Signatures from Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Professionals
Open Letter to President-Elect Obama Regarding the Selection of the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
   
  There are 92 signatures total

 
Andrew Tatarsky, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Founding Board Member and Past President, Division on Addiction, New York State Psychological Association
Co-director, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and Training Associates
New York, NY

John H. Halpern, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director of the Laboratory for Integrative Psychiatry, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Associate Director of Substance Abuse Research, Biological Psychiatry Laboratory
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA

Mark B. Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor, Center for Psychological Studies,
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Jon Morgenstern, Ph.D.
Professor & Director, Substance Abuse Services, Department of Psychiatry
Columbia University Medical Center
New York , NY

Reid K. Hester, Ph.D.
Director, Research Division, Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP
Albuquerque, NM

Linda C. Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor, Center for Psychological Studies
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Richard Juman, PsyD
Representative to Council, Division on Addictions
New York State Psychological Association
New York, NY

Ernest Drucker PhD
Professor, Montefiore Medical Center,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New York , NY

Debra Rothschild, PhD, CASAC
Past President, Division on Addictions
New York State Psychological Association
New York, NY

Tom Horvath, Ph.D., ABPP
Practical Recovery
La Jolla, CA

Joe Ruggiero, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Director, Addiction Institute of New York
Director, Crystal Clear Project
New York, NY

G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Addictive Behaviors Research Center University of Washington
Department of Psychology
Seattle, WA

George H Northrup, PhD
President, New York State Psychological Association
New York, NY

Scott Kellogg, PhD
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
New York University
New York, NY

John Rotrosen, MD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
NYU School of Medicine
New York, NY

Nicholas Lessa
Chief Executive Officer, Inter-Care, LTD
New York, NY

Randy Seewald, MD
Beth Israel Medical Center MMTP
Medical Director, Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY

Alexandra Woods, PhD
Psychologist/psychoanalyst in private practice
Board of Directors, Division on Addictions, New York State Psychological Association

Karen Frieder, PhD
Executive board member, Addiction Division, New York State Psychological Association
Private Practice
New York, NY

Ana Kosok, Ed. D.
Executive Director, Moderation Management Network
New York

Julie Barnes, PhD, CASAC
private practice
Executive board member, Addiction Division, New York State Psychological Association

Genata Carol, PhD
Director of Mental Health Services
AIDS Service Center of Lower Manhattan
New York, NY

Patt Denning, PhD
Director of Clinical Services and Training
Harm Reduction Therapy Center
San Francisco, CA

Jeannie Little, CSW
Executive Director
Harm Reduction Therapy Center
San Francisco, CA

Laura Kogel, LCSW
The Women's Therapy Centre Institute
New York, NY.

Bryan Fallon, PhD
Clinical supervisor in mental health for Prison Health Services
New York, NY

Allan Zuckoff, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Aimee Campbell
Research Associate, Columbia University School of Social Work
MSW
New York, NY

Carolina E. Yahne, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Past President, New Mexico Psychological Association
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mark Dodd
Behavioral Health
Clinical Director
Prairie Ridge Addiction Treatment Services

Pete Jackson
Adjunct Professor, Trainer & Therapist
PsyD/Addiction and health behavior change therapist
PsyD Professor of clinical health psychology and substance abuse treatment
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

John P Pasagiannis, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Former Member Executive Committee Division on Addictions, NYSPA
Private Practice, Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center

Lorraine Mary Pirro
Social Worker
Clinical Social Worker RYAN WHITE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
MA, LMSW
New York

Antoine Douaihy
Addiction Psychiatrist
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Medical Director of Addiction Medicine Services
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA

Harry S. Zerler, MA, LCADC, MAC
Consultant and Trainer
Mental Health Screener
Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Hackettstown, New Jersey

Christine Wind
Volunteer
Board of Directors Fourth Street Clinic
Salt Lake City, UT

Cheryl Lynn Martin MA, RN, CASAC
Coordinator of Access, Retention and Transition for Persons with Substance Use Disorders
Monroe County Office of Mental Health
Rochester, NY

Bryon Adinoff, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research
Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Scott Lewis, MS, LPC
treatment of dual diagnosed adults
Outpatient Therapist
Pittsburgh, PA

John Novo
M.Ed.,LMFT, CADAC II
Privat Practice, MA

Victor L. Steffens
Psychotherapist
M.A., LMFT, CADC I
ABD for Ph.D in Clinical Psychology
San Francisco

Arthur Heiserman
Psychologist
Ph.D
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University
New York, New York

David S. Timken, Ph.D.
Psychologist/Researcher
Director, Center for Impaired Driving Research and Evaluation
Boulder, CO

Bridgette Vest, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Substance Abuse
Salem, Virginia

Mary Marden Velasquez, PhD
Professor
Associate Dean for Research
Director, Health Behavior Research and Training Institute
University of Texas at Austin

Gary Rose, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychology
Core Faculty
MA School of Professional Psychology

