Professor Dr. Walter Roberts

Biography

Walter Roberts is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in substance use treatment, particularly alcohol and tobacco use disorders. His research program employs multiple methodologies to identify the causes and consequences of substance use in humans. His primary research activities focus on developing mobile biosensor platforms designed to passively detect and predict substance use behaviors and related health conditions. These systems are built using machine learning and informatics techniques to facilitate improved assessment and targeted delivery of interventions in clinical research settings. Additionally, he uses clinical epidemiological data to identify risk factors associated with hazardous alcohol use and its related outcomes. Walter maintains a keen interest in research ethics and frequently publishes conceptual manuscripts exploring ethical issues surrounding substance use research.

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