Bio:

Dr. Zweben received his doctorate in social welfare from Columbia University in New York, in 1977.  From 1975 until 1986 he had a cross appointment at the Addiction Research Foundation and the University of Toronto, Canada where he was Director of Psychosocial Research and Associate Professor, respectively.  Dr. Zweben was at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, from 1986-2004 where he was Director of the Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research (CABHR) and Professor.  In 2005, Dr. Zweben returned to Columbia University where he is currently Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Sponsored Projects in the School of Social Work.   Dr. Zweben has expertise in a variety of areas related to addiction medicine, including screening and assessment, brief intervention, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, twelve-step facilitation therapy, HIV-risk reduction strategies, couples and family treatment, study recruitment/compliance techniques, patient-treatment matching, medications development, and outcome measurement.  His research and publications have focused primarily on innovative assessment and treatment approaches for substance use problems.  Dr. Zweben has been a  principal investigator of numerous behavioral and medication trials including Project MATCH, an NIAAA-funded, landmark, patient-treatment matching study, the COMBINE study, a NIAAA-funded project examining the efficacy of combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy interventions for alcohol problems and HEART-to-HEART, a NIAAA-funded study testing the efficacy of combining alcohol and HIV risk reduction interventions for women at risk for HIV infection who are seeking help for alcohol problems.

Research Interests:

• Screening and assessment
• Brief intervention
• Motivational interviewing
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Twelve-step facilitation therapy
• HIV-risk reduction strategies
• Couples and family treatment,
• Study recruitment/compliance techniques
• Patient-treatment matching
• Medications development
• Outcome measurement

Awards:

• Proclamation from the Mayor, City of Milwaukee, for distinguished contributions to research and public services
  
• Appreciation from the Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin Systems, for dedicated services, scholarship and many distinguished contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
  
• Commendation from the Office of the Governor in the State of Wisconsin in recognition of leadership in advancing alcohol and behavioral health sciences
  

Current Projects:

• Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) project, research and evaluation of services delivered on substance use and mental health issues
• Combined Treatment of Alcohol Dependent Women with PTSD
• HIV & Alcohol Risk Reduction for Women (Heart to Heart for Women)
• Combining Brief and Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Problems

Recent Publications & Presentations:

Books and Chapters
Miller, W.R., Carroll, K., & Zweben A. (in process). Substance Abuse Treatment. New York: Guilford Press.

Rose, S. & Zweben, A. (2003).  Interrelationship of substance abuse and social problems, in William R. Miller & Constance Weisner (Eds.) (pp. 145-156), Addressing Addictions Through Health and Social Systems. New York: Plenum Press.

Steinberg, K., Babor, T., Zweben, A., Cisler, R. Stout, R. Anton, R. Allen, J. & Tonigan J.S., (2003) Treatment effects across multiple dimensions of outcome. In Thomas F. Babor and Frances K. Del Boca, (Eds.) (pp. 150-165), Treatment Matching in Alcoholism, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Zweben, A. Del Boca, F.K., Mattson, M.E., & McRee, B. (2003). Client characteristics and implementation of the research protocol.  In Thomas F. Babor and Frances K. Del Boca (Eds.) (pp. 62-80), Treatment Matching in Alcoholism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Zweben, A. Rose, S. & Stout, R. (2003) Case monitoring and motivational style brief intervention, in Reid K. Hester and William R. Miller (Eds.) Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective Alternatives (3rd Edition) (pp. 113-130). New York: Allyn & Bacon.

Burke, B., Vassilev, G. Kantchelov, & Zweben, A. (2002).  Motivational interviewing with couples/significant others.  In W.R. Miller & S. Rollnick (Eds.). Motivational Interviewing, (Second Edition, (pp.347-361). New York: Guilford Press.

Zweben, A.  (2002). Diagnosis and Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorders. Module developed for social work education curriculum for the prevention and treatment of alcohol problems, NIAAA Curriculum Task Force.

Zweben, A. (2002). Motivation and Treatment Interventions. Module developed for social work education curriculum for the prevention and treatment of alcohol problems, NIAAA Curriculum Task Force.   

Zweben, A., & Zuckoff, A., (2002).  Treatment preparation, induction and adherence. In W.R. Miller & S. Rollnick (Eds.) (pp. 299-319). Motivational Interviewing (Second Edition).  New York: Guilford Press.

Journal Articles
Anton, R.F., O’Malley, S.S. Ciraulo, D.A., Cisler, R.A., Couper, D., Donovan, D.M., Gastfriend, D.R., Hosking, J.D., Johnson, B.A., LoCastro, J.S., Longabaugh, R., Mason, B.J., Mattson, M.E., Miller, W.R., Pettinati, H.M., Randall, C.L., Swift, R., Weiss, R., Williams, L.D., Zweben, A., for the COMBINE Research Group, (2006).  Effect of combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral intervention (COMBINE Study) for alcohol dependence.  Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 295, No. 17, 2003-20017.

