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Donnie W. Watson, Ph.D., CCRC

Donnie W. Watson, Ph.D., CCRC (Certified Clinical Research Coordinator), Principal Investigator. Dr. Watson's research interests include outpatient adult stimulant medication development trials, interventions for adolescent substance use, addiction technology transfer to ethnic minority communities and developing congruence between research findings and community practices. He is an investigator with UCLA's Integrated Substance Abuse Programs stimulant medication development unit where is a Site PI for multi-site randomized trials testing the efficacy and safety of stimulant medications. He is Principal Investigator for a NIDA grant to develop and implement HIV/substance use prevention to adolescent males and females in probation camps in LA County. He is PI on an UARP grant to deliver HIV Prevention to male adolescents in LA County Probation Camps.  He is involved in international work as PI for a NIDA trial to assess the efficacy of three methods to train clinicians in the Republic of South Africa to demonstrate adherence to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques.

Education and Training

  • St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, B.A., 1978, Psychology
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, M.A., 1980, Clinical Psychology
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Ph.D., 1982, Clinical Psychology; Minor Alcohol Studies & Exp Design

Specialties

  • Medication Development Trials
  • Substance Abuse and HIV prevention and treatment (adults and adolescents)
  • Technology Transfer to Ethnic Minority Settings
  • Program Evaluation

Contact Info

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Watsondonnie@aol.com

Selected Publications

  1. Watson, D.W. (1994). Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Chemical Dependency in the Black Community. In R.L. Braithwaite, S. Taylor (Eds.). Contemporary Health Issues: Perspectives on the Black Community. Jossey-Bass, Inc. Publishers, San Francisco, CA
  2. Watson, D.W., Calvert, J.F., & Finch, J. (1999). Substance Abuse Module for National Health Services Corps Educational Program for Clinical  And Community Issues in Primary Care. Department of Health and Human Services. Rockville, MD.
  3. Longshore, D., Annon, J., Watson, D., Anglin, M.D., and Rawson, R. (2002). Religiosity and ethnic identity in a narcotic treatment program: Clinical and treatment implications. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 66, S106.
  4. Sim, T., Watson, D.W., Annon, J., Longshore, D., and Connors, G. (2002). Assessment of religiosity and spirituality in substance abuse treatment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 66, S165.
  5. Watson, D.W., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S. and Mai, N. (2003). Comprehensive Residential Arts Adolescent Substance abuse Treatment. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 1(3), 388-401.
  6. Watson, D.W., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S., Sim, T., Branch, C.A., and Williams, E. (2003). The role of small and medium-sized African American churches in promoting healthy life styles.Journal of Religion and Health, 42(3), 191-200
  7. Watson, D.W., Longshore, D., Sim, T., Annon, J., and Connors, G. (2004). Psychometric Properties of the Religion and Spirituality in Recovery Instrument. The College on Problems of Drug Dependency: Abstracts of Sixty-sixth Annual Meeting.
  8. Watson, D.W., Rawson, R.A., Rataemane, S., Shafer, M., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S., and Obert, J. (2004). A distance education model for training substance abuse treatment providers in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2(2), 45-57
  9. Watson, D.W. and De La Haye, W.  (2004). Caribbean Adaptation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as HIV Prevention. West Indian Medical Journal: 53: (Suppl 4) 70-72.
  10. Watson, D.W. (2004). Juvenile Offender Comprehensive Reentry Substance Abuse Treatment. The Journal of Correctional Education; 55 (3): 211-224.
  11. Watson, D.W., Bisesi, L and Tanamly, S. (2004). Substance Use HIV Intervention Program (SHIP): A School-Based Indicated Prevention Model for Juvenile Offenders in the Alternative School Setting. The Journal of Correctional Education; 55 (3): 236-260.
  12. Shoptaw, S., Watson, D.W., Reiber, C., Rawson, R.A., Montgomery, A., Majewska, D., and Ling, W. (2005). Pilot data  from the Los Angeles Clinical Rapid Efficacy and Safety Trial (CREST): Evidence for Cabergoline efficacy. Addiction, 100 (Supp.1), 78-90.
  13. Watson, D.W., and Mcculler, W.J. (2005). Combining HIV and Substance Use Prevention for Incarcerated Youth. The College on Problems of Drug Dependency: Abstracts of Sixty-seventh  Mtg.
  14. Roll, J., and Watson, D.W. (2006). Behavioral Management Approach for Adolescent Substance Abuse. In H. LiddleAnd C. Rowe (Eds.). pp 375-395, Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse: State of the Science. Cambridge University Press, Publishers, Cambridge, MA.
  15. Watson, D.W., Mcculler, W.J., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S.,  Sim, T. and Kavich, J. (2006). Preparing Adolescents for Success in School: A School-Based Model for Adolescents in the Alternative High School Setting.  Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth, 6 (2): 7-31.
  16. Watson, D.W., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S., Branch, C., Novgrod, J., Sim, T. and Williams, E (2006). African American Clergy’s Perception of the Leading Health Problems in Their Communities and Their Role in Supporting Parishioner’s Health. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 60: 13-16.
  17. Watson, D.W., et al. (2007). The Life Interventions for Family Effectiveness (LIFE) Project : Preliminary Findings on Alternative School Interventions for Adolesents. The Journal of Correctional Education,58(1): 57-68.

Last updated - 06/22/2007

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