Center & Other Research
Current & Past Research
The following section provides a listing of all active and notable past projects at the Alcohol Research Group. Components of the NIAAA funded National Alcohol Research Center Grant, Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems, can be reached by clicking on that grant.
Principal funders of ARG research have included the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. ARG also collaborates with investigators at numerous universities and research institutes, including, for example, the University of California, San Francisco; University of North Dakota; the New England Research Institute; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, Canada; Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs (SoRAD), in Stockholm, Sweden; the Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz in Mexico City.
Currently Funded Research Projects
Selection of Notable Prior Research
Currently Funded Research Projects
A clinician-free, computer-based screening and intervention for consumption of alcohol and sweetened beverages during pregnancy
Funding: NIAAA P30 AA05595
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Study Director: Madhabika B. Nayak, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Study Director: Madhabika B. Nayak, PhD
Alcohol Use among Asian American Adolescents & Young Adults: Do Subgroups Differ?
Funding: NIAAA R03 AA019791
Principal Investigator: Won Kim Cook, PhD
Principal Investigator: Won Kim Cook, PhD
Capacity Building Initiative for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Young Adults
Funding: SAMHSA 1U79SP017379
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Cross-national Analysis of Alcohol and Injury
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA13750
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH
Effects of Disadvantage and Protective Resources on Alcohol-Related Disparities
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA020474
Principal Investigator: Sarah Zemore, PhD; Nina Mulia, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Sarah Zemore, PhD; Nina Mulia, DrPH
Effects of Spirits Privatization on Alcohol Prices and Alcohol-Related Harms
Funding: NIAAA RO1 AA021742
Principal Investigator: William Kerr, PhD
Principal Investigator: William Kerr, PhD
Enhancing Engagement and Retention in Quality HIV Care for Transgender Women of Color in Oakland, Alameda County
Funding: HRSA H97 HA24970
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems: National Alcohol Research Center
Funding: NIAAA P50 AA05595
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Epidemiology of Drinking and Disorders in Border vs. Non-Border Contexts
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA018365
Principal Investigator: Cheryl Cherpitel, DrPH ; Guilherme Borges, DrSc.
Principal Investigator: Cheryl Cherpitel, DrPH ; Guilherme Borges, DrSc.
Identifying Modifiable Influences on Alcohol Problems in High-Risk Neighborhoods
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA020328
Principal Investigator: Katherine Karriker-Jaffe, PhD
Principal Investigator: Katherine Karriker-Jaffe, PhD
Intensive Motivational Interviewing for Methamphetamine Dependence
Funding: NIDA R01 DA024714
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD
Moderators of Motivation to Maintain Sobriety Over 18 Months
Funding: NIDA R03 DA034961
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD, MFT
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD, MFT
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Graduate Research Training on Alcohol Problems
Funding: NIAAA T32 AA007240
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Race/ethnicity, Socioeconomic Disadvantage, and Disparities in Alcohol Problems (A Research Component of ARG’s Center Grant)
Funding: NIAAA P50 AA05595
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Component Directors: Nina Mulia, DrPH and Sarah Zemore, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Component Directors: Nina Mulia, DrPH and Sarah Zemore, PhD
Racial Disparities in Access to Appropriate Alcohol Treatment Services
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA017197
Principal Investigator: Nina Mulia, DrPH; Laura Schmidt, PhD (UCSF)
Principal Investigator: Nina Mulia, DrPH; Laura Schmidt, PhD (UCSF)
Screening and Brief Intervention in the Emergency Department among Mexican-origin Young Adults
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA018119
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH; Robert Woolard, MD
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH; Robert Woolard, MD
Substance abuse and HIV prevention for high risk API MSM in Alameda and San Francisco counties
Funding: SAMHSA 1U79SP015000-01
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Testing Medical Marijuana’s Unintended Consequences for Youth and Young Adults
Funding: NIDA R01 DA034091
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD (UCSF) and Joanne Spetz, PhD (UCSF)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Tammy W. Tam, PhD
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD (UCSF) and Joanne Spetz, PhD (UCSF)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Tammy W. Tam, PhD
What is Recovery?
