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Atlanta, GA
Boston,MA
Chicago, IL
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Honolulu, HI
Los Angeles, CA Maryland/Washington D.C.
Miami, FL
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Newark, NJ
New Orleans, LA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
St. Louis, MO
Texas (Statewide)

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CEWG Members and Alternate Members

Atlanta, Georgia
Lara DePadilla, Ph.D.	Research Assistant Professor Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education Rollins School of Public Health Emory University 1518 Clifton Road, 5th Floor Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: 404-358-5037 Fax: 404-727-1369 E-mail: ldepadi@emory.edu

Alternate Member(s)
Claire Sterk, Ph.D.	Emory University Rollins School of Public Health 1518 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30322 Phone: 404-727-9124 Fax: 404-727-1369 E-mail: csterk@emory.edu

Boston, Massachusetts
Daniel P. Dooley	Senior Researcher Boston Public Health Commission 1010 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02118 Phone: 617-534-2360 Fax: 857-288-2129 E-mail: Ddooley@bphc.org

Alternate Member(s)
Phyllis Sims	Boston Public Health Commission 1010 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02118 Phone: 617-534-2417 Fax: 617-534-2422 E-mail: PSims@bphc.org

Chicago, Illinois
Lawrence Ouellet, Ph.D.	Research Professor Community Outreach Intervention Projects Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health University of Illinois at Chicago MC-923 1603 West Taylor Street Chicago, IL 60612-4394 Phone: 312-355-0145 Fax: 312-996-1450 E-mail: ljo@uic.edu

Alternate Member(s)
Damian Denson, M.P.H.	Project Coordinator Division of Community Health Sciences School of Public Health University of Illinois at Chicago MC-923 1603 West Taylor Street Chicago, IL 60612 Phone: 312-355-3991 Fax: 312-996-1450 E-mail: damianjdenson@yahoo.com

Denver, Colorado
Kristen Dixion, M.A., L.P.C.	Evaluation Researcher Division of Behavioral Health Data and Evaluation 3824 West Princeton Circle Denver, CO 80236-3111 Phone: 303-866-7407 Fax: 303-866-7428 E-mail: Kristen.Dixion@state.co.us

Alternate Member(s)
Bruce Mendelson, M.P.A.	Senior Data Consultant Denver Office of Drug Strategy 1200 Federal Boulevard Denver, CO 80204 Phone: 720-944-2158 Fax: 720-944-3083 E-mail: Bruce.Mendelson@denvergov.org

Detroit, Michigan
Cynthia L. Arfken, Ph.D.	Associate Professor Wayne State University 2761 East Jefferson Detroit, MI 48207 Phone: 313-993-3490 Fax: 313-577-5062 E-mail: carfken@med.wayne.edu

Alternate Member(s)
To be determined

Honolulu, Hawaii
D. William Wood, Ph.D., M.P.H.	Professor and Chair Department of Sociology University of Hawaii at Manoa Saunders Hall, Room 247 2424 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: 808-956-7693 Fax: 808-956-3707 E-mail: dwwood@hawaii.edu

Alternate Member(s)
Dr. John Casken	School of Nursing University of Hawaii Webster Hall, 4th Floor Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: 808-956-5750 Fax: 808-956-4585 E-mail: casken@hawaii.edu

Los Angeles, California
Mary-Lynn Brecht, Ph.D.	Research Statistician Integrated Substance Abuse Programs University of California, Los Angeles 11075 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone:310-267-5275 Fax: 310-473-7885 E-mail: lbrecht@ucla.edu

Alternate Member(s)
Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D.	UCLA Integraged Substance Abuse Program 11075 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: 310-267-5311 Fax: 310-312-0538 E-mail: rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu

Maryland/Washington D.C
Erin Artigiani,M.A.	Deputy Director for Policy Center for Substance Abuse Research University of Maryland 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 501 College Park, MD 20740 Phone: 301-405-9794 Fax: 301-403-8342 E-mail: erin@cesar.umd.edu

Alternate Member(s)
Eric Wish, Ph.D.	Director Center for Substance Abuse Research University of Maryland 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 501 College Park MD 20740 Phone: 301-405-9774 Fax: 301-403-8342 E-mail: ewish@cesar.umd.edu

Miami, Florida
James N. Hall	Director Center for the Study and Prevention of Substance Abuse Nova Southeastern University c/o Up Front, Inc. 13287 S.W. 124th Street Miami, FL 33186 Phone: 786-242-8222 Fax: 786-242-8759 E-mail: upfrontin@aol.com

Alternate Member(s)
Steven P. Kurtz, Ph.D.	Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies University of Delaware 2121 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 430 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Phone: 305-529-1911 E-mail: skurtz@udel.edu


Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota
Carol Falkowski	Drug Abuse Strategy Officer Minnesota Department of Human Services 444 Lafayette Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Phone: 651-431-2457 Fax: 651-431-7449 E-mail: carol.falkowski@state.mn.us

