This expert is a social work and behavioral health professional with nearly 30 years of experience in addiction treatment, substance abuse prevention, recovery support, and alcohol misuse research. His work has focused on behavioral health interventions, community-based prevention initiatives, violence prevention strategies, and college campus drinking prevention programs. In addition to his academic and research activities, he has more than 20 years of consulting experience involving alcohol and drug prevention programs, behavioral health initiatives, and substance abuse intervention strategies for educational institutions, public agencies, and community organizations.

He has held faculty and academic leadership positions in social work, preventive medicine, behavioral health research, and substance abuse prevention. Throughout his career, he has directed and managed initiatives involving evidence-based prevention programming, behavioral health research, campus alcohol misuse reduction, recovery support systems, and community prevention models. His responsibilities have also included academic administration, research oversight, prevention-focused program development, and multidisciplinary behavioral health initiatives within university and public health settings.

His professional affiliations and fellowships include the American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare, the American Academy of Health Behavior, the Society for Social Work Research, the Research Society on Alcoholism, the Kettil Bruun Society for Alcohol Epidemiology, and the Council on Social Work Education.

He has participated in and led federally funded research and evaluation projects involving substance abuse prevention, alcohol misuse, adolescent and college drinking behaviors, recovery programs, DUI prevention initiatives, violence prevention, and behavioral health interventions. His work has included collaborations and funding support from federal public health and education agencies, as well as national research organizations. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations on addiction recovery, alcohol misuse prevention, behavioral health, college drinking patterns, and public health approaches to substance abuse prevention. His professional credentials include a Ph.D. in Social Work, a Master of Social Work degree, and undergraduate training in psychology.