Agenda - 2022 National Conference on Alcohol and Other Substance Use Among Women and Girls

DAY 1: Thursday, October 20, 2022

Welcome & Introductions
Deidra Roach, M.D., Program Director, Treatment, Health Services, and Recovery Branch, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) 

Opening Remarks
Patricia A. Powell, Ph.D., Deputy Director, NIAAA, NIH

Panel I: Overview of Harmful Substance Use Among Women

MODERATOR: Geetanjali Chander, M.D., M.P.H., FACP, Professor, Medicine; Division Head, General Internal Medicine, University of Washington

Epidemiology
Deborah S. Hasin, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Epidemiology (in Psychiatry), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Psychiatry, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University

How Does Alcohol Consumption Relate to Breast Cancer Risk and Survival?
Jo L. Freudenheim, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo

Health Impacts
Rajita Sinha, Ph.D., Foundations Fund Endowed Professor in Psychiatry, Professor in Neuroscience and in Child Study at the Yale University School of Medicine 

Disparities in the Receipt of Alcohol Brief Intervention:  The Intersectionality of Sex, Age, and Race/Ethnicity
Sujaya Parthasarathy, Ph.D., Health Economist, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente 

Community-based Lessons Learned on Partnerships to Address Underserved Populations   
Rev. Dr. Que English, Director, HHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships 

Panel II: Overview of Harmful Substance Use Among Adolescent Girls

MODERATOR: Jon Dunbar-Cooper, M.A., CPP, Public Health Analyst, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Innovative Prevention Research With Adolescents: Sowing the Seeds of Change
Elizabeth J. D’Amico, Ph.D., Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation 

Health Impacts
Sandra A. Brown, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research and Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of California San Diego 

Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment: Effectiveness and Implementation Research in Pediatric Primary Care, and Implications for Adolescent Girls
Stacy A. Sterling, Dr.P.H., M.S.W., Senior Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research; Co-Director, Center for Addiction and Mental Health Research

Panel III: Model Programs for Mothers With Alcohol Use Disorder, Other Substance Use Disorders, and Children With Prenatal Substance Exposure

MODERATOR: Mary Kate Weber, M.P.H., Behavioral Scientist, Prenatal Substance Exposure Surveillance and Research Team, Infant Outcomes Monitoring, Research, and Prevention Branch, Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Maternal Opiate/Stimulant Use 
Hendrée Jones, Ph.D., Executive Director, UNC Horizons; Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH); joint appointments—Professor, Department of Psychology UNC-CH and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

Maternal Cannabis Use 
Qiana L. Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Rutgers University School of Social Work 

Reducing Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Incidence of FASD: The Past Decade of Research
Grace Chang, M.D., M.P.H., DLFAPA, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Head of Harvard Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Substances 
Claire D. Coles, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics; Director, Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development Program, Emory University School of Medicine 

BREAK

4:05 p.m.–5:15 p.m. ET 

BREAKOUT GROUPS: 
Research and Model Programs for Intervening With Special Populations

BREAKOUT 1: Adolescents
Facilitator: Jon Dunbar-Cooper, M.A., CPP, Public Health Analyst, CSAP, SAMHSA

BREAKOUT 2: Pregnant and Pre‐conception Women
Facilitator: Hendrée Jones, Ph.D., Executive Director, UNC Horizons; Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH); joint appointments—Professor, Department of Psychology UNC-CH and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

BREAKOUT 3: Co‐occurring Mental Health Disorders
Facilitator: Grace Chang, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Head of Harvard Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System; Adjunct Professor, Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine 

BREAKOUT 4: BIPOC Women

Native American Women
Facilitator: Judith A. Arroyo, Ph.D., Special Advisor to Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) (retired); Senior Editor, NativeAIR (current), NIAAA

African American Women
Facilitator: Kara Simone Bagot, M.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry; Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Hispanic Women
Facilitator: Christina S. Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Director, Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health Research Core, Boston University School of Social Work 

BREAKOUT 5: HIV/AIDS
Facilitators: 
Geetanjali Chander, M.D., M.P.H., FACP, Professor, Medicine; Division Head, General Internal Medicine, University of Washington 

