Professor
Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Elson S Floyd College of Medicine, Washington
Dr. Michael McDonell is a Professor in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and the Director of the Promoting Research Initiatives in Substance Use and Mental Health (PRISM) Collaborative at Washington State University. He is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience developing, testing, and implementing strength-based interventions for people with addiction and mental illness in community settings. He has led multiple National Institutes of Health funded studies demonstrating that contingency management can be used to reduce alcohol and drug use in individuals living with co-occurring serious mental illness. He also lead two studies demonstrating that culturally-adapted contingency management interventions are feasible and effective tools for addressing substance use disorders in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. He is currently involved in efforts to disseminate contingency management. This involved state-wide efforts to disseminate contingency management in Montana, Washington, and California, as well as similar efforts to providing training and technical support to Native communities.
Friday, April 14, 2023
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM