COBE & VCU Life Sciences Present:

FROM RESEARCH TO REHAB: A TOWN HALL MEETING ON SUBSTANCE USE AND YOUNG PEOPLE

April 15, 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.Cabell Library, Room 303

April 14, 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.Harris Hall Auditorium

With Keynotes By:

DR. LINDA HANCOCKDirector of the Wellness

Resource Center. R.N. with Student Health Services

“Research to Real Life - How to Bridge the Divide Between the

Lab and the Bar”

DR. KEVIN MCCAULEYInstitute for

Addiction Study

“The Neuroscience of Addiction”

DR. DANIELLE DICKProfessor of Psychology,

African American Studies, and Human and

Molecular Genetics

“Genes, Environment, and Substance Use”

JUSTIN LUKE RILEYPresident & CEO of Young

People in Recovery

“The Young People’s Recovery Movement”

BILL MAHERBoard Registered

Interventionist, Family Intervention Center

of Virginia

“Systemic Coaching for Recovery”

On Thursday April 14th at 6:30, Dr. Kevin McCauley will be speaking in Harris Hall Auditorium located at 1015 Floyd Avenue. The Auditorium is on the downtown (East) side of the building facing the large ram horns in the Commons Plaza.

Parking for both days is available for $10 per day in the Main St. Deck at 801 West Main St. From the parking deck, walk towards the Altria Theater and take a left onto Main St. Take a Right on the wide brick walkway before the pedestrian overpass and Harris Hall will be on your right.

On Friday April 15th, the main speakers will be in Cabell Library at 901 Park Ave. From the Main St. parking deck, walk North toward the center of campus on Cherry St. until you are next to the back of the Cathedral on your right. Cabell Library will be on your left. The event is on the 3rd Floor. The building is fully handicap accessible.

Sarah Martinez and Ginny Atwood’s extended session for professionals will take place in Hibbs Hall, right next to the library.

From Research to Rehab: A Town Hall Meeting on Substance Use and Young People

April 14th, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm - Harris Hall Auditorium, 1015 Floyd Ave., Rm 101Dr. Kevin McCauley, MD, The Institute for Addiction Study - “The Neuroscience of Addiction”Bill Maher, Family Intervention Center of Virginia - “Systemic Coaching for Recovery” April 15th, 8:30 am to 12:45 pm (bagels and coffee served at 8:00 am) Opening Speakers, 8:30 am to 9:30 am: Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave, Room 303Trevor Reynolds, Rams in Recovery - “Student Welcome”Dr. Danielle Dick, VCU COBE - “Genes, Environment and Substance Use”Dr. Linda Hancock, VCU Wellness Center - “From Research to Real Life: How to Cross the Divide between Research Bench and Bar Room” Breakout Sessions, 9:45 am to 10:45 amPrevention & Policy: University Commons, 907 Floyd Ave, Common Ground Room, BasementDr. Ananda Amstadter, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics - “Trauma Exposure, PTSD, and Alcohol Use Among Emerging Adults”Dr. Andrew Barnes, VCU Dept. of Health and Behavior Policy - “Virginia’s Opioid Epidemic and Public Policy”

Addiction & Treatment: Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave, Room 303Dr. Tricia Smith, VCU Biology, “Cells Talking Smack: How Drugs of Abuse Disrupt Cellular Communication?”Dr. Caroline Cobb, VCU Psychology - “Vaping and Students: Who’s Puffing What?”Sarah Martinez, MSW, CAADC, The Caron Foundation - “On Thin Ice: Addiction and Family Recovery” Break-Out Sessions, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (boxed lunches served at 12:00 pm)Early Intervention & Harm Reduction: University Commons, 907 Floyd Ave, Common Ground Room, BasementDr. Chris Wagner, VCU Rehabilitation Counseling, Psychology and Psychiatry - “Take-Home Messages from Motivational Interviewing”Jason Lowe, Former Program Manager for REVIVE - “Bringing Naloxone to Virginia”

