ISAP Researchers' Profiles

Suzette Glasner-Edwards, Ph.D.

Suzette Glasner-Edwards, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with expertise in the study and practice of psychotherapy for individuals with substance use disorders and concomitant mental illness.

Her research interests include psychological and pharmacological interventions for substance abusers with co-occurring affective disorders, the clinical course of depressive illness in individuals with alcohol and/or drug use disorders, mechanisms of action or “key ingredients” of psychotherapy and risk factors for psychiatric illnesses in substance abusers.

Education and Training

• Undergraduate: University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., Psychology, 1998
• Graduate School: University of Minnesota, Ph.D., 2002
• Internship: University of California at San Diego, Psychiatry and VA San Diego Healthcare System, Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program, 2002-2003
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship: VA San Diego Healthcare System, 2003-2004
• License: California Board of Psychology, PSY 19704, 2004

Specialties

• Addiction
• Affective Disorders
• Comorbidity

Contact Info

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
sglasner@ucla.edu

Publications

1. Pechnick, R.N., Glasner-Edwards, S., Hrymoc, M. Wilkins, J.N. (in press). Preclinical developments and clinical implementation of treatments for substance abuse disorders. FOCUS.
2. Pechnick, R.N., Glasner-Edwards, S., & Wilkins, J. (2007). Hallucinogens. In:   Gabbard, G.O. (Ed.), Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders: Fourth Edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
3. Brown, S.A., Glasner-Edwards, S.V., Tate, S.R., McQuaid, J.R., Chalekian, J., & Granholm, E. (2006). Integrated cognitive behavioral therapy versus twelve- step  facilitation for substance dependent adults with depressive disorders. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 38(4): 449-460.
4. Tate, S.R., Brown, S.A., Glasner, S.V., Unrod, M., & McQuaid, J. (2006).
   Stress and temptation in substance relapse: additive or synergistic effects.  Addiction Research & Theory, 14(3): 303-322.
5. Glasner, S.V., Overmier, J.B., & Balleine, B.W. (2005). The role of Pavlovian cues in alcohol-seeking behavior in alcohol-dependent and non-dependent rats.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 66(1): 53-61.
6. Glasner, S.V. (2004). Motivation and addiction: the role of incentive processes in understanding and treating addictive disorders. In: W.M. Cox & E. Klinger (Eds.),  Handbook of Motivational Counseling.   England: Wiley & Sons.

Last updated - 10/17/2007