Substance Abuse Among Older Adults
Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 26

Appendix E - Field Reviewers

Ruth Airey-Vidal
Coordinator
Wellness Initiative for Senior Educators
Sussex Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Newton, New Jersey

Sharon Amatteti
Public Health Analyst
Office of Policy Coordination and Planning
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Rockville, Maryland

Mary Candace Burger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Vanderbilt Medical School
Nashville, Tennesee

James Donagher
Director
Senior Services
Special Populations of Office of Behavioral Health
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Hartford, Connecticut

Charles M. Donahue, M.Div.
Community Liaison
Behavioral Health Network
Alexian Brothers Hospital
Saint Louis, Missouri

Nancy L. Erckenbrack
Regional Director
Operations and Housing
Long-Term Care Division
Providence Health Systems
Portland, Oregon

Hugh Everman
Staff Assistant
Department of Sociology
Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky

Robert S.Geissinger
Counselor
Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Washington State Department of Social and
Health Services
Lacey, Washington

Charles V. Giannasio, M.D.
Senior Consultant for Addictive Disorders
Northwest Institute of Psychiatry
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Robert K. Heaton, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Neuropsychology Laboratory
University of California at San Diego
San Diego, California

Robert Holden, M.A.
Program Director
Partners in Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Counseling
Washington, D.C.

Ronald J. Hunsicker
Executive Director
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
Lititz, Pennsylvania

Carol L. Joseph, M.D.
Associate Chief
Staff for Geriatric and Extended Care
Honolulu VAMROC
Honolulu, Hawaii

Joseph Liberto, M.D.
Director
UAMC
Baltimore, Maryland

Jane E. Myers, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Counseling and
Educational Development
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

Reba L. Novich, M.S.W.
Resource Manager
National Resource Center
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
Washington, D.C.

Robert Rawlings
Director
OBRA and LTC
Community Programs
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Patricia Reihl
Coordinator
Spring House
Paramus, New Jersey

Anita Rosen, Ph.D.
Senior Staff Associate for Aging
National Association of Social Workers
Washington, D.C.

Margaret M. Salinger, M.S.N., R.N., C.A.R.N.
National Nurses Society on Addiction
c/o Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Eleanor Sargent
Director Clinical Issues
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
Arlington, Virginia

Timothy M. Scanlan
President
Addiction Specialists of Kansas
Wichita, Kansas

Larry I. Schonfeld, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Aging and Mental Health
Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

Anthony Sims
Acting Director
Office of Communications and External Liaison
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Rockville, Maryland

Richard T. Suchinsky, M.D.
Associate Chief
Addictive Disorders
Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, D.C.

David O. Turner
Program Manager
Health Aging Program
Salt Lake County Aging Services
Salt Lake City, Utah

John W. Welte, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Research Institute on Addiction
Buffalo, New York

Larry W. Whorley
Program Coordinator
Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Lexington, Kentucky