ISAP Researchers' Profiles

Christine Grella, Ph.D.

Christine E. Grella, Ph.D., is a Research Psychologist at the Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP) at the University of California, Los Angeles. She has been affiliated with ISAP since 1992. Her research focuses on the intersection of multiple service delivery systems, including substance abuse treatment, mental health, child welfare, health services, HIV services, and criminal justice, and the relationship of service delivery to treatment outcomes. She has published her work widely in the areas of addiction, mental health, health services, and evaluation research. She is currently Principal Investigator on several studies, including a long-term (25 year) follow-up study of gender differences among opiate users; the evaluation of an aftercare re-entry program for substance-abusing female offenders; and evaluations of enhanced treatment interventions for adolescents, homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders, and pregnant and parenting women.

Education and Training

• University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Psychology, 1977
• University of California, Santa Cruz, M.A., Psychology, 1982
• University of California, Santa Cruz, Ph.D., Psychology, 1985
• University of California, Los Angeles, Post-Doc, Evaluation Research, 1989

Specialties

• Health services research
• Treatment processes & outcomes
• Gender differences & gender-specific treatment for women
• Outcome evaluation of treatment for adolescents, homeless individuals, individuals with co-occurring disorders, and individuals in the criminal justice system
• Longitudinal follow-up studies

Contact Info

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

Selected Publications

Grella, C.E., Hser, Y.I., Joshi, V., & Rounds-Bryant, J.  (2001).  Drug treatment outcomes for adolescents with comorbid mental and substance use disorders. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease,189, 384-392.

Grella, C.E. & Hser, Y.I.  (Eds).  (2001).  Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies for Adolescents (DATOS-A) [Special issue].  Journal of Adolescent Research, 16(6). 

Grella, C.E., & Gilmore, J.  (2002).  Improving service delivery to the dually diagnosed in Los Angeles County.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23,115-122.

Grella, C.E. & Joshi, V. (2003). Treatment processes and outcomes among adolescents with a history of abuse who are in drug treatment. Child Maltreatment, 8(1), 7-18.

Grella, C.E. (2003). Effects of gender and diagnosis on addiction history, treatment utilization, and psychosocial functioning among a dually diagnosed sample in drug treatment. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 35(4), 169-179.

Grella, C.E., Scott, C.K., Foss, M.A., Joshi, V., & Hser, Y.I.  (2003).  Gender differences in drug treatment outcomes among participants in the Chicago Target Cities Study.  Evaluation and Program Planning, 26(3), 297-310.

Grella, C.E., Hser, Y.I., & Hsieh, S.-C.  (2003). Predictors of treatment re-entry following relapse to cocaine use in DATOS.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 25, 145-154.

Grella, C.E., Joshi, V., & Hser, Y.I.  (2003).  Follow-up of cocaine-dependent men and women with antisocial personality disorder.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 25, 155-164.

Grella, C.E., Gil-Rivas, V., & Cooper, L. (2004).  Perceptions of mental health and substance abuse program administrators and staff on service delivery to persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders.  Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 31(1), 38-49.

Grella, C.E., Joshi, V., & Hser, Y.I.  (2004).  Effects of comorbidity on treatment processes and outcomes among adolescents in drug treatment programs. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 13(4), 13-32.

Grella, C.E. & Greenwell, L.  (2004). Substance abuse treatment for women: Changes in settings where women received treatment and types of services provided, 1987-1998. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 31(4), 367-383.

Grella, C.E., Stein, J.A., & Greenwell, L. (2005).  Associations among childhood trauma, adolescent problem behaviors, and adverse adult outcomes in substance-abusing women offenders. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19(1), 43-53.

Grella, C.E., Scott, C.K, & Foss, M.A.  (2005).  Gender differences in long-term drug treatment outcomes in Chicago PETS.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 28(2S), S3-S12.

Gil-Rivas, V., & Grella, C.E.  (2005). Treatment services and service delivery models for dually diagnosed clients:  Variations across mental health and substance abuse providers. Community Mental Health Journal, 41(3), 251-266.

Grella, C.E., Hser, Y.I., Teruya, C., and Evans, L.  (2005). How can research-based findings be used to improve practice?  Perspectives from participants in a statewide outcomes monitoring study.  Journal of Drug Issues, 35(3), 465-479.

Grella, C.E., & Greenwell, L.  (2006). Parental status and attitudes toward parenting among substance-abusing female offenders.  The Prison Journal, 86(1), 89-113.

Grella, C.E., Hser, Y.I., & Huang, Y.C.  (2006). Mothers in substance abuse treatment:  Differences in characteristics based on involvement with child welfare. Child Abuse and Neglect, 30(1), 55-73.

Grella, C.E., & Stein, J.A.  (2006). Impact of program services on treatment outcomes of patients with comorbid mental and substance use disorders.  Psychiatric Services, 57(7), 1007-1015.

Messina, N., & Grella, C.E.  (2006). Childhood trauma and women’s health outcomes in a California prison population. American Journal of Public Health, 96(10), 1842-1848.

Grella, C.E., Greenwell, L., Prendergast, M., Farabee, D., Hall, E., Cartier, J., & Burdon, W. (2007). Organizational characteristics of drug abuse treatment programs for offenders.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 32, 291-300.

Grella, C.E., & Greenwell, L.  (in press). Treatment needs and completion of community-based aftercare among substance-abusing women offenders.  Women’s Health Issues.

Warren, J., Stein, J., & Grella, C.E.  (in press).  Role of social support and self-efficacy in treatment outcomes among clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Last updated - 06/25/2007

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