Meenakshi Sabina Subbaraman, PhD
Biostatistician
Email
MSubbaraman@arg.orgPhone
510-898-5854Expertise
Cannabis and alcohol policy; intersection of cannabis and alcohol use; treatment for alcohol use disorders; methods for studying mediators/mechanisms of action.
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Current Projects
- How cannabis use affects alcohol treatment outcomes (Principal Investigator)
- Effects of Spirits Privatization on Alcohol Prices and Alcohol-Related Harms (Biostatistician)
- National Alcohol Research Center Statistical and Data Services Core (A Center Core Component) (Biostatistician)
- Alcohol and Pregnancy: Do State-level Punitive and Supportive Policies Matter? (Biostatistician)
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Completed Projects
- What is Recovery? (Biostatistician)
- Identifying Modifiable Influences on Alcohol Problems in High-Risk Neighborhoods. (Biostatistician)
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Selected Publications
- Subbaraman, M.S., Metrik, J., Patterson, D., Swift, R. (2017). Cannabis use during treatment for alcohol use disorders predicts alcohol treatment outcomes. Addiction , Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman, M.S., Kerr, W.C. (2016). Opinions on the privatization of distilled-spirits in Washington State: did voters change their minds?. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 77 (4) 568-576 Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman, M.S (2016). Complementarity and substitution of alcohol and cannabis: A review of the literature. Substance Use & Misuse, 51 (11) 1399-414 Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman M.S., Kerr W.C. (2015). Simultaneous versus concurrent use of alcohol and cannabis in the National Alcohol Survey. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39 (5) 872-879. Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman, M.S., Laudet, A.B., Ritter, L.A., Stunz, A., Kaskutas, L.A. (2015). Multi-source recruitment strategies for advancing addiction recovery research beyond treated samples. Journal of Community Psychology, 43 (5: ) 560-575. Abstract or Full Text
- Roberts S.C.M., Subbaraman M.S., Delucchi K., Wilsnack S.C., Foster D.G. (2015). Moderators and mediators of the relationship between receiving versus being denied a pregnancy termination and subsequent binge drinking. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 159 117-124 Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman M.S. (2014). Can cannabis be considered a substitute medication for alcohol?. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 49 (3) 292-8 Abstract or Full Text
- Kaskutas L.A., Borkman T., Laudet A., Ritter L.A., Witbrodt J., Subbaraman M., Stunz, A., Bond, J. (2014). Elements that define recovery: the experiential perspective. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 75 (6) 999-1010 Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman M.S., Witbrodt J. (2014). Differences between abstinent and non-abstinent individuals in recovery from alcohol use disorders. Addictive Behaviors, 39 (12) 1730-5 Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman, M.S. & Kerr, W. C. (2013). State panel estimates of the effects of the minimum legal drinking age on alcohol consumption, 1950-2002. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 37 (Supplement 1) E291-296 Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman M.S., Lendle S.D., van der Laan M.J., Kaskutas L.A., Ahern J. (2013). Cravings as a mediator and moderator of drinking outcomes in the COMBINE study. Addiction, Abstract or Full Text
- Lendle S.D., Subbaraman M.S., van der Laan M.J. (2013). Identification and efficient estimation of the natural direct effect among the untreated. Biometrics, 69 (2) 310-317 Abstract or Full Text
- Subbaraman, M., Kaskutas, L.A., & Zemore, S.E. (2011). Sponsorship and service as mediators of the effects of Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ), a 12-step facilitation intervention. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 116 (3-Jan) 117-124 Abstract or Full Text
- Kaskutas, L. A., Subbaraman, M., Witbrodt, J., & Zemore, S. E. (2009). Effectiveness of Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ), a group format 12-step facilitation approach. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 37 228-239 Abstract or Full Text
