Dennis Wendt, Ph.D. has been a postdoctoral fellow at the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI) for the past two years. During his time with us he authored/co-authored a number of articles, such as one on the role of 12-step sponsorship on treatment outcomes based on the STAGE-12 study (CTN0031) of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN), and one on the influence of different levels of acculturation on substance use and treatment outcomes among Spanish-speaking Latino/as based on the Spanish MET protocol (CTN0021). He has also been an active member of the CTN's American Indian/Alaska Native Special Interest Group.
Dennis will be leaving ADAI and the University of Washington to assume a tenure-track faculty position at McGill University in Montreal, starting August 1.
His new position is with the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology will focus on Indigenous psychology research. He will continue to collaborate with CTN colleagues on CTN 0078ot, a community-based participatory research study, working with tribes in Washington state exploring facilitators and barriers for medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (funded by the CTN). At the same time, he will attempt to join collaborations and form new relationships working with Indigenous tribes and communities in Quebec concerning issues pertaining to substance use and related problems.
Congratulations, Dennis -- or in French, a language he will need to learn – Félicitations
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