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Current Fellows

Erika Rosen, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow: Erika received her PhD in Epidemiology from the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA. Her dissertation work focused on the interaction between alcohol use and diet on liver injury in people with HIV. Her current research interests include the use of complex epidemiologic methods in examining the effects of policy and the built environment on alcohol use behaviors and health outcomes, especially among those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Erika’s mentors are William C. Kerr and Pamela Trangenstein.

Peter Soyster, MA

Predoctoral fellow: Peter is a PhD candidate in the Clinical Science program at UC Berkeley. Is it possible to accurately predict when someone will use a drug, hours before they use it? If so, could such knowledge be used to improve treatments for substance use disorders? Peter’s research employs idiographic methods to understand substance use dynamics and predict future use at an individual level. He is interested in understanding how biological, psychological, and social factors contribute to momentary decisions to use alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco. Peter’s mentors are Priscilla Martinez and William C. Kerr.

Anthony Surace, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow: Anthony has worked in the fields of psychology and public health for over a decade. His research focuses on the social forces which impact alcohol use and related health disparities among the LGBTQ+ community. He completed his doctorate in Behavioral and Health Science from Brown University in 2022. Anthony’s mentors are Priscilla Martinez and Amy Mericle.

Angie Wootton, MSW

Predoctoral Fellow: Angie Wootton, MSW is a health and behavioral health researcher and social worker who is currently a PhD candidate in Social Welfare at UC Berkeley. Angie’s mixed methods dissertation research takes a resilience and social support focused approach to understanding and intervening to reduce health and behavioral health disparities such as depression, anxiety, alcohol use disorder, and co-occuring depression and alcohol use disorder in non-heterosexual women. Angie’s mentors are Amy Mericle and Priscilla Martinez.

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Latest News

September 19th, 2023
New Study Reveals Disparities in At-Risk Drinking Among People with Diabetes, Cancer, or a Heart Condition
September 18th, 2023
Defining recovery — as people in recovery see it
August 7th, 2023
New Study Shows Expansion of Medicaid Increases Alcohol Screenings and Highlights Need for Policies, Programs that Improves Patient Screenings
July 27th, 2023
Cheryl Cherpitel Talks Winning the Jellinek, Her Ground-breaking Research, & Where it all Began
July 15th, 2023
New study uncovers racial and ethnic disparities in co-use of alcohol and other drugs among adults with a chronic condition

Recent Findings

September 19th, 2023
New Study Reveals Disparities in At-Risk Drinking Among People with Diabetes, Cancer, or a Heart Condition
September 18th, 2023
Defining recovery — as people in recovery see it
August 7th, 2023
New Study Shows Expansion of Medicaid Increases Alcohol Screenings and Highlights Need for Policies, Programs that Improves Patient Screenings
July 15th, 2023
New study uncovers racial and ethnic disparities in co-use of alcohol and other drugs among adults with a chronic condition
June 21st, 2023
Childhood adversity before age 5 associated with greater cannabis use in early adolescence

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