Kendall Bryant, Ph.D., Director of HIV/AIDS Research at NIAAA and Scientific Collaborator of the Consortiums for HIV/AIDS and Alcohol Research Translation

BREAKOUT 6: Post-menopausal Women
Facilitators: 
Cathryn Glanton Holzhauer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Research Psychologist, VA Central Western Massachusetts

Constance M. Weisner, Dr.P.H., M.S.W., Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research; Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco

BREAKOUT 7: Criminal Justice–Involved Populations
Facilitator: Maji Hailemariam Debena, Ph.D., M.S.W., Assistant Professor, Division of Public Health, Department of OBGYN and Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University

BREAKOUT 8: Military Women: Active Duty Personnel and Veterans
Facilitator: Tracy Simpson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, VA Puget Sound Healthcare Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education

BREAKOUT 9: Children and Adults Living With FASD
Facilitator: Tatiana Balachova, Ph.D., Scientific Coordinator and Executive Secretary of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Health Scientist Administrator in the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, NIAAA, NIH

BREAKOUT 10: LGBTQIA Populations
Facilitator: Jillian Scheer, Ph.D., Cobb-Jones Professor of Clinical Psychology; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University

Day 1 of the Conference Adjourned

Welcome & Introductions
Ivana Grakalic, Ph.D., Program Director, Division of Neuroscience and Behavior, NIAAA

Opening Remarks
Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., Deputy Director, NIMHD

Panel IV: Prevention and Treatment for Special Populations I

Protect and Respect Black Women and Girls: Cultural Considerations for Addiction Treatment Research
Ayana Jordan, M.D., Ph.D., Barbara Wilson Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Associate Professor, Department of Population Health; Addiction Psychiatrist, New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Theddeus Iheanacho, M.B.B.S., DTM&H, Associate Professor Adjunct of Psychiatry; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director, Yale Global Mental Health, Psychiatry; Director, Global Mental Health Promotion Program, Yale School of Public Health; Trinity Health of New England, Chairman of Psychiatry 

Implementation Research With Indigenous Communities: Sustaining a Culturally Grounded Dialogue to Promote Wellness and Resilience While Preventing Substance Misuse and Violence
Catherine E. McKinley, Ph.D., LMSW, Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Social Work 

Alcohol Use Among Latinas: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Consequences 
Christina S. Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Boston University School of Social Work
Research Director, Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health 

Melanie Morris, LCSW, Ph.D. Candidate, Boston University School of Social Work

Victoria Lopez, B.S., Boston University 

Panel V: Prevention and Treatment for Special Populations II

MODERATOR: Heidi E. Hutton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine 

Treatment and Prevention of Alcohol and Other Substance Misuse: Senior Women 
Elizabeth E. Epstein, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School; Professor Emerita, Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey

Cathryn Glanton Holzhauer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Research Psychologist, VA Central Western Massachusetts

Substance Use Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minority Women
Jillian Scheer, Ph.D., Cobb-Jones Professor of Clinical Psychology; Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University 

Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Women at Risk for and With HIV
Geetanjali Chander, M.D., M.P.H., FACP, Professor, Medicine; Division Head, General Internal Medicine, University of Washington 

Women Involved With the Criminal Justice System 
Faye S. Taxman, Ph.D., University Professor, George Mason University; Director of the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence! (ACE!)

Panel VI: Co‐occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders

MODERATOR: Robert Freeman, Ph.D., Deputy Director (Acting), Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, NIAAA, NIH

Women, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health Comorbidities, and Treatment Receipt Patterns: An Overview Tracy Simpson, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, VA Puget Sound Healthcare Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education 

Developing Gender-Specific Interventions for Women With Substance Use Disorders: The Women’s Recovery Group Study
Shelly F. Greenfield, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Academic Officer and Kristine M. Trustey Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Pharmacological Strategies for Alcohol Use Disorder: What Works for Women?
Sherry McKee, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale Medical School; Director of the Yale Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory, and Director of the Yale Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences in Alcohol Use Disorder

NIAAA Resources to Help Find Treatment
Laura E. Kwako, Ph.D., Program Director, Treatment, Health Services, and Recovery Branch, NIAAA, NIH