Research Interests:

• Mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders
• Harm reduction and diverse pathways to recovery from substance use disorder
• Longitudinal data analysis and quantitative methods for studying behavior change
• Integrated behavioral treatment for opioid use disorder and chronic pain

Profile:

Selected Publications

Witkiewitz, K., Anton, R. F., O’Malley, S. S., Hasin, D. S., Silverman, B. L., Aldridge, A., & Mann, K. (2025). Reductions in World Health Organization risk drinking levels as a primary efficacy endpoint for alcohol clinical trials: A review. JAMA Psychiatry,28, 1246-1254. https://doi.org//10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.2508

Witkiewitz, K. & Tucker, J. A. (2025). Whole person recovery from substance use disorder: A call for research examining a dynamic behavioral ecological model of contexts supportive of recovery. Addiction Research & Theory, 33, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2024.2329580

Moniz-Lewis, D. I., Votaw, V. R., & Witkiewitz, K. (2024). Adapting mindfulness-based interventions for substance use and comorbid conditions for diverse clients and diverse contexts. Journal of Health Service Psychology, 50, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42843-024-00100-8  

Witkiewitz, K. & Vowles, K. E. (2023). Everybody hurts: Intersecting and colliding epidemics and the need for integrated behavioral treatment of chronic pain and substance use. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 32, 228-235. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214231162366

Witkiewitz, K., Stein, E. R., Votaw, V. R., Hallgren, K. A., Gibson, B. C., Boness, C. L., Pearson, M. R., & Maisto, S. A. (2023). Constructs derived from the addiction cycle predict alcohol use disorder treatment outcomes and recovery three years following treatment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,37(3), 376-389. doi: 10.1037/adb0000871.

Tucker, J. A. & Witkiewitz, K. (Eds.). (2022). Dynamic Pathways to Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108976213 

Witkiewitz, K., Stein, E. R., Votaw, V. R., Hallgren, K. A., Gibson, B. C., Boness, C. L., Pearson, M. R., & Maisto, S. A. (2023). Constructs derived from the addiction cycle predict alcohol use disorder treatment outcomes and recovery three years following treatment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,37(3), 376-389. doi: 10.1037/adb0000871. 

Witkiewitz, K., Pfund, R. A, & Tucker, J. A. (2022). Mechanisms of behavior change in substance use disorders with and without formal treatment.  Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 18, 497-525.https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-072720-014802

Witkiewitz, K., Kranzler, H. R., Hallgren, K. A., Hasin, D. S., Aldridge, A. P., Zarkin, G. A., Mann, K. F., O’Malley, S. S., & Anton, R. F. (2021). Stability of drinking reductions and long-term functioning among patients with alcohol use disorder. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 36, 404-412. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-020-06331-x

Courses Taught

• PSYC 332: Abnormal Behavior
• PSYC 430: Alcohol Use Disorders
• PSYC 502: Advanced Statistics
• PSYC 535: Personality Functions
• PSYC 604: Latent Variable Modeling
• PSYC 605: Advanced Latent Variable Modeