School of Public Health @ UMD : Department of Family Science

Education

Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 1993

Research Focus

Adolescent and young adult health-risk behaviors, maternal drug use patterns, evaluation of drug prevention and treatment programs, parenting, influences on youth resilience and academic achievement, help-seeking behavior and health service utilization for mental disorders.

Current Grants

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health: Drug Abuse Trajectories in the Transition to Adulthood: Risk Factors and Outcomes (the College Life Study)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health: False ID use, the Development of AUD, and Provision of Alcohol to Minors

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (via subcontract with Brown University): Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure and Child Development

National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (via subcontract with the University of Maryland, Baltimore): Drug Use Trajectories and the Transition to Adulthood Among Maltreated Youth

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration: Maryland Statewide Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems

Career Highlights

Principal Investigator of the College Life Study
Author of numerous publications, including journal articles and book chapters
Recipient of numerous grants from the federal, state, and local government as well as from multiple private foundations
Member of several scientific societies, including the College of Problems of Drug Dependence, American Public Health Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Research Society on Alcoholism
Participant in advisory panels, including the Campus Alcohol Working Group at the University of Maryland
Senior Scientist at Treatment Research Institute
Numerous media mentions and appearances, including C-SPAN, The Washington Journal, and The Partnership for Drug Free America
Peer reviewer for numerous academic journals
Recipient of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral National Research Service Awards from NIH
Fellow, U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center

Selected Publications

Please visit the CYAHD Publications Page


	Amelia M. Arria Director Center on Young Adult Health and Development Phone: 301.405.9795 E-mail: aarria@umd.edu Office: 8400 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 100 College Park, MD 20740
	Curriculum Vitae Education Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 1993 Research Focus Adolescent and young adult health-risk behaviors, maternal drug use patterns, evaluation of drug prevention and treatment programs, parenting, influences on youth resilience and academic achievement, help-seeking behavior and health service utilization for mental disorders. Current Grants National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health: Drug Abuse Trajectories in the Transition to Adulthood: Risk Factors and Outcomes (the College Life Study) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health: False ID use, the Development of AUD, and Provision of Alcohol to Minors National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (via subcontract with Brown University): Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure and Child Development National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (via subcontract with the University of Maryland, Baltimore): Drug Use Trajectories and the Transition to Adulthood Among Maltreated Youth Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration: Maryland Statewide Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems Career Highlights Principal Investigator of the College Life Study Author of numerous publications, including journal articles and book chapters Recipient of numerous grants from the federal, state, and local government as well as from multiple private foundations Member of several scientific societies, including the College of Problems of Drug Dependence, American Public Health Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Research Society on Alcoholism Participant in advisory panels, including the Campus Alcohol Working Group at the University of Maryland Senior Scientist at Treatment Research Institute Numerous media mentions and appearances, including C-SPAN, The Washington Journal, and The Partnership for Drug Free America Peer reviewer for numerous academic journals Recipient of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral National Research Service Awards from NIH Fellow, U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center Selected Publications Please visit the CYAHD Publications Page