director

NIAAA

 

Alcohol and Pregnancy:  When science, medical practice, history, law and public policy collide.

Mar. 25

Spring Break

 

Apr. 1

Hilary Byrnes

Associate Research Scientist

Prevention Research Center

 

Neighborhood Influences on Youth Alcohol Use and Delinquency

Apr. 8

Jürgen Rehm

Senior Scientist

Center for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto

Enrichment Speaker

 

From Science to Recommendations: How to Construct Scientifically Based Low Risk Drinking Guidelines

 

Apr. 15

Amanda Reiman

Postdoc

 

The Simultaneous and Concurrent Use of Alcohol and Marijuana in North America

Apr. 22

Won Kim Cook

Postdoc

 

A Cross-national Study of Alcohol-Related Injuries, Chronic Health Conditions and Alcohol Policy

 

Apr. 29

Guilherme Borges

Enrichment Speaker

 

Mexican Immigration to the United States and its Influence on Alcohol and Substance Use

 

May 6

Discussion