SENIOR TRI INVESTIGATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Section on Behavioral Treatments and Applications
Kimberly
C. Kirby, Ph.D. is a psychologist with specialization in behavior
analysis and behavioral pharmacology. She received her doctorate from
the University of Kansas and completed postdoctoral training at Duke University
and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American
Psychological Association and on the Executive Committee for the division
on Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse. She is also a full member of
the College on Problems of Drug Dependence and the Association for Behavior
Analysis. She has focused her research on behavioral treatments that improve
motivation for recovery and addressed issues related to drug abuse and
the family, and the involvement of religious communities in addiction
recovery. She has more than 70 publications in professional books, meeting
proceedings, and journals.
Lois
Benishek, Ph.D. is a licensed counseling psychologist. Her research
involves counselor training, treatment fidelity, and the acceptability
of adaptations of empirically-supported interventions by substance abuse
treatment programs. She has a special interest in multicultural issues.
Dr. Benishek is an experienced counselor and clinical supervisor who has
a special interest in multicultural issues. She has also been employed
as the director of Temple University’s masters-level counseling
psychology program. Dr. Benishek has served on the editorial board of
Journal of Counseling and Development and is presently a member of the
Association for Women in Psychology Board of Directors/Implementation
Collective.
Adam
C. Brooks, Ph.D. is a Research Scientist working on continuous
care and adaptive treatment protocols, along with performance-based contracting
strategies. Dr. Brooks has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a specialization
in marital and family therapy from St. John’s University. Prior
to joining TRI, he was at the Columbia University Division on Substance
Abuse where he treated substance abusing patients using a variety of empirically
validated treatments. He is an expert supervisor in Motivational Interviewing,
and part of a team at Columbia developing a teleconferenced form of supervision
for distance learning of the technique. His research interests include
computer-assisted treatment and training interventions, use of phone technology
in treatment and recovery monitoring, and workforce development in the
use of evidence-based practices.
MaryLouise
Kerwin, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and Board Certified
Behavior Analyst with specialized experience in parent training, child
maltreatment, and pediatric psychology. She received her doctoral degree
from the University of Notre Dame and completed her clinical training
at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine/The Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Her professional experience includes extensive training and experience
in the design and delivery of behavioral treatments and interventions
for pediatric problems. Kerwin is a recipient of a National Research Service
Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded to the Department
of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to fund training
with Dr. Kimberly Kirby at the Treatment Research Institute. Through her
three-year collaboration with TRI, Dr. Kerwin has developed expertise
in the design and delivery of community reinforcement interventions for
women with drug addiction and family members of individuals with drug
and alcohol problems. In addition, she has been investigating the use
of contingency management interventions delivered individually and in
a group format.
Amy
A. Mericle, Ph.D. Dr. Mericle received Bachelor’s of Arts
and Master’s of Social Work degrees from the University of Michigan.
Prior to receiving her doctoral degree from the University of Chicago,
she worked as a research assistant at the Northwestern University Psycho-Legal
Studies Program. Dr. Mericle’s dissertation examined HIV/AIDS risk
behavior among participants in the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a longitudinal
study led by Linda Teplin, Ph.D. examining the mental health and substance
abuse service needs and service use of detained adolescents. After completing
her doctoral degree, Dr. Mericle accepted a post-doctoral fellowship at
the University of California’s San Francisco Treatment Research
Center where she worked with Barbara Havassy, Ph.D. examining violence
and social networks among individuals with co-occurring mental and substance
use disorders. Dr. Mericle is currently working with Deni Carise, Ph.D.
and is Principal Investigator on TRI’s Detection, Advice, Referral
To Services (DARTS) project. Her research interests include co-occurring
disorders and complications of substance abuse, social networks and treatment
seeking, and treatment linkage among disparate systems of care. Dr. Mericle
is a member (in training) of the College for Problems of Drug Dependence
and the American Public Health Association. She holds a diplomate in measurement
from the Institute of Objective Measurement.
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