Treatment & Recovery: Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave, Room 303John Freyer, VCU Arts - “Creating Conversations about Recovery”Joan Shepherd, The Coleman Institute - “Understanding Medication Assisted Treatment”Vicki Mollenauer, CARITAS Works - “How Meaningful Employment Promotes Recovery”

Closing Keynote, 12:20 pm to 12:45 pm: Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave, Room 303Justin Luke Riley, Executive Director, Young People in Recovery - “The Young People’s Recovery Movement”

Bonus Sessions, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pmGinny Atwood, The Chris Atwood Foundation - “Naloxone: How to Reverse Opiate Overdoses” Hibbs Hall 207Sarah Martinez, MSW, CAADC, The Caron Foundation, “On Thin Ice: Addiction and Family Recovery” Hibbs Hall 403 (Extended Session for Professionals)

SPEAKERSKevin McCauley, MD, is a graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine (for-merly the Medical College of Pennsylvania). He was a U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon for HMH-363 Red Lions Marine Heavy Helicopter squadron and VMFAT-101 Sharp-shooters fighter/attack training squadron. He was the Director of Le Mont Michel, a sober living/recovery management program in Sandy, Utah from 2009 - 2013, and is a co-founder of the Institute for Addiction Study. His DVD, “Pleasure Unwoven,” won the 2010 NAATP Michael Q. Ford journalism award. He is currently a graduate student in Public Health at the University of Utah. Dr. McCauley became interested in the problem of addiction after witnessing the success of the Navy’s program for treating pilots with alcohol problems. He advocates strongly for the rights of recovering persons as patients and as valued members of society.

Danielle Dick, Ph.D. is the Director and founder of the College Behavioral and Emo-tional Health Institute at VCU, which integrates research, teaching, policy and practice in meaningful and innovative ways. Danielle directs the Spit for Science project, a uni-versity-wide longitudinal genetics research project with nearly 10,000 participants that connects genotypic data to behavioral and emotional health outcomes. She has worked closely with The Wellness Resource Center to develop the link from basic research to prevention/intervention both with research initiatives and shared staff. Her back-ground in clinical psychology makes this a natural bridge. Further, her involvement across departments and institutes on both campuses (Psychology, African American studies, Human and Molecular Genetics) have led to her working closely with faculty, staff, and students across the university.

Linda Hancock, Ph.D., FNP, serves as both a clinician and Director of The Wellness Resource Center. She is an animated health educator whose specialties over the years have included all the “S’s”: sexual health, substance abuse, and stress management. She is currently the smoking cessation guru at VCU and leads a campus-wide social norms marketing campaign to reduce substance use.

Bill Maher, CIP, BRI II, CADC, ACI is a highly successful and innovative intervention-ist specializing in the Gentle, Respectful, Systemic Invitational Model, which addresses the effects of addiction on the whole family. Since 1989, Bill has provided intervention services, facilitating over 3,000 interventions nationally with a very high success rate (over 90%) for placing addicted individuals into treatment and treating the family systemically. Maher provides longer term coaching and case management services for families. Maher states, “If you only treat the addict, you’re only treating part of the disease.” Maher brings personal experience to his work - he is a person of long term recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction, and also a recovering food addict. A resident of Richmond, Virginia, Maher provides intervention, coaching and case-management services to families nationally, but primarily focuses on the Mid-Atlantic region, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and down to the Atlanta area.

Justin Luke Riley is 28 years old, and has been in long term recovery since 2007. He is Young People in Reovery’s President & CEO, and a founding member. Justin has done organizational development consulting for different industries. He was a Youth & Community Engagement Pastor as well as a private Life Coach. He graduated cum laude from the University Colorado at Denver in the University’s Honors & Leader-ship Program in 2013, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Mediation, and Public Relations. He is currently completing his Executive MBA from the University of Colorado. As a natural leader and gifted public speaker, Justin has been featured in many media outlets for for his involvement in youth leadership and community engagement. Justin is a prolific leader in recovery, serving on the Executive Board of multiple nonprofit enterprises. Justin also serves in many other service-oriented capac-ities. Justin lives in Denver, Colorado, where he is married to the woman of his dreams, Rachel Marie. They recently had their first child, Everly Hope, who enjoys spending time with her puppy King Bear.

