Frank Schwebel :: Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions (CASAA)

Frank Schwebel, Ph.D

Research Assistant Professor
fschwebel@unm.edu
(505) 600-2851
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PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Washington
MS, Clinical Psychology, University of Washington
BA, Psychology, Arizona State University

Research Interests

Mobile health (mHealth) and digital health
Text messaging
Empirically supported treatments
Adaptive interventions
Mindfulness
Chronic pain
Machine learning
Hispanic/Latino populations

Primary Research Area

I design, develop, and implement, digital health interventions aimed at improving treatment outcomes for people struggling with addictive behaviors and chronic pain. My work adopts a harm reduction perspective and frequently incorporates mindfulness-based interventions. I also use machine learning algorithms in many of my analyses to explore research questions. As a licensed clinical psychologist, I have experience delivering empirically supported, manualized interventions. Currently, my research involves using text messages to deliver mindfulness-based interventions to people with chronic pain and opioid use disorder, utilizing an adaptive intervention approach. I also study the cultural centering and implementation of mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) for Hispanic/Latino people with substance use problems.

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Integrative Treatment for Achieving Holistic Recovery from Comorbid Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder

Schwebel, F. J., Emery, N. N., Pfund, R. A., Pearson, M. R., & Witkiewitz, K. (2022). Using Decision Trees to Examine Predictors of Treatment Goal Change among Individuals Seeking Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 140, 108825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108825
Schwebel, F. J. & Orban, D. G. (2022). Online support for all: Examining the utilization and perceived benefits of an online harm reduction, abstinence, and moderation focused support group for alcohol and other drugs. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000828
Schwebel, F. J., Korecki, J. R., & Witkiewitz, K. (2020). Addictive Behavior Change and Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Current Research and Future Directions. Current Addiction Reports, 1-8.
Schwebel, F. J. & Larimer, M. E. (2018). Using text message reminders in health care services: A narrative literature review. Internet Interventions, 13, 82-104.
Witkiewitz, K., Montes, K. S., Schwebel, F. J., & Tucker, J. A. (2020). What is recovery? A narrative review of definitions of recovery from alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Research: Current Reviews, 40(3).
Witkiewitz, K., Pearson, M. R., Wilson, A. D., Stein, E. R., Votaw, V. R., Hallgren, K. A., Maisto, S. A., Swan, J. E., Schwebel, F. J., Alridge, A., Zarkin, G. A., & Tucker, J. A. (2020). Can Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery Include Some Heavy Drinking? A Replication and Extension up to Nine Years Following Treatment. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 44(9), 1862-1874.
Schwebel, F. J. & Larimer, M. E. (2020). Text message reminders as an adjunct to a substance use intervention for adolescents and young adults: Pilot feasibility and acceptability findings. Digital Health Journal, 6, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207620965052