May Ask the Expert Alexandre B. Laudet, Ph.D

Alexandre B. Laudet, Ph.D, is a nationally recognized Addiction and Recovery Scientist. Her federally funded research in the past 15 years has focused on what helps people with drugs and/or alcohol problems quit drinking or getting high and how they stay in recovery. A social psychologist, her main goal is to translate scientific knowledge into effective services and policy to create opportunity for long-term recovery and improved quality of life for people with substance problems. She has published numerous scientific articles, presents regularly at national and international conferences, serves on the editorial board of several peer reviewed publications and community based organizations. Most recently, she was appointed Director of the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addiction's Recovery Research Center (IRETA); she also provides consultancy to domestic and foreign government and community-based agencies on promoting opportunities for addiction recovery.