May, 2011 William W. Latimer, Ph.D., MPH PERSONAL DATA Home Address Business Address ...

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CURRICULUM VITAE – May, 2011

William W. Latimer, Ph.D., M.P.H.

PERSONAL DATA

Home Address Business Address

2202 E. Baltimore Street Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland 21205 Bloomberg School of Public Health
Home: 410-675-2050 Department of Mental Health
Cell: 410-206-5805 624 North Broadway
880 Hampton House
Baltimore, Maryland 21205

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION AND TRAINING (chronological order)

Master of Public Health 2000 University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Epidemiology

Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow 1993-1995 University of Minnesota
Division of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy 1993 University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island
Clinical Psychology

Predoctoral Psychology Intern 1992-1993 Albany Medical College
Albany, New York
Clinical Psychology

Master of Arts 1988 Columbia University
New York, New York
Developmental Psychology

Bachelor of Arts 1985 Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, New York
Psychology and English
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor 2004 – Present Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Mental Health

Assistant Professor 2001 - 2003 Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Mental Hygiene

Assistant Professor 1995 - 2000 University of Minnesota
Joint appointment:
Division of General Pediatrics
Institute on Community Integration

Adjunct Faculty 1996 - 2000 Augsburg College
Psychology Department

Statistical Consultant 1994 - 1995 Johns Hopkins University
Program for International Education

Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow 1993 - 1995 University of Minnesota
Division of General Pediatrics
Adolescent Health Program

Clinical Psychology Intern 1992 - 1993 Albany Psychology Internship Consortium
Albany Medical College

Adjunct Faculty 1992 - 1992 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Psychology Department

Adjunct Faculty 1991 - 1992 University of Rhode Island
Psychology Department

Graduate Assistant 1989 - 1991 University of Rhode Island
Disabled Student Services

Research Consultant 1988 - 1989 Office of Adult Learning Services
The College Board

Research Assistant 1987 - 1988 Columbia University
Educational Psychology

English Teacher 1985 - 1986 Eagle Hill School
(for learning-disabled youth)
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Society Memberships

American Public Health Association
American Psychological Association
College on Problems of Drug Dependence
National Mental Health Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Research Society on Alcoholism
Society for Research on Adolescence
Society for Research in Child Development
Society for Adolescent Medicine

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

2010: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Conference for the Dissemination of
Student Research in Drug Dependence and Infectious Disease, April 2010

Conference included about 300 registrants and about 90 student poster presentations.
Additionally, about 8 NIDA program staff attended the conference and led break-out sessions to
to introduce students to NIDA priorities and early career funding mechanisms

Keynote Speakers:

Steven W. Gust, PhD, Director, NIDA International Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Robert Booth, PhD, Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Edward Roslof, PhD, Deputy Vice-President, Institute of International Education
Marsha F. Lopez, PhD, Branch Chief, Epidemiology Research Branch, Division of Epidemiology
Services and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Co-Sponsors:

Sponsored by the Dean’s Office, Drug Dependence Epidemiology Training Program,
Department of Epidemiology, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society,
Department of Mental Health, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health

2009: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Conference for the Dissemination of
Student Research in Drug Dependence and Infectious Disease, April 2009

Conference included about 300 registrants and about 90 student poster presentations.
Additionally, about 8 NIDA program staff attended the conference and led break-out sessions to
to introduce students to NIDA priorities and early career funding mechanisms

Keynote Speakers:

Jacques Normand, Ph.D. Director, AIDS Research Division, National Institute on Drug Abuse
George Rengert, Ph.D., Professor, Temple University
Nabila El-Bassel, Ph.D., Columbia University
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Co-Sponsors:

Deans Office, Department of Mental Health; Department of Epidemiology;
Department of Health, Behavior and Society; Department of Population, Family and
Reproductive Health; Department of Biostatistics; Department of Psychiatry (JHMI)

2008: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Conference for the Dissemination of
Student Research in Drug Dependence and Infectious Disease, April 2008

Conference included about 250 registrants and about 85 student poster presentations.
Additionally, about 8 NIDA program staff attended the conference and led break-out sessions to
to introduce students to NIDA priorities and early career funding mechanisms

Keynote Speakers:

Nora Volkow, M.D. Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Wendee Wechsberg, Ph.D., Professor, Research Triangle Institute
Danielle Dick, Ph.D., Duke School of Medicine