Jonathan Troop
Educator
BA Communications and East Asian Studies
Japan

Charles H. Bombardier, PhD
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
United States

Ora Yemini-Morrison
Licence Clinical Social Work
LCSW
New York City

Dee-Dee Stout, MA, CADC II
Educator/Clinician
Faculty, City College of San Francisco
Director, Responsible Recovery
Emeryville, CA

Santhi Periasamy
Licensed Psychologist
Ph.D.
Texas Woman's University-Houston Campus/Independent Practitioner
Houston, Texas

Albert Bregante
Substance Abuse Professional
Residential Counselor
Portland, Oregon

Steve Martino
Psychologist
Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine

Josephine DeMarce
Psychologist
Coordinator, Substance Abuse Liaison Team
Salem VA

Scott R. Petersen, LCSW, CADC
Clinical Social Worker
Chicago, IL

Carolyn Heckman
Psychologist
Dr.
Associate Member
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Douglas C. Smith
Social Work
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bryan D. Bell
Training Specialist 
M.C.J.A.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Probation & Parole / Community Corrections
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Louise Vincent
Harm Reduction 
Program Director
Winston-Salem, NC

Puspita Sen
Licensed Mental Health Clinician/R&D Director/Private Practice-Mental Health/Subtance Addiction
MSEd. LMHC, CASAC, CH
Albany

Ken Kraybill, MSW
Training & Technical Assistance Specialist
Center for Social Innovation, Newton, MA

Lee Ann Kaskutas
Alcohol and Drugs Researcher (Public Health)
Associate Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley
Scientist, Alcohol Research Group
Emeryville, CA

David B. Rosengren, Ph.D>
Clinical Psychologist
Research Scientist, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
Clinical Research Analyst, Prevention Research Institute
Seattle, WA

David Pillow
Social Psychologist
Ph.D., Interim Director of the Cultural and Policy Institute
Associate Professor, UTSA
San Antonio, TX

Timothy Apodaca, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Missouri
Kansas City, MO

Brian R. Edlin MD
Medicine
Professor of Medicine, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America
United States

George A. Parks, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Associate Director
Addictive Behaviors Research Center
University of Washington, Seattle

Marcella Spence, IMFT
Harm Reduction Psychotherapist
Oakland, California

Christine Toner
Clinical Social Worker
LCSW
NYC, NY

Kyle Arnold, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Program
Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center
Brooklyn, NY

Molly Grimes, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Director, Pace University Counseling Center
New York, NY

John M. Stewart, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Northland College
Ashland, WI

Ira Potashner
Addictions counselor; Doctoral student in clinical psychology
MA, CASAC

Al Turner 
MS CADC
Chemical Dependency Counselor
Chicago, IL

Jill Anne Raymond Kerr
substance Use disorder/Co-occurring Disorders Treatment
LMSW, LISAC

John Bellamy Taylor, CASAC
Director of Evaluation Clinic
The Addiction Institute of New York
St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York City

Henry Steinberger, PhD
Psychologist
Member SMART Recovery Board of Directors, Fellow Albert Ellis Inst., 
Holder Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alc. & other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders
Madison, WI

Muriel Dimen
Psychoanalyst
PhD, LPsyA
New York NY

Mark Sehl, PhD
Psychoanalyst
Co-Director Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and Training Associates
Adjunct Faculty New York University
New York, N.Y.

Frances A Meléndez, Ph.D.
Director of Behavioral Health , 
Iris House. Inc.Harlem NY

Carlota John-Hull,MD
Physician
Medical Director/Vice President of Medical Services
Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation
Brooklyn, New York

Cathy Cole, MSSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator and Psychotherapist
Durham Veterans Hospital, Durham,NC

Steven Lash
Clinical Psychologist
Associate Professor, UVA and Salem VAMC

Theresa B. Moyers, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions
New Mexico

Michael Morrison, LCSW
Psychotherapy, Education
Emotional Education Workshops
New York, NY

Susan Bruggink
Psychologist
Clinical Supervisor and Staff Educator
Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, Certified Advanced Addictions Counselor
Grand Rapids MI

Kathlynn Northrup-Snyder, PhD, CNS, RN
Public Health Nursing/Consultant
Faculty, Oregon Health Sciences University, School of Nursing
Owner, Community Health Concepts
Dallas, OR

Steve Schack
Social Worker
MSW
Evergreen Treatment Services
Seattle, WA

Claudia Arlo
LCSW, CGP, CASAC
Clinician at Addiction Institute of NY, Adjunct Faculty NYU Graduate School of Social Work, 
Private Practice
New York, NY

Melissa Carr Busnot
Private Practice Therapist
Licensed Clinical Social Work LCSW
Certified Employee Assistance Professional CEAP, Substance Abuse Professional SAP
Jacksonville, Florida

John G.McEwen, LMHC
Mental Health Therapist
Tampa, FL

Alexandra Woods, PhD
Psychologist/psychonalyst
Executive Board Member, Division on Addictions, New York State Psychological Association
New York City, NY