Karen Trocki, PhD
Senior Scientist Emerita
Email
ktrocki@arg.orgPhone
510-898-5847Expertise
Substance use and sexual risk behavior, alcohol and religion, drinking environments, social motivations and norms, temperament and psychophysiological approaches to treatment.
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Current Projects
- Effects of Marriage Recognition on Substance Abuse and Health for Women (Principal Investigator)
- Exploring Factors for Future HIV Prevention in Malaysia (Co-Investigator)
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Completed Projects
- Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems: Risk of AIDS (Principal Investigator)
- Epidemiological Analysis of the National Alcohol Survey (A Center Research Component) (Co-Investigator)
- Drinking & Problem Epidemiology in Blacks & Hispanics (Principal Investigator)
- European & American Drinking Contexts: Comparative Study of Young Adults (Principal Investigator)
- Sexual Orientation Differences: Prevalence & Correlates of Substance Use & Abuse (Multiple Principal Investigator)
- Sexual Orientation and Correlates of Alcohol Problems (Principal Investigator)
- Population Drinking Patterns & HIV Risk in Goa, India (Co-Investigator)
- Substance Use and HIV Risk among Thai Women (Co-Investigator)
- Community Impact on Adoption of Sober Living Houses (Co-Investigator)
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Selected Publications
- Drabble, L., Trocki, K.F., Salcedo, B., Walker, P.C., Korcha, R.A. (2016). Conducting qualitative interviews by telephone: lessons learned from a study of alcohol use among sexual minority and heterosexual women. Qualitative Social Work, 15 (1) 118-133 Abstract or Full Text
- Drabble L., Trocki K.F., Hughes T.L., Korcha R.A., & Lown E. A. (2013). Sexual orientation differences in the relationship between victimization and hazardous drinking among women in the National Alcohol Survey. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27 (3) 639-48 Abstract or Full Text
- Trocki, K.F., Michalak, L.O., Drabble, L. (2013). Lines in the sand: social representations of substance use boundaries in life narratives. Journal of Drug Issues, 43 (2) 198-215 Abstract or Full Text
- Drabble L., Trocki, K.F. (2013). Alcohol in the life narratives of women: Commonalities and differences by sexual orientation. Addiction Research and Theory, 22 (3) 186-194 Abstract or Full Text
- Michalak, L., Trocki, K., & Katz, K. (2009). “I am a Muslim and my dad is an alcoholic–what should I do?”: internet-based advice for Muslims about alcohol. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 4 (1) 47-66 Abstract or Full Text
- Trocki, K.F., Drabble L.A., Midanik L.T. (2009). Tobacco, marijuana, and sensation seeking: comparisons across gay, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual groups. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23 (4) 620-631 Abstract or Full Text
- Michalak, L, Trocki, K., Bond, J. (2007). Religion and alcohol in the U.S. National Alcohol Survey: how important is religion for abstention and drinking?. Drug Alcohol Depend., 87 ((2-3)) 268-80 Abstract or Full Text
- Midanik L.T., Drabble L.A., Trocki K.F., & Sell R.L. (2007). Sexual orientation and alcohol use: identity versus behavior measures. J. LGBT Health Res., 3 (1) 25-35 Abstract or Full Text
- Michalak, L, Trocki, K. (2006). Alcohol and Islam: an overview. Contemp. Drug Prob., 33 (Winter) 523-62
- Trocki K.F. (2006). Is there an anti-neurofeedback conspiracy?. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 17 199-202
- Drabble L.A., Midanik L.T., Trocki K.F. (2005). Reports of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems for bisexual and homosexual respondents: results of the Year 2000 National Alcohol Survey. J. Stud. Alcohol, 66 (1) 111-20 Abstract or Full Text
- Trocki K.F, Drabble L.A., Midanik L.T. (2005). Use of heavier drinking contexts among heterosexuals, homosexuals, and bisexuals: results from a national household probability survey. J. Stud. Alcohol, 66 (1) 105-10 Abstract or Full Text
- Trocki K.F., Michalak L., & McDaniel P.A. (2004). Etude exploratoire de l’usage des drogues dans les bars. Psychotropes, 4-Mar (9) 203-11
- Trocki K.F., Caetano, R. (2003). Exposure to family violence and temperament factors as predictors of adult psychopathology and substance use outcomes. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 14 183-92
