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Kate B. Carey earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1985 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in addiction behavioral medicine at Miriam Hospital/Brown University. Her research addresses motivation for change in substance use and the application of screening brief intervention models for at-risk drinkers. Dr. Carey investigates the influence of social norms on drinking behavior and the contribution of alcohol intoxication to sexual risk behavior. Currently, she serves as the Director of the Behavioral Social Health Sciences PhD Program at Brown University. Her research interests include screening brief interventions for at-risk drinking, enhancing motivation for change, and the co-occurrence of alcohol use and risky sexual behavior. Dr. Carey is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and has conducted therapy development and comparative efficacy trials for brief interventions aimed at young adult drinkers. She has explored various mediators and moderators of intervention response, employing methods designed to enhance the maintenance of change in behavior.
Brown University • Providence, RI
Teaching courses at undergraduate and graduate levels focusing on alcohol studies, health communications, and mental health.
Department: Department of Economics