ISAP Researchers' Profiles

Patricia Marinelli-Casey, Ph.D.

Patricia Marinelli-Casey has been involved in substance abuse and mental health research and treatment since 1985. She is an assistant research psychologist at UCLA and serves as the Principal Investigator of three CSAT-funded studies focusing on methamphetamine treatment. “A 3-Year Methamphetamine Treatment Follow-Up” will examine the current functioning, health and mental health status of methamphetamine users over time. “Methamphetamine Treatment Adherence” will investigate the impact of conducting research in community-based settings and identify changes made to existing treatment services. “Economic Analysis of the Methamphetamine Treatment Project” will determine the costs of various outpatient models and their relative benefits related to treatment outcomes.

Prior to her current work, Dr. Marinelli-Casey served as the project director for a CSAT-funded national multi-site study, “The Methamphetamine Treatment Project,” which examined the effectiveness of outpatient treatments for methamphetamine dependence. She also directed two RWJ grants examining factors that influenced the implementation of new pharmacotherapies; LAAM for opiate addiction treatment and naltrexone for alcoholism treatment. Dr. Marinelli-Casey also serves as an “Addiction Expert” for the Entertainment Industries Council and has provided numerous trainings and consultations on the “Science of Addiction.” She received her master’s degree in community/clinical psychology from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and her doctorate in Education from UCLA. Dr. Marinelli-Casey is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) in the state of California.

Education and Training

• Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, B.A., Psychology, 1983
• California State University, Northridge, CA, M.A., Psychology, 1987
• University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Ph.D., Education, 1998

Specialties

Contact Info

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

Selected Publications

Messina, N., Marinelli-Casey, P., West, K., Rawson, R.A.  (in press).   Children exposed to methamphetamine use and manufacture.  Child Abuse and Neglect.

Gonzales, R. M., Rawson, R. A., Marinelli-Casey, P., & Shoptaw, S.  (in press).  Hepatitis C virus infection among methamphetamine-dependent individuals in outpatient treatment.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Christian, D.R., Huber, A., Brecht, M.L., McCann, M.J., Marinelli-Casey, P., Lord, R.H., Reiber, C., Lu, T.H., & Galloway, G.P.  (in press).  Methamphetamine users entering treatment:  Characteristics of the Methamphetamine Treatment Project.  Substance Use and Misuse.

McCann, M.J., Obert, J.L., Marinelli-Casey, P., Rawson, R.A.  (2006). Meth: The Basics.  Hazelden:  Center City, MN.

Marinelli-Casey, P.  (2005).  Clinical challenges in treating meth abusers.  In J.L. Obert, M.J. McCann, P. Marinelli-Casey, & R. Rawson, A Clinician’s Guide to Methamphetamine, pp. 13-24, Center City, MN:  Hazelden.

Marinelli-Casey, P. and Messina, N.  (2005). Children and meth.  In J.L. Obert, M.J. McCann, P. Marinelli-Casey, & R. Rawson, A Clinician’s Guide to Methamphetamine, pp. 65-73, Center City, MN:  Hazelden.

Messina, N., Marinelli-Casey, P., West, K., Rawson, R.A.  (2005)  Victims without voices:  Children exposed to parental meth use and production.  Counselor, December, 44-46.

Rawson, R. A., Marinelli-Casey, P., Anglin, M. D., Dickow, A., Frazier, Y., Gallagher, C., Galloway, G. P., Herrell, J., Huber, A., McCann, M.J., Obert, J., Pennell, S., Reiber, C., Vandersloot, D., Zweben, J., and the Methamphetamine Treatment Project Corporate Authors. (2004) A multi-site comparison of psychosocial approaches for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence.  Addiction, 99, 708-717.

McNeese-Smith, D.K., Crook M.W., Marinelli-Casey, P., and Rawson, R.  (2003).  Processes and outcomes of substance abuse treatment within managed care.  Journal of Addictions Nursing, 14, 65-73.

Rawson, R.A., Sodano, R., Marinelli-Casey, P.  (2003).  Alcohol and the workplace.  In B. Johnson, P. Ruiz & M. Galanter (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Alcoholism Treatment, 19, 184-196.

Marinelli-Casey, P., Domier, C.P., Rawson, R.A.  (2002).  The Gap Between Research and Practice in Substance Abuse Treatment.  Psychiatric Services, 53(8), pp. 984-986.

Rawson, R.A., Marinelli-Casey, P., and Ling, W.  (2002).  Dancing with strangers:  Will U.S. substance abuse practice and research organizations build mutually productive relationships?  Addictive Behaviors, 27, 941-949.

McNeese-Smith, D.K., Crook M.W., Marinelli-Casey, P., Williams, L. and Rawson, R.  (2002).  Benefit determination under managed care for substance abuse treatment clients.  Care Management Journals, 3(2), pp. 55-62.

Rawson, R.A., Marinelli-Casey, P., and Huber, A.  (2002).  A multisite evaluation of treatment of methamphetamine dependence in adults.  In J.M. Herrell & R.B. Straw (Eds.), Conducting Multiple Site Evaluations in Real-World Settings, 93, pp. 73-87.

Galloway, G., Marinelli-Casey, P., Stalcup, A., Lord, R., Christian, D., Cohen, J., Reiber, C. and  Vandersloot, D., (2000).  Treatment-as-usual in the methamphetamine treatment project:  Descriptions of the community treatments being compared to the Matrix Model.  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32(2), 165-175.

Obert, J.L., McCann, M.J., Marinelli-Casey, P., Weiner, A., Minsky, S., Brethen, P., and Rawson, R.A. (2000).  The Matrix Model of outpatient stimulant abuse treatment history and description.  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32(2), 157-164.

Rawson, R.A., McCann, M., Huber, A., Marinelli-Casey, P., and Williams, L. (2000).  Moving research into community settings in the CSAT methamphetamine treatment project:  The coordinating center perspective.  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32(2), 201-208.

Huber, A., Lord, R. H., Gulati, V., Marinelli-Casey, P., Rawson, R.A., and Ling, W. (2000).  The CSAT methamphetamine treatment project:  Research design accommodations for “real world” application.  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32(2), 149-156.

Zweben, Ph.D., Cohen, J. B., Obert, J., Vandersloot, D., Marinelli-Casey, P.  (2000).  Conducting Trials in Community Settings:  The Provider Perspective.  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32(2), 193-199.

Last updated - 06/22/2007

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