Ananda Amstadter, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychi-atry. Her program of research broadly focuses on understanding factors that effect post-trauma trajectory of symptoms among individuals exposed to a variety of poten-tially traumatic events (e.g., disasters, combat exposure, interpersonal violence). Most of her research focuses on the identification of risk and resiliency factors, biologic and psychosocial in nature, for traumatic-stress related conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorders, and depression. Her translational pro-gram of research weds biological substrates (e.g., molecular genetics, neuro-endocrine reactivity) with behavioral outcomes (e.g., mental health phenotypes, distress toler-ance, risk taking propensity) through the use of a variety of research methodologies and through interdisciplinary collaborations. Her long-term research goals are largely focused on the identification of potentially modifiable environmental variables that confer risk for post-trauma psychopathology (in their interaction with genetic vari-ants), with the aim of translating these findings into culturally sensitive prevention and secondary intervention programs. Ananda received her PhD from Auburn University in 2008.

Andrew J. Barnes, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Policy at Vir-ginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Research Associate of the VCU Massey Cancer Center, and affiliate faculty in the VCU Center for the Study of Tobacco Products. His research interests include: 1) health policy, 2) cancer care delivery research, and 3) behavioral economics and patient decision-making. Dr. Barnes is currently working with a team of researchers on the effects of federal and state regulations on e-cigarette use, how preferences impact decision-making in cancer, and several projects related to health insurance decision-making. Dr. Barnes is the co-author of the book Healthcare Systems in Transition: United States of America and co-editor of the upcoming book Behavioral Economics and Health Behaviors: Key Concepts and Current Research. He completed his doctoral training in Health Policy with a concentration in Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles and holds a Master of Public Health from Tulane University.

Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., received her PhD in Psychology from VCU in 2012. Her program of research generally addresses the role of novel and alternative tobacco products (e.g., hookah/waterpipe tobacco, little cigars/cigarillos, and electronic cigarettes) in the incidence of tobacco-related disease and death as well as the broader implications of the availability of these products for policy and public health. Her approach includes use of clinical laboratory methodology, population-based surveys, qualitative inquiry, and tools from tobacco regulatory science. Her current work is particularly focused on poly-tobacco use patterns such as the influence of concurrent use of electronic cigarettes or little cigars/cigarillos on conventional cigarette smoking behavior and relevant toxicant exposures.

Christopher C. Wagner, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling, Psychology and Psychiatry, department Vice-Chair, and licensed clinical psychologist. His scholarship focuses on motivational interviewing (MI) and interpersonal processes in mental health/substance abuse treatment. He has focused on expanding MI theory and practice to a broader focus than originally conceived as well as developing MI group psychotherapy. He is the lead author on the MI in Groups book that is part of the official Guilford Press series on MI. His practice and training has included outpa-tient, inpatient and residential treatment of individuals and groups with a variety of health, mental health and addiction problems.

Sarah Martinez, MSW, CAADC, leads the Relapse Family Education Program in Caron, Pennsylvania. Her master degree in Clinical Social Work is from the University of Pennsylvania. She received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, where she studied human development and cognitive science. Later, Sarah studied at Columbia University in the Research Psychology Certificate Program. She interned at a Dual Diagnosis Psychiatric Facility and an inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Sarah has been working in Caron’s Family Services department for four years. Sarah has experience working with both young adult and adult patients and families. She is passionate about addiction education and family recovery.

Jason Lowe, MSW. is Senior Auditor for Behavioral Health and Developmental Ser-vices at the Virginia Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG). Before joining OSIG, he spent two years as Program Manager for REVIVE!, Virginia’s Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education program that is overseen by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Jason oversaw all aspects of program development, including curricula and documentation development, logistical coordination, the pro-motion of REVIVE! and increased access to naloxone throughout the Commonwealth. Jason graduated from the VCU School of Social Work in 2005 with a Master of Social Work degree with a concentration in Administration, Planning, and Policy Practice. His hobbies include reading, playing and listening to music, soccer, and crossword puzzles. He lives in Chesterfield with his wife Laura, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a furry four-legged daughter named Libby.

