ISAP Researchers' Profiles
Cheryl Teruya, Ph.D.
Cheryl Teruya, Ph.D., is currently Co-Principal Investigator of
a NIDA-funded study entitled, "Treatment Motivation in Drug
Users," and Project Director on three other NIDA-funded studies,
including "Homeless Women: Drugs, Race/Ethnicity, and Healthcare," "Treatment
System Impact and Outcomes of Proposition 36 in 5 California Counties," and "Readiness
for Implementation of Research to Practice," at the UCLA Integrated
Substance Abuse Programs. She received her M.A. and her doctorate,
both from UCLA and in education (higher education and organizational
change division). She conducted her doctoral dissertation on research
collaboration within the context of the changing higher education
environment. During her doctoral training, Dr. Teruya worked as
the Assistant Director of Research and Training for the Building
an Intercultural Campus project at Loyola Marymount University
and as a research assistant for several projects in the UCLA Department
of Education investigating organizational change in public institutions.
She has also had administrative, training, and organization development
experience as a manager and internal consultant for a large financial
institution.
Education and Training
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1979, Psychology
- University of California, Los Angeles, M.A.,
1995, Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D.,
1999, Education
Contact Info
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
cteruya@ucla.edu
Selected Publications
- Wilms, W., Teruya, C., & Walpole, M. (1997). The
clash of accountability and academic freedom. Change,
29(5), 40-49.
- Teruya, C. (1999). Faculty research collaboration: The
invisible model of knowledge production. Doctoral
dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles, Department
of Education.
- Hser, Y., Grella, C.E., Collins, C., & Teruya, C. (2003). Drug
use initiation and conduct disorder among adolescents in drug
treatment. Journal of Adolescence, 26, 331-345.
- Hser, Y., Huang, D., Chou, C., Teruya, C., & Anglin,
M.D. (2003). Longitudinal patterns of treatment
utilization and outcomes among methamphetamine abusers: A
growth curve modeling approach. Journal of Drug Issues,
33(4), 921-938.
- Hser, Y., Huang, D., Teruya, C., & Anglin, M. D. (2003). Gender
comparisons of drug abuse treatment outcomes and predictors. Drug
and Alcohol Dependence,72, 255-264.
- Hser, Y., Teruya, C., Evans, E., Longshore, D., Grella, C., & Farabee,
D. (2003). Treating drug-abusing offenders: Initial
findings from a five-county study on the impact of California’s
Proposition 36 on the treatment system and patient outcomes. Evaluation
Review, 27(5), 479-505.
- Hser, Y., Huang, D., Teruya, C., & Anglin, M. D. (2004). Diversity
of drug abuse treatment utilization patterns and outcomes. Evaluation
and Program Planning,27(3), 309-319.
- Hser, Y., Huang, Y., Teruya, C., & Anglin, M.D. (2004). Gender
differences in treatment outcomes over a three-year period. Journal
of Drug Issues, 34(2), 415-436.
- Hardy, M., Teruya, C., Longshore, D., & Hser, Y. (2005). Initial
implementation of California’s Substance Abuse and Crime
Prevention Act: Findings from focus groups in ten counties. Evaluation
and Program Planning, 28, 221-232.
- Grella, C., Hser, Y., Teruya, C., & Evans, E. (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), 469-484.
- Teruya, C., Hardy, M., Hser, Y., & Evans, E. (2006). Implementation
of a statewide outcome monitoring system: Lessons learned
from substance abuse treatment provider staff. Qualitative
Health Research, 16, 337-352.
- Longshore, D., & Teruya, C. (2006). Treatment
motivation in drug users: A theory-based analysis. Drug
and Alcohol Dependence, 81, 179-188.
- Hser, Y., Teruya, C., Brown, A. H., Huang, D., Evans, E., & Anglin,
M. D. (2007). Impact of California’s Proposition
36 on the drug treatment system: Treatment capacity
and displacement. American Journal of Public Health,
97(1), 104-109.
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06/22/2007
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