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Current Fellows

Kelly L Ziemer, MSc, LMSW

Predoctoral Fellow: Kelly is a PhD student in Social Welfare at the University of California-Berkeley. A licensed social worker, Kelly has provided individual and group therapy to clients, in a variety of settings including drug and alcohol inpatient rehabilitation, for almost 10 years primarily in New York City and also Berkeley. She is trained in several evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness interventions. Kelly’s research blends her practice experience with research interests of positive emotions, mindfulness-based interventions, well-being, addiction and recovery. She is interested in exploring the concept of self-love and determine its efficacy and effectiveness for those in recovery.

Kelly’s mentor is Sarah E. Zemore.

Christopher Lowenstein, MPH

Predoctoral Fellow: Christopher (Chris) Lowenstein is a doctoral candidate in Health Economics in the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. His research examines the effect of social safety-net and labor market policies on the health and wellbeing of children and low-income working families. Current projects include an examination of high-risk prescription opioids and labor market outcomes, effects of minimum wages on suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related illness, and the health effects of unpredictable and unstable work schedules.  He received his MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from UC Berkeley and is a former research associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC.

His mentor is William C. Kerr.

Kira Jeter, MPH

Predoctoral Fellow: Kira is a Doctor of Public Health student at the University of California, Berkeley. She has over 10 years of experience implementing and evaluating addiction and mental health treatment programs for people experiencing homelessness and justice-involved individuals. Kira’s interests include the use of mixed-methods research to evaluate trauma interventions. Her dissertation research will examine housing and employment stability in formerly incarcerated black women with a history of substance use disorder. Kira received her MPH in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention from The George Washington University.

Her mentor is Amy Mericle.

Cat Munroe, PhD, MA

Postdoctoral Fellow: Cat‘s research focuses on the intersection between alcohol use and interpersonal trauma among sexual and gender minorities, especially bisexual women.

Cat’s mentors are Tom Greenfield and Laurie Drabble

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Latest News

December 3rd, 2020
Marijuana Can Hurt More than Just the User but Poses Less Risk to Others than Alcohol
November 30th, 2020
COVID-19 Projects Assess Pandemic’s Impact
November 10th, 2020
Research Update: Alcohol Causes Breast Cancer Study Wraps Up Data Collection
October 15th, 2020
Injury-related Hospitalizations Rise after Liquor Sales Go Private
October 7th, 2020
Research in Progress: Defining the Recovery Residence Landscape

Recent Findings

December 3rd, 2020
Marijuana Can Hurt More than Just the User but Poses Less Risk to Others than Alcohol
October 15th, 2020
Injury-related Hospitalizations Rise after Liquor Sales Go Private
August 13th, 2020
State Binge Drinking Rates Mediate the Effects of Alcohol Policies and State Living Standards
July 24th, 2020
Healthy Lifestyle Class Identified among Whites and Hispanics but Not among Blacks
June 12th, 2020
White Moderate Drinkers are at a High Risk of Alcohol-related Injuries

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