Karen Trocki, PhD
Senior Scientist Emerita
- ktrocki@arg.org 510-898-5847
RESEARCH FOCUS
Substance use and sexual risk behavior, alcohol and religion, drinking environments, social motivations and norms, temperament and psychophysiological approaches to treatment.

FEATURED PROJECTS
Effects of Marriage Recognition on Substance Abuse and Health for Women
Principal Investigator
Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems: Risk of AIDS
Principal Investigator
Exploring Factors for Future HIV Prevention in Malaysia
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
PUBLICATIONS
See All PublicationsSexual orientation differences in the relationship between victimization and hazardous drinking among women in the National Alcohol Survey
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2013
Lines in the sand: social representations of substance use boundaries in life narratives
Journal of Drug Issues, 2013
Alcohol in the life narratives of women: Commonalities and differences by sexual orientation
Addiction Research and Theory, 2013
“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, 2009
Tobacco, marijuana, and sensation seeking: comparisons across gay, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual groups
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2009
Exposure to family violence and temperament factors as predictors of adult psychopathology and substance use outcomes
Journal of Addictions Nursing, 2003