Joan Shepherd, FNP, has worked in the outpatient Accelerated Detox programs at The Coleman Institute (TCI) for almost 9 years. TCI specializes in medical detox, specif-ically using naltrexone therapy. Joan’s interest in helping people maximize wellness has led her to become a certified SMART Recovery facilitator, a Martha Beck Trained Life Coach, a Health Counselor through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and a Certified Yoga Instructor.

Tricia Smith, Ph.D, received her Ph.D in Pharmacology from the Virginia Com-monwealth University in 2009. Her research focuses on drugs of abuse; largely the cannabinoids and opioids. Her previous research includes the effects of drugs of abuse on neurons and cell-surface receptors. Her current research focuses on the effects of long-term opioid use on the gut microbiome. She is the creator and instructor of the ‘Drug Biology’ class at the Virginia Commonwealth University, where she is a member of the Biology Faculty.

John Freyer, MFA, is an Assistant Professor of Cross-Disciplinary Media in the VCU School of the Arts. A project team member of Rams in Recovery and a passionate supporter of students, John combines recovery, advocacy, and artwork through his Free Ice Water project, and is excited about collaborating and building the Recovery Ally Program for his next project 5 cent coffee. John’s previous projects include Allmylife-forsale, in which he sold nearly all his belongings on eBay, and visited the people who purchased them. John is deeply interested in encouraging life giving relationships possible through recovery.

Vicki Mollenauer grew up in Los Angeles California and moved to Vienna, Virginia when she was eight. She graduated from Randolph-Macon College Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in English and with a Virginia Teaching Certification and made her home in the Richmond area. Vicki worked as a Hanover County High School teacher for six years, receiving Teacher of the Year in her third year. She was Program Manager and then became the Assistant Director of the Virginia Fire and Police Museum in 1999. She then opened a construction company in 2003, ran the business successfully for 6 years and completely renovated her Historic Jackson Ward home from shell to showplace. Vicki’s dedication to community led her to become a member of the Historic Jackson Ward Association (HJWA) and ultimately joining the Board of Directors in 2007; she is the current Treasurer and Safety Committee Chair of the HJWA. In 2009, she returned to teaching, program design and implementation at the Northside YMCA Preschool. When the program closed in 2014, she decided to take a step back and realized that she wanted to share her experience in education, construction, community and 17 years in recovery with a local organization. Her decision led her to becoming the CARITAS Works Career Development Specialist where she is currently teaching classes, working with Job Club, and enhancing the AfterWorks program.

Ginny Atwood is the Executive Director of the Chris Atwood Foundation. The Chris Atwood Foundation began in 2013 after the Atwood family lost their son and brother, Chris, to an accidentally fatal heroin overdose. He passed away at age 21, following a 6 year battle with addiction. The CAF is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that strength-ens the addiction recovery movement through education, stigma reduction, and recov-ery support services. Ginny is a powerful advocate for recovery, conducting numerous Naloxone trainings throughout Northern Virginia to teach community members how to reverse opiate overdoses.

The College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute was established in Nov. 2015 to support collaborative and interdisciplinary research focused on behavioral and emotional health and use that knowledge to inform and improve teaching, programming and policies related to health and wellness at VCU and in the greater Richmond community.

Connect with COBE online at www.cobe.vcu.edu

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COBE Administration

Danielle Dick, Ph.D. - Director, COBE; Professor, Departments of Psychology, African American Studies, and Human & Molecular GeneticsAmy Adkins, Ph.D. - Director of Student Engagement, COBE; Assistant Professor, Department of PsychologyTom Bannard - Administrative Director, COBE; Recovery Support CoordinatorCraig Zirpolo - Media Specialist, COBERegina Coles, MS, CRA - Project Coordinator/Grants Management, COBEZoe Neale - Graduate Assistant Nate Thomas - Graduate AssistantDae Newman - Administrative Assistant