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA017954
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Selection of Notable Prior Research
A Web-Based Smoking Intervention for Cancer Survivors
Funding: NCI RO1 CA106914
Principal Investigator: Karen Emmons, PhD (Dana-Farber Cancer Center)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: E. Anne Lown, PhD
Principal Investigator: Karen Emmons, PhD (Dana-Farber Cancer Center)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: E. Anne Lown, PhD
Acculturation and Alcohol among U.S. Latinas
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA015972
Principal Investigator: Sarah Zemore, PhD
Principal Investigator: Sarah Zemore, PhD
Alcohol and Injury in Emergency Rooms in Poland
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA12889
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH
Alcohol and Mortality: Ethnic and Social Influences
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA10960
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Alcohol Beverage Tax Rates
Funding: National Alcohol Beverage Control Association
Principal Investigator: William Kerr , PhD
Principal Investigator: William Kerr , PhD
Alcohol Consumption & Mortality in the US 1950-2000
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA014362
Principal Investigator: William C. Kerr, PhD
Principal Investigator: William C. Kerr, PhD
Alcohol Epidemiology: Welfare Client Longitudinal Study
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA10015
Principal Investigator: Constance Weisner, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Constance Weisner, DrPH
Alcohol in Mexican-Origin Groups: U.S. and Mexican Surveys,
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA13739
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD; Marjorie J. Robertson, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD; Marjorie J. Robertson, PhD
Alcohol Problems & Service Dynamics after Welfare Reform
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA13136
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD, ARG Researcher: Denise Zabkiewicz, PhD
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD, ARG Researcher: Denise Zabkiewicz, PhD
Alcohol- and Drug-Attributable Burden of Disease and Injury in the U.S.
Funding: NIAAA
Principal Investigator: Jurgen Rhem (CAMH)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Jurgen Rhem (CAMH)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Alcohol, Services, Treatment & Work in Homeless Adults
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA12019
Principal Investigator: Cheryl Zlotnick, PhD
Principal Investigator: Cheryl Zlotnick, PhD
An Evaluation of Sober Living Houses
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA014030
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD
Brief Intervention in the Emergency Room in Poland
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA016081
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH
Children’s Oncology Group - Administrative Supplement to Increase Public Awareness of Pediatric Cancers
Funding: NCI - U01 CA98543-08S4
Principal Investigator: Reamon / Adamson
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: E. Anne Lown, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Reamon / Adamson
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: E. Anne Lown, DrPH
Coercion to enter Treatment from Probation Officers.
Funding: NIAAA R03 AA12358
Principal Investigator:
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Community Impact on Adoption of Sober Living Houses
Funding: NIDA R21 DA025208
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD
Cost-effectiveness of HMO Residential & Outpatient Care
Funding: NIDA R01 DA12297
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Developing a New Scale of Treatment Readiness
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA016578
Principal Investigator: Sarah Zemore, PhD
Principal Investigator: Sarah Zemore, PhD
Drinking & Problem Epidemiology in Blacks & Hispanics
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA10013
Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD
Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD
Drinking Patterns & Ethnicity: Impact on Mortality Risks
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA016644
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Drug Problems and Course of Homelessness
Funding: NIDA R01 DA09334
Principal Investigator: Marjorie J. Robertson, PhD
Principal Investigator: Marjorie J. Robertson, PhD
Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems: Risk of AIDS
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA08564
Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD
Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD
ER Screening for Alcohol Problems in the U.S. & Mexico
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA11503
Principal Investigator: Cheryl Cherpitel, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Cheryl Cherpitel, DrPH
European & American Drinking Contexts: Comparative Study of Young Adults
Funding: Osservatorio Permanente sui Giovani e l'Alcool
Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD
Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD
Gender Differences in Problem Drinking Trajectories
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA015927
Principal Investigator: Constance Weisner (UCSF)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Constance Weisner (UCSF)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Gender, Alcohol, and Culture: Secondary Data Analysis
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA015775
Principal Investigator: Sharon Wilsnack, PhD (University of North Dakota)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Sharon Wilsnack, PhD (University of North Dakota)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Haight Ashbury Free Clinics Subcontract
Funding: NIDA 5U10DA13045
Principal Investigator: Walter Ling, MD
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Walter Ling, MD
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Health Intervention Project for Transgender Women (HIPTW)
Funding: SAMHSA
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Helping as an Expression of Spirituality
Funding: Fetzer Institute
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Hepatitis B and C among Homeless Adults,
Funding: NIDA R01 DA14294
Principal Investigator: Lillian Gelberg, MD (UCLA)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Marjorie J. Robertson, PhD
Principal Investigator: Lillian Gelberg, MD (UCLA)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Marjorie J. Robertson, PhD
How Much Does She Drink? An HMO Intervention
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA12486
Principal Investigator: Mary Ann Armstrong, MPH (DOR/KFRI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Mary Ann Armstrong, MPH (DOR/KFRI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Impact of Alcoholic Beverage Warning Labels
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA08557
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Impact of Services on Problem Drinking Trajectories
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA09750
Principal Investigator: Kevin Delucchi (UCSF)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Kevin Delucchi (UCSF)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Implementing Welfare Reform: Changing Strategies for Managing Substance Abuse at the Local Level
Funding: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 047653
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD
Improving Alcohol Consumption Self-report Measurement
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA013309
Principal Investigator: Thomas. K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas. K. Greenfield, PhD
Improving Measures of Alcohol Dependence for General Population Studies
Funding: NIAAA P50 AA05595
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Study Director: Katherine Karriker-Jaffe, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD, Study Director: Katherine Karriker-Jaffe, PhD
Life Course and Cost Trajectories of Alcohol Patients: a 15-year Study
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA010359
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Rene Mertens, PhD (KFRI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Rene Mertens, PhD (KFRI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier: A Group TSF Approach
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA014688
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Malt Liquor/Fortified Wine Use and Ethnicity in the U.S.