Co-Sponsors:

Deans Office, Department of Mental Health; Department of Epidemiology;
Department of Health, Behavior and Society; Department of Population, Family and
Reproductive Health; Department of Biostatistics; Department of Psychiatry (JHMI)

2007: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Conference for the Dissemination of
Student Research in Drug Dependence and Infectious Disease, April 2007

Conference included about 250 registrants and about 80 student poster presentations.
Additionally, about 8 NIDA program staff attended the conference and led break-out sessions to
to introduce students to NIDA priorities and early career funding mechanisms

Keynote Speakers:

Wilson Compton, M.D. Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Division of Services,
Epidemiology and Prevention Research
David Vlahov, Ph.D., Professor, New York Academy of Medicine
Linda Cottler, Ph.D., Professor, Washington University School of Medicine

Co-Sponsors:

Deans Office, Department of Mental Health; Department of Epidemiology;
Department of Health, Behavior and Society; Department of Population, Family and
Reproductive Health; Department of Biostatistics; Department of Psychiatry (JHMI)
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Guest Lecture Series Organized for the NIDA Drug Dependence Epidemiology Training
Program: 2008 to Present

Below is a list of speakers who have delivered invited lectures over the past three years
as part of a series developed for the NIDA Trainees:

Robert William Blum, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Population, Family and
Reproductive Health. Risk and Resiliency: Drug Use Initiation during Adolescence

David Celentano, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology. Drug and HIV
Epidemiology and Prevention in Thailand

David Holtgrave, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of CDC Initiatives to Prevent HIV

Mike Sweat, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of International Health
Promoting Safe Sex Practices in Developing Countries

Chloe Thio, M.D., Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Genetic Markers of Hepatitis C Infection in Injection Drug Users

Peter Zandi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health
Genetics Research and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Eric Strain, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Research Findings on the use of Buprenorphine with Drug Users

George Uhl, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Molecular Neurobiology Branch, NIDA, IRP
Identifying Genetic Markers of Drug Dependence

Margaret Ensminger, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Cross-Over Effect and Health Disparities in the Woodlawn Study

Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health
Multi-Session Grant Writing Seminar

Pierre Alexandre, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health
Economic Evaluation of Drug Prevention Interventions

William T. Atkins, M.D., Interim President, Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems
Drug Treatment Services in Baltimore City

Laura Herrera, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Baltimore City Health Department
HIV Epidemiology and Prevention in Baltimore City

Carl Latkin, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society/Epidemiology
Social Networks Among Drug Users and HIV
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Petra Jacobs, M.D., Associate Director for Program Development, NIDA
NIDA Clinical Trials- Psycho-pharmacology

Diana Jeffery, Ph.D., Program Director, Office of Cancer Survivorship,
National Cancer Institute
Racial Disparities Related to Tobacco Use and Cancer

Paul Seifert, Associate Dean for Development and External Relations,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Grant Writing

Theresa Rossouw, M.D., Director, University of Pretoria Hospital ARV Clinic, South Africa
HIV Treatment in South Africa: Case Studies of a Clinic Treating 12,000 Patients Living With
HIV

Stephen Lankenau, Associate Professor, Dept. of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel
University
Misuse of Prescription Drugs

Heather Hauck, Director, Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration,
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Maryland Data Sources and Epidemiologic Findings in Infectious Disease

Jessie Mbwambo, M.D., Senior Specialist Psychiatrist and Senior Researcher, Muhimbili
University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Developing Research Collaborations in Developing Countries

University of Rhode Island Symposium on Learning Disabilities
Program Director
March, 1990

• Organized symposium on learning disabilities funded by grants from the Rhode Island
Task Force on Learning Disabilities and the University of Rhode Island Parents Fund
and Students for Access.

• Keynote speaker: Joanna Williams, Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University.

The University of Rhode Island Accommodation System for Students with Disabilities

• Developed system for evaluating and implementing disability accommodations for
Rhode Island public colleges and the University of Rhode Island to provide reasonable
accommodations to students with disabilities.
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Consultations

Consultant
Youth Drug Abuse, ADHD, and Other Disruptive Behaviors (R01)
1999-2004
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Ken Winters, Ph.D.

• This project continues a longitudinal study of children identified with ADHD and non-
ADHD controls to examine relationships between childhood ADHD and the onset
and course of drug abuse during adolescence.

