Faculty Profiles
Maryann Amodeo
Professor,
Clinical Practice
Chair, Human Behavior/Social Environment
Co-Director, Center for Addiction Research and Services
Phone: 617-353-7916
mamodeo@bu.edu
Education
B.A. (sociology and psychology), Albertus Magnus College
M.S.W. (clinical social work), Syracuse University
Ph.D. (health policy and planning), Brandeis University, Heller School
Courses Taught
CP 781 Clinical Assessment and Intervention
CP 809 Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Identification and Early Intervention
Scholarly and Practice Interests
Alcohol and drug problems; substance abuse treatment; health services research in substance abuse; child welfare; training of social service and health professionals; culturally responsible social work practice
Selected Publications
Amodeo, M., Lundgren, L., Chassler, D., & Witas, J. (in press). High frequency users of detoxification: Who are they? Substance Use and Misuse.
Collins, M., Amodeo, M., & Clay, C. (in press). A conceptual framework for planning and evaluating child welfare training projects: Capturing elements from A to Z. Child Welfare.
Hahm, H., Lee, J., Ozonoff, A., & Amodeo, M. (in press). Predictors of STDs among Asian and Pacific Islander (API) young adults. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.
Larson, M., Amodeo, M., Storti, S, Steketee, G., & Smith, L. (in press). A novel CBT web course for the substance abuse workforce: Community counselors' perceptions. Substance Abuse, 29(4).
Hahm, H., Lee, J., de Saxe Zerden, L., Ozonoff, A. & Amodeo, M. (in press). Longitudinal effects of perceived maternal approval on sexual behaviors of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) young adults. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
Amodeo, M., Chassler, D., Oettinger, C., Labiosa, W., & Lundgren, L. (2008). Client retention in residential drug treatment for Latinos. Evaluation and Program Planning, 31, 102-112.
Amodeo, M., Griffin, M., Fassler, I., Clay, C., & Ellis, M. (2007). Coping with stressful events: Influence of parental alcoholism and race in a community sample of women. Health and Social Work, 32, 247-257.
Collins, M., Amodeo, M., & Clay, C. (2007). Training as a factor in policy implementation: Lessons from national evaluation of child welfare training. Children and Youth Services Review, 29(12), 1487-1502.
Lundgren, L., Fitzgerald, T., Young, N., Amodeo, M., & Schilling, R. (2007). Medication assisted drug treatment and child well-being. Child and Youth Services Review, 29(8), 1051-1069.
Clay, C., Ellis, M., Griffin, M., Amodeo, M., & Fassler, I. (2007). Black women and White women: Do perceptions of family environment differ? Family Process, 46(2), 243-256.
Selected Presentations
Amodeo, M., & Griffin, M. (November, 2007). Sibling agreement on parental alcoholism and other childhood events. Poster Presentation. Association for Medical Education and Research in Subsance Abuse. Thirty-First Annual National Conference, Washington, D.C.
Larson, M., Amodeo, M., & Storti, S. (November, 2007). Moving empirically-supported treatment to the workplace: Recruiting addiction program supervisors to help in technology transfer. Oral Presentation. Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse. Thirty-First Annual National Conference, Washington, DC.
Hahm, H., Lee, J. Ozonoff, A., & Amodeo, M. (March/April, 2007). Predictors of HIV/sexually transmitted infections among Asian and Pacific Islanders: Gender, sexual behaviors and health beliefs. Poster Symposium. Biennial Conference of Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Amodeo, M., Marcus, M., Madden, T., & Schoener, E. (January, 2007). Mainstreaming substance abuse education: Crossing interdisciplinary boundaries through Project MAINSTREAM. Symposium. The 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.
Hahm, H., Amodeo, M., Ozonoff, A. & Lee, J. (January, 2007). The relationship between problem behaviors and HIV risky sexual behaviors among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Poster Presentation. The 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.
Selected Grant Activity
Consultant (2007-2009). (PI: M. Larson, New England Research Institutes). TEACH-CBT—Small Business Innovation Research. A NIDA grant to convert a web-based course for teaching cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills into a product for commercial distribution to the addiction treatment field.
Advisory Board Member and Course Instructor (2006-2011) (PI: Jeffrey H. Samet, BUMed). Chief Resident Immersion Training Program in Substance Abuse Research. A 5-year NIDA R25 Competitive Renewal to teach a national group of Chief Residents the skills for substance abuse research through an intensive 4-day training program.
Co-Principal Investigator. Expand HIV Outreach through Mobile Van Services (CSAT), 2006-2009. To expand stationary HIV outreach services to include a mobile van providing HIV testing, education, and mental health counseling for Latinos (PI: L. Lundgren, BUSSW).
Co-Principal Investigator. Relapse Prevention through Trauma Counseling and Comprehensive Aftercare Services to Drug Users (CSAT), 2003-2008. For evaluation of the Casa Esperanza Residential Treatment Program. (PI: L. Lundgren, BUSSW).
Co-Principal Investigator. TEACH-CBT, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2003-2008. Experimental and delayed control group design to study innovative training for addiction counselors. (PI: M. J. Larson, New England Research Institutes).
Consulting and Professional Activities
Consulting Editor, Families in Society.
Editorial Board, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.
Editorial Board, Substance Abuse.
Manuscript Reviewer, Psychiatric Services.
Peer Reviewer, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Awards and Honors
President, Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), 2003-2005.
Boston University Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award—2002. Presented by the Chancellor of Boston University to a faculty member with excellence in teaching and research.
Social Worker of the Year—1999. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Section, National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
Greatest Contribution to Social Work Education: For Bringing Substance Abuse Skills Into Mainstream Social Work Practice - 1989. Massachusetts Chapter, NASW.
Licensing and Certification
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Massachusetts