Zweben, A. Screening and brief intervention (2006).  in Miller, W. R., Baca, C., Compton, W. M., Ernst, D., Manuel, J. K., Pringle, B., Schermer, C.R., Weiss, R. D., Willenbring, M. L., & Zweben, A. Proceedings of a roundtable addressing substance abuse in health care settings. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 30, 292-302.

Cisler, R.A., Kowalchuk, R. Saunders, S. Zweben A., Trinh, H.Q. (2005).  Clinical significance of Project MATCH: Methodological considerations in determining individual-level functional outcomes in alcoholism treatment research, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.29, 1991-2000. 

Kalichman, S.C., Weinhardt, L., Benotsch, E., Presser, K.., Zweben, A., Bjodstrup, B., & Swain, G. (2005). Experimental components analysis of brief theory-based HIV/AIDS risk reduction counseling for sexually transmitted infection patients. Health Psychology, Vol. 24, 198-208.

Pettinati, H., Zweben, A., & Mattson, M. (Editors) (2005). The COMBINE Study: Conceptual, methodological and practical issues in conducting a clinical trial that combines pharmacological and behavioral treatments.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement, No.15).

Zweben, A., Barrett, D., Berger, L. & Tobin Murray, K. (2005). Recruiting and retaining participants in a combined behavioral and pharmacological clinical trial. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement No. 15, 72-81.

Weiss, R., LoCastro, J., Longabaugh, R., Miller, W.R., Swift, R. & Zweben, A. (2005).  The use of psychotherapy with “no pills” treatment condition as part of a combined pharmacotherapy-psychotherapy research study of alcohol dependence.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement No. 15, 43-49. 

Donovan, D., Cisler, R., Longabaugh, R., Mattson, M., & Zweben, A. (2005). Quality of life as an outcome measure in clinical trials of medications to treat alcohol disorders. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement No. 15, 199-139.

Miller, W.R., LoCastro, J., Longabaugh, R., O’Malley, S., & Zweben, A. (2005).  When worlds collide: Blending the diverse traditions of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy research. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement No. 15, 17-23.

Longabaugh, R., Zweben, A., LoCastro, J. & Miller, W.R. (2005).  Origins, issues and options in the development of the combined behavioral intervention. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Supplement No. 15, 179-187. 

Zweben, A. (2005).  Frontiers of social work practice: Combined pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for substance use problems. Issues of Substance, National Association of Social Workers (Special Issue).  Summer 2005, Pp. 1 & 11.

Zweben, A. (Ed). (2005). Transdisciplinary social work research. Issues of Substance, National Association of Social Workers (Special Issue). Summer 2005. 

Anton, R., Pettinati, H. Zweben, A., Kranzler, H., Johnson, B., Bohn, M., McCaul, M.E., Anthenelli, R., Salloum, I, Galloway, G., Garbutt, J., Swift, R., Gastfriend, D., Kallio, A., & Karhuvaara, S (2004). A multisite dose ranging study of nalmefene in the treatment of alcohol dependence. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 24(4): 421-428.

Zweben, A. & Cisler, R. (2003). Clinical and methodological utility of a composite outcome measure in alcohol treatment research. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 27(10), 1680-1685.

COMBINE Study Group (A. Zweben, Principal Investigator, UW-Milwaukee Clinical Research Unit) (2003). Testing combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions in alcohol dependence (The COMBINE Study): Rationale and methods. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 27(7), 1107-1122.

COMBINE Study Group (A. Zweben, Principal Investigator, UW-Milwaukee Clinical Research Unit) (2003). Testing combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions in alcohol dependence (The COMBINE Study): A pilot feasibility study.  Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 27(7), 1123-1131. 

Cisler, R.A., Barrett, D., Zweben, A. & Berger, L (2003). Integrating a brief motivational treatment for problem drinkers in a private outpatient clinic: Client characteristics, utilization of services and preliminary outcomes (2003).  Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 21(3). 1-21. 

Kalichman, S.C., Cain, D., Zweben, A. & Swain, G. (2003). Sensation Seeking, Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors among men receiving services at a clinic for sexually transmitted Infections. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Volume 64, Number 4, (pp. 564-569).

Presentations
Zweben, A. (2007).  The COMBINE Study: Results and Implications, Presentation at a symposium, Social Work Research and Multidisciplinary Studies: Findings from Major Landmark Studies, Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. 

Zweben, A., (2006), Behavioral Treatment of Alcohol Dependence, RSA Lecture Series 2006. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), June 22-23, 2006, Baltimore MD.  

Last updated May 31, 2007.