Alternate Member(s)
Greg Carlson	Hennepin Faculty Associates Addiction Medicine 914 South 8th Street Suite D131 Minneapolis, MN 55404 Phone: 612-347-09701 Fax: 612-347-7615 E-mail: gregorycarlson@mac.com

Newark, New Jersey
To be determined


Alternate Member(s)
To be determined


New Orleans, Louisiana
To be determined

Alternate Member(s)
To be determined


New York, New York
Rozanne Marel, Ph.D.	Assistant Chief of Epidemiology New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services 501 Seventh Avenue, 8th floor New York, NY 10018 Phone: 646-728-4605 Fax: 646-728-4685 E-mail: rozannemarel@oasas.state.ny.us

Alternate Member(s)
Gregory Rainone, Ph.D.	Chief of Epidemiology New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services 501 Seventh Avenue, 9th floor New York, NY 10018 Phone: 646-728-4607 Fax: 646-728-4685 E-mail: gregoryrainone@oasas.state.ny.us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Samuel J. Cutler	Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program Manager Office of Addiction Services Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services City of Philadelphia Phone: 215-685-5414 Fax: 215-685-4977 E-mail: sam.cutler@phila.gov

Alternate Member(s)
Marvin F. Levine, M.S.W.	Deputy Director City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services Office of Addiction Services 1101 Market Street, Suite 800 Philadelphia, PA 19107-2908 Phone: 215-685-5405 Fax: 215-685-4977 E-mail: marvin.levine@phila.gov

Phoenix, Arizona
James K. Cunningham, Ph.D.	Social Epidemiologist Department of Family and Community Medicine College of Medicine The University of Arizona 1450 N Cherry Avenue Tucson, AZ 85719 Phone: 520-615-5080 Fax: 520-577-1864 E-mail: jkcunnin@email.arizona.edu

Alternate Member(s)
To be determined

San Diego, California
Karla D. Wagner, Ph.D.	Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Division of Global Public Health University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0849 La Jolla, CA 92093-0849 Phone: 619-534-0857 Fax: 858-534-7566 E-mail: kdwagner@ucsd.edu

Alternate Member(s)
Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D.	Professor and Harold Simon Chair School of Medicine University of California, San Diego MS 0622 9500 Gilman Drive San Diego, CA 92093 Phone: 858-822-1952 Fax: 858-534-4642 E-mail: sstrathdee@ucsd.edu

San Francisco, California
To be determined

Alternate Member(s)
To be determined

Seattle, Washington
Caleb Banta-Green, M.P.H., M.S.W., Ph.D.	Research Scientist Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute University of Washington 1107 N.E. 45th Street, Suite 120 Seattle, WA 98105 Phone: 206-685-3919 Fax: 206-543-5473 E-mail: calebbg@u.washington.edu

Alternate Member(s)
Ron Jackson, M.S.W.	Evergreen Treatment Services Executive Director 1700 Airport Way S Seattle, WA 98134-1618 Phone: 206-223-3644 Fax: 206-223-1482 E-mail: ronjack@u.washington.edu

St. Louis, Missouri
Heidi Israel Ph.D.	Department of Orthopedic Surgery St. Louis University FDT7N P.O. Box 15250 3635 Vista St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314-577-8851 Fax: 314-268-5121 E-mail: israelha@slu.edu

Alternate Member(s)
To be determined

Texas (Statewide)
Jane C. Maxwell, Ph.D.	Senior Research Scientist Addiction Research Institute Center for Social and Behavioral Research The University of Texas, Austin Phone: 512-232-0610 Fax: 512-232-0617 E-mail: jcmaxwell@sbcglobal.net

Alternate Member(s)
Richard Spence, Ph.D.	Center for Social Work Research University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 Phone: 512-232-0608 Fax: 512-232-0613 E-mail: rtspence@mail.utexas.edu

NIDA Staff

Moira O'Brien, M.Phil. - Project Officer
E-mail: mobrien@nida.nih.gov

National Institues of Health
Epidemiology Research Branch
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 5153 MSC 9589
Bethesda, MD 20892-9589
Phone: 301-402-1881
Fax: 301-443-2636

CEWG Project Staff

Sandra L. Putnam, Ph.D. - Project Director
E-mail: sputnam@socialsolutions.biz

NIDA State and Local Epidemiology
Planning and Information Development
Social Solutions International, Inc.
1541 Stewartstown Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304-292-5148
Fax: 304-292-5149

Karyn Bjornstad Collins, M.P.A. - Technical Editor
E-mail: kcollins@socialsolutions.biz

Social Solutions International, Inc.
441 Keith
Missoula, MT 59801
Phone: 406-370-9931
Fax: 406-543-3481

Patricia Evans - Meeting Coordinator
E-mail: pevans@rti.org

RTI International
6110 Executive Boulevard, Ste 415
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-816-4612
Fax: 301-770-8205

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