Consultant
Assessment of Youth Drug Abuse (R01)
1998-2002
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator: Ken Winters, Ph.D.

• The primary aim of this project is to examine the psychometric properties of
adolescent substance abuse assessment tools, including the Personal Experience
Inventory and the Adolescent Diagnostic Interview.

Consultant
1994 – 1995
Johns Hopkins University
Program for International Education

• Statistical consultant for research project conducted in Indonesia on the effects of
specialized training for Norplant insertions and removals on physician competency.
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EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

Peer Review Activities
Addiction
Aids and Behavior
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Journal of Adolescence
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Substance Use and Misuse
Pan American Journal of Public Health
Addictive Behaviors

NIDA Review Panels
Member of NIDA review panels on adolescent drug abuse treatment and P-30 grant
applications on drug dependence
(2001 -Present)

Member of special NIDA panel on mechanisms of change in treatment research
(2003 – Present)

HONORS AND AWARDS

1985 Phi Beta Kappa, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

1985 Magna Cum Laude, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

1985 Herbert Bayard Swope Award for Baccalaureate Essay

1997-1998 J. Arthur Myers Scholarship for International Research, University of
Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology

1995-2000 Scientist Development Award, National Institute on Drug Abuse
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RECENT INVITED LECTURES

Latimer, W.W. Grant Writing Strategies for Early Career Investigators. NIDA Research
Development Seminar Series Workshop, Bethesda, MD, April 28-29, 2011.

Latimer, W.W. Epidemiology and prevention of infectious disease and drug dependence
among vulnerable populations: The significance of prefrontal executive functions. Invited
lecture at the Temple University School of Social Work, March 31, 2011.

Latimer, W.W. Multi-Systems Interventions to Prevent HIV in Vulnerable Populations:
Randomized Controlled Trial Study Findings. Invited lecture at The University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, March 25, 2011.

Latimer, W.W. Neuropsychological executive functions, psychiatric assessment and drug
prevention and treatment: Recent findings on inter-related risk and protective factors.
Invited lecture at the University of Delaware Department of Psychiatry, February 15, 2011.

RECENT INVITED COURSE LECTURES

Latimer, W.W. Epidemiology of Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse. Lecture delivered in
Fundamentals of Health Policy and Management, Dr. Donald Steinwachs instructor, April
18, 2011.

Latimer, W.W. The influences of executive function on infectious disease incidence and drug
treatment outcomes. Lecture delivered in Drugs, Policy, and Society, Dr. Jerry Jaffe
instructor, April 21, 2011.
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PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Latimer, W., Winters, K., & Stinchfield, R. (1997, February). Screening for drug abuse among
adolescents in clinical and correctional settings using the Problem-Oriented Screening
Instrument for Teenagers. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 23(1), 79-98.
Stinchfield R, Cassuto N, Winters K, & Latimer W. (1997). Prevalence of gambling among
Minnesota public school students in 1992 and 1995. J Gambl Stud, 13(1):25-48.
Winters, K., Latimer, W., Stinchfield, R., & Henly, G. (1999). Examining psychosocial
correlates of drug involvement among drug clinic-referred youth. Journal of Child &
Adolescent Substance Abuse, 9(1), 1-17.
Winters, K., Latimer, W., & Stinchfield, R. (1999, May). The DSM-IV criteria for adolescent
alcohol and cannabis use disorders. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 60(3), 337-344.
Winters, K., Anderson, N., Bengston, P., Stinchfield, R., & Latimer, W. (2000, January).
Development of a parent questionnaire for use in assessing adolescent drug abuse.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 32(1), 3-13.
Winters, K., Stinchfield, R., Opland, E., Weller, C., & Latimer, W. (2000, April). The
effectiveness of the Minnesota Model approach in the treatment of adolescent drug
abusers. Addiction, 95(4), 601-612.
Latimer, W., Winters, K., Stinchfield, R., & Traver, R. (2000, June). Demographic, individual,
and interpersonal predictors of adolescent alcohol and marijuana use following
treatment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 14(2), 162-173.
Latimer, W., Newcomb, M., Winters, K., & Stinchfield, R. (2000, August). Adolescent
substance abuse treatment outcome: The role of substance abuse problem severity,
psychosocial, and treatment factors. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
68(4), 684-696.