Phil Denis
Research Technician III
Ph: (706) 542-6422
pdenis@uga.edu

Duties: Overseeing student workers who handle 6, 12, & 18 month brief interviews, data quality checks, coordinates data entry for follow-ups, preparation of codebooks and provide computer support.

Lori Ducharme, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
Ph: (706) 583-0955
lorid @uga.edu

Duties: Grant applications, writing papers, budget monitoring and administrative backup. She serves as co-investigator on three NIDA-funded studies.

Research interests: The organization, quality, and delivery of behavioral healthcare services; the role of social support as a protective factor in mental health and addiction recovery; and the influence of workplace conditions on individual well-being.

Aaron Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
Ph: (706) 542-6054
Ajohns@uga.edu

Duties: External relations, personnel management, grant applications and meeting chairperson. He serves as co-principal investigator on three NIDA-funded research projects.

Research interests: Addictions counseling as an occupation and longitudinal changes in the substance abuse treatment field.

Jennifer B. Shaikun
Research Technician III
Ph: (706) 542-6780
jenbshaikun@cs.com

Duties: Tracking of administrator questionnaires, mailing and tracking of counselor questionnaires, reimbursement to administrators & counselors for participation, and overseeing office management issues.

Tara Stuart
Research Technician III
Ph: (706) 542-4285
ttaarraa@uga.edu

Duties: Supervision of Fieldworkers (travelers) who are responsible for: Confirming scheduled interviews by telephone, traveling to centers and conducting on-site interviews, providing questionnaires to administrators and encouraging completion, obtaining counselor lists, data quality check, data follow-up, and data entry.