Spotlight on CASAA Researchers and Services
Each month we will feature information on a different researcher or service at CASAA

Name: Robert J. Thoma, Ph.D.

Primary Discipline: Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience

Title, Department:
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Primary Research Interests:
Functional brain imaging with magnetoencephalography

Current projects and collaborations:
Dr. Thoma has an active neuropsychology and neuroimaging research lab, and ongoing projects include studies of intelligence, face emotion perception, post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and schizophrenia. His lab is currently studying the effect of alcohol on brain structure and function, and of neurodevelopmental changes in adolescents who abuse alcohol. His research is supported by local grants and by funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R21AA017313 and K23AA016544).

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The Blending Addiction Science and Practice: Evidence-Based Treatment and Prevention in Diverse Populations and Settings
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Oxford University Press has recently published the work of Dr. Barbara McCrady, director of the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA) and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology, and her co-author, Dr. Elizabeth Epstein of Rutgers University. The two books, 'A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program for Overcoming Alcohol Problems: Therapist Guide, and the accompanying workbook for clients, are part of Oxford's "Treatments That Work" series on evidence-based treatments for psychological disorders.
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Psychology/PractitionerClientGuides/?view=usa

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Twelfth International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (ICTAB-12)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 7 - 10, 2010

The University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Addictions is proud to announce the upcoming International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors (ICTAB). ICTAB began in 1979, communicating recent therapeutic methods and research knowledge to professionals working with the addictive behaviors. Committed to the integration of science and practice, ICTAB brings together international professionals from a variety of disciplines. An enduring focus of ICTAB is on commonalities in the etiology, process, and treatment of alcohol/drug abuse and other addictive behaviors.

Conference Theme:
Evidence-Based Treatment in Real World Systems: Maximizing Service, Value, and Outcome

Conference Chair:
Theresa B. Moyers, Ph.D.,
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

For more information click here.

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