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          • ABOUT THE CENTER

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          • MEET THE DIRECTOR


            Senior Scientist, William (Bill) C. Kerr, PhD, is Director of ARG’s National Alcohol Research Center and Co-Directs the National Alcohol Survey and the Health Disparities projects.  Bill also serves as the scientific director at ARG and continues to lead R01 projects, including a grant to investigate secondhand harms from alcohol and other drugs.

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            Senior Scientist Nina Mulia, DrPH, is Center Associate Director and Director of the Alcohol Services project. She specializes in and has published widely on race and ethnicity and socioeconomic disparities in heavy drinking, alcohol problems, and alcohol services utilization.

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          • ASSESSING HID OVER THE LIFECOURSE

            This project, led by Camillia Lui, PhD, traces trends in harmful drinking patterns over a 40-year period, and identifies a range of alcohol-related precursors and problems through event-based and population-based approaches to inform early screening and interventions for high-risk groups.

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          • MEET THE SURVEY CO-DIRECTOR

            Scientist and Deputy Scientific Director, Priscilla Martinez, oversees the survey design, data collection, and analyses.  In the latest cycle of the NAS, Priscilla conducted dried blood spot sampling to help better understand the relationship between how our immune systems work and what role they might play in how alcohol use can affect our mental health.

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Current Fellows

Reiley Reed, MPH, MSW

Predoctoral Fellow: Reiley is a PhD candidate at the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare. Her research interests include the historical and ongoing role of social work in perpetuating reproductive oppression, pregnancy criminalization and surveillance, and power dynamics in health care. Reiley’s mixed methods dissertation research explores social workers’ experiences with and perceptions of reporting abortion and substance use in pregnancy to government authorities. Reiley’s mentors are Christina Tam and Priscilla Martinez.

Ida Wilson, MA

Predoctoral fellow: Ida is a qualitative and critical researcher who is a DrPH candidate at UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Her current research is focused on framing police violence as a public health issue by examining the experiences of Black and Latina women in Oakland. Ida’s research will explore the extent to which substance use is a health outcome as a result of exposure to police violence. Her mentors at ARG are Nina Mulia, DrPH, and Christina Tam, PhD.

Jack Yeh, MPH, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow: Jack Yeh, MPH, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Alcohol Research Group, part of the Public Health Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on alcohol epidemiology and alcohol policy, with emphasis on alcohol availability, alcohol-related harms, and chronic disease outcomes. He applies causal inference and population-based analytic methods to examine how alcohol environments and structural factors shape health inequities. Jack’s mentors are William C. Kerr and Pamela J. Trangenstein.

Niles Zoschke, MPH, DrPH

Postdoctoral Fellow: Dr. Niles Zoschke, MPH, DrPH, is a public health professional with 13 years of experience in community organizing, nonprofit leadership, public health practice, and research. Dr. Zoschke is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Alcohol Research Group, part of the Public Health Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Zoschke focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and opioid use, applying qualitative methods to dissemination and implementation research. Dr. Zoschke previously helped launch an innovated mobile health smoking cessation program and contributed to Project HOMES, evaluating 15 recovery residences for people using medications for opioid use disorder in Texas. At the City of St. Louis Department of Health, Dr. Zoschke developed, implemented, and evaluated an HIV prevention program for housing insecure youth and young adults. Additionally, Dr. Zoschke chaired a strategic planning committee and advanced public health initiatives within the department. Dr. Zoschke has also led strategic planning and program implementation for grassroots organizations advocating for workplace protections and disability rights. Niles’ mentor is Camillia Lui.

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Latest News

January 29th, 2026
Understanding Family Burden from Others’ Substance Use
January 2nd, 2026
Webinar Series: Overcoming Barriers to Opioid Treatment Research in Recovery Housing
December 31st, 2025
In the News: Scientist Priscilla Martinez Discusses the Unpublished Alcohol Intake and Health Study
December 29th, 2025
How People with Substance Use Disorder Can Benefit from Different Types of Support Groups
December 15th, 2025
How Neighborhoods and Culture Shape Alcohol Problems in Young Mexican Americans

Recent Findings

January 29th, 2026
Understanding Family Burden from Others’ Substance Use
December 15th, 2025
How Neighborhoods and Culture Shape Alcohol Problems in Young Mexican Americans
November 15th, 2025
Exploring Links Between Substance Use Combinations and Mental Health Wellness in College Students
April 2nd, 2025
New Study Reveals Why Alcohol Use Increased During the Pandemic
November 23rd, 2024
Data disaggregation reveals hidden suicide risk

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