Scientists
Deidre Patterson
Amy Mericle
Camillia K. Lui
Camillia is a scientist with over 20 years of experience in social epidemiology, community-engaged research and practice, and quantitative and qualitative methods. Her work focuses on the intersection of substance use, mental health, and public health, guided by theory-driven frameworks, community engagement, and a strong commitment to translating research into meaningful practice. At the Alcohol Research Group (ARG), Camillia explores how social and educational systems shape patterns of … [Read more...]
Priscilla Martinez
Priscilla Martinez is a scientist and Deputy Scientific Director at the Alcohol Research Group with over 15 years of experience in public health research and alcohol research, specifically. She is the lead Co-Director of the National Alcohol Survey, the longest-running alcohol survey in the US. At ARG, Martinez has led several NIH- and state-funded studies examining changes in alcohol use and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, the development and dissemination of health communication … [Read more...]
Cheryl J. Cherpitel
Dr. Cherpitel is a Senior Scientist at the U.S. National Alcohol Research Center, Public Health Institute, Alcohol Research Group (ARG), in Emeryville, CA and former Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Alcohol Epidemiology and Injury. She began her professional career in nursing and after receiving her Dr. P.H degree in 1984 she joined ARG as a scientist. Her research has included a special emphasis on gender, ethnic and regional differences in the risk of injury … [Read more...]
Sarah E. Zemore
Yu Ye
Yu Ye has served as biostatistician at ARG for the past 20 years and staff biostatistician of the Statistical Core component of the National Alcohol Research Center since 2005. He has been lead analyst on international emergency room studies on alcohol and injury, NIH R01 projects on alcohol brief intervention, and ARG's National Alcohol Surveys (2000-2026), contributing to sampling design, data analysis, and research on alcohol measurements, racial/ethnic disparities, and alcohol-attributable … [Read more...]
Nina Mulia
Nina Mulia is a senior scientist at the Alcohol Research Group with over 35 years of experience in public health research and behavioral health, specifically. At ARG, Nina has led a range of projects focused on alcohol epidemiology and alcohol services access and utilization with attention to life course, non-medical influences, community context, and health care policy. Prior to joining ARG, she worked on community-based HIV prevention and intervention research with out-of-treatment drug … [Read more...]
