John Baer, Ph.D.

Research Professor

Degree From: University of Oregon, 1986
Interests: Brief and preventive interventions for substance use; Process and outcome of addiction treatment; Motivational interviewing; Training evaluation

Contact

Office VAMC B24, Room 157D (151)
Phone (206) 768-5224
Fax (206) 764-2293
E-mail jsbaer@uw.edu

Advising

Do I accept and train new psychology graduate students in general?
No

Research

I am activly involved in both developing and evaluating interventions for addictive problems. I have support from NIDA for two reserach efforts: 1)Project STARRS, an evaluation of brief interventions for homeless adolescents, and 2)MI Training, an evaluation of two methods of professional training in clinical techniques used in addiction treatment. I have also recently participated in Project COMBINE, an 11-site NIAAA sponsored trial of two medications and two behavioral treatments for alcohol problems. I am the Director of Training within the Washington Node of NIDA's Clinical Trials Network, housed at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington, and the Director of the Interdisciplinary Fellowship in Addiction Treatment at the VA Medical Center in Seattle.

Research Publications

  • Baer, J. S., Rosengren, D.R., Dunn, C., Wells, E., Ogle, R., & Hartzler, B. (2004). An Evaluation of Workshop Training in Motivational Interviewing for Addiction and Mental Health Clinicians. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 73, 99-106.
  • Baer, J. S., Sampson, P. D., Barr, H. M., Connor, P., & Streissguth, A. P. (2003). Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Predicts Young Adult Alcohol Problems: A 21-year Longitudinal Analysis. Archives of General Psychiatry. 60, 377-385.
  • Baer, J. S., & Peterson, P.L. (2002). Adolescents and young adults. Chapter in W.R. Miller and S. Rollnick, Motivational Interviewing, Second Edition. Guilford Press. pp 320-332.
  • Baer, J.S., Kivlahan, D.K., Blume, A. W., McKnight, P. & Marlatt, G. A. (2001). Brief intervention for heavy drinking college students: Four-year follow-up and natural history. American Journal of Public Health. 91, 8, 1310-1316.

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