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA13532
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Measuring Confrontation During Recovery
Funding: NIDA R21 DA023677
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD
Principal Investigator: Douglas Polcin, EdD
Medical vs. Social Model Day Treatment: Outcome & Cost
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA11279
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Lee Ann Kaskutas, DrPH
Methamphetamine Dependence and the Risk of HIV infection
Funding: NIDA R01 DA 10641
Principal Investigator: Gantt P. Galloway, PharmD
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Gantt P. Galloway, PharmD
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Motivational Enhancement Therapy to Improve Treatment Utilization and Outcome in Pregnant Substance Abusers
Funding: NIDA CTN-0013
Principal Investigator: Theresa Winhusen, PhD
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Theresa Winhusen, PhD
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Multi-level Analyses of the NESARC to Explain Treatment Gaps
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA016268
Principal Investigator: Mary Jo Larson, PhD (Brandeis University)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Tammy Tam, PhD
Principal Investigator: Mary Jo Larson, PhD (Brandeis University)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Tammy Tam, PhD
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Alcohol Outcomes: Moderators and Mediators
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA018175
Principal Investigator: Katherine Karriker-Jaffe, PhD
Principal Investigator: Katherine Karriker-Jaffe, PhD
Population Drinking Patterns & HIV Risk in Goa, India
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA014773
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Public Sector Managed Care: A Comparative Evaluation
Funding: NIDA R01 DA11406
Principal Investigator: Martha Beattie, PhD
Principal Investigator: Martha Beattie, PhD
Quality Substitution Among Heavy and AUD Drinkers and Alcohol Tax Policy
Funding: NIAA R01 AA017890
Principal Investigator: Alison Snow Jones, PhD (Drexel University)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Principal Investigator: Alison Snow Jones, PhD (Drexel University)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Thomas K. Greenfield, PhD
Race, Stressors, and Alcohol-related Disparities
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA015397
Principal Investigator: Nina Mulia, DrPh
Principal Investigator: Nina Mulia, DrPh
Screening for Alcohol Problems in the Emergency Room
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA09271
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH
Principal Investigator: Cheryl J. Cherpitel, DrPH
Serving Homeless Welfare Clients with ADM Problems
Funding: NIAAA R01 AA014918
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD (UCSF)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Jason Bond, PhD
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD (UCSF)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Jason Bond, PhD
Sexual Orientation and Correlates of Alcohol Problems
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA017947
Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD; Laurie Drabble, PhD (San José State University)
Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD; Laurie Drabble, PhD (San José State University)
Substance Abuse & Service Dynamics among Welfare Clients
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA12159
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD
Principal Investigator: Laura Schmidt, PhD
Substance Use and HIV Risk among Thai Women
Funding: NIDA R21 DA026324
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Karen Trocki, PhD
Targeted Expansion Project for Outreach and Treatment (TEPOT) II
Funding: SAMHSA
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Tooru Nemoto, PhD (PHI)
ARG Subcontract Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
The Effects of Privatization of Alcohol Control Systems
Funding: NABCA
Principal Investigator: William Kerr, PhD
Principal Investigator: William Kerr, PhD
When Does Pressure Facilitate Help Seeking? 25 Year Trends and Correlates
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA018174
Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Principal Investigator: Doug Polcin , EdD
Women on Welfare: Violence, Alcohol Use, Service Use and Welfare Trajectory
Funding: NIAAA R21 AA016124
Principal Investigator: E. Anne Lown, PhD
Principal Investigator: E. Anne Lown, PhD
