Larimer ME

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Biography

 Dr. Larimer's research and clinical interests include 1) prevention and treatment of alcohol problems among adolescents and college students, 2) prediction of initiation of drinking and maintenance of low- or high-risk drinking patterns during college, 3) co-morbidity of substance use with depression, disordered eating, and gambling problems, and 4) dissemination of evidence-based prevention and treatment approaches into clinical, school, and work-site settings.

Dr. Larimer is the author and co-author of numerous journal articles and book chapters on alcohol-related topics. She is principal investigator of a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism funded longitudinal outcome trial of prevention strategies for high-risk drinking, including mailed, small-group, and mass-media norms-challenging components.

Research Interest

Alcohol, Substance Use, Gambling, Brief Intervention, College Students