COBE-Affiliated Faculty

Ed Acevedo, Ph.D. - Professor, Department Chair, Exercise Science, Health and Movement Sciences, Rehabilitation and Movement SciencesAnanda Amstader, Ph.D - Associate Professor, PsychiatrySandra Barker, Ph.D - Professor, Center for Human-Animal InteractionEric Benotsch, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Director Health Psychology ProgramRowena Briones, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Public RelationsKirk Warren Brown, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Social Psychology, Health PsychologyKaren Chartier, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, School of Social WorkCaroline Cobb, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Health PsychologyAbigail Conley, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Counselor Education

Rosalie Corona, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Director, Clinical and Health PsychologyPam Dillon, Pharm.D - Research Liaison, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Addiction and Women’s Health: Advancing Research and EvaluationKristen Donovan, MPH - Assistant Director for Substance Education, The Wellness Resource CenterRobin Everhart, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Health PsychologySarah Faris, MA - Associate Professor, Communication ArtsNathan Gillespie, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, PsychiatrySandy Gramling, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Clinical PsychologyJeff Green, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Director, Social PsychologyMignonne Guy, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, African American StudiesNao Hagiwara, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Health Psychology; Social PsychologyLinda Hancock, Ph.D - Director, The Wellness Resource CenterKatie Vatalaro Hill, MPH - Interim Assistant Dean, Student AffairsKathy Ingram, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Counseling PsychologyWendy Kliewer, Ph.D - Professor and Chair, Psychology, Developmental Psychology; Social Psychology; Clinical Child/Adolescent PsychologyJosh Langberg, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Clinical PsychologyCarly Lovell, MS,MA,RN, WHNP-BC - Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Com-munity Health NursingHermine Maes, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Human & Molecular GeneticsMichael Mason, Ph.D - Director, Commonwealth Institute on Child and Family Studies, Associate Professor, PsychiatrySuzanne Mazzeo, Ph.D - Professor, Director, Counseling PsychologyJim McCullough, Ph. D - Professor, Clinical PsychologyAmanda McGann, Ph. D, MPH, CHES, CPH - Assistant Director The Wellness Resource CenterAashir Nasim, Ph.D - Director, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation, Associate Professor, African-American StudiesMike Neale, Ph.D - Professor, PsychiatryPaul Perrin, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Health Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Counseling PsychologyElizabeth Prom-Wormley, Ph.D, MPH - Assistant Professor, EpidemiologyChris Reina, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, School of BusinessBruce Rybarczyk, Ph.D - Professor, Clinical PsychologyJessica Salvatore, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Psychology Sunny Shin, Ph.D - Associate Professor, School of Social WorkVicky Shivy, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Counseling PsychologyTricia Smith, Ph.D - Associate Professor, BiologyBela Sood, MD, FAACAP - Professor, PsychiatryKaren Stewart, Ph.D - Assistant Clinical Professor, PsychiatryTerri Sullivan, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Director, Developmental PsychologyDace Svikis, Ph.D - Professor, Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry; Obstetrics/GynecologyJasmin Vassileva, Ph.D - Associate Professor, PsychiatryAmy Verrelli, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, AnthropologyScott Vrana, Ph.D - Professor, Clinical Psychology, Social PsychologyTodd Webb, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, PsychiatryEverett Worthington, Ph.D - Commonwealth Professor, Counseling Psychology; Social Psychology; Health Psychology; Developmental PsychologySusanna Wu-Pong, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Pharmacy

NOTES

Have an addicted loved one?You are not alone. Substance use affects the entire family.

Family Education Program Every Thursday from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

563 Southlake Blvd. Richmond, Va. 23236

The waves of pain that hit the families of substance users can be crush-ing and all encompassing. Arm yourself with the education, support

and resources to cope with a loved one’s substance use and learn how to respond more effectively.

The Family Education Program is a collaboration between Northstar Community, CARITAS, Family Counseling Center for Recovery, The Family Intervention Center of Virginia, The Caron Foundation, The

Coleman Institute, VCU’s Wellness Resource Center, and VCU’s COBE.

We are free and open to anyone with an addicted loved one.For more info, contact Tom Bannard at recovery@vcu.edu

Thanks to our sponsors!

A special thanks to VCU Life Sciences and Emeritus Professor Lemont Kier of the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity for partnering with COBE to make this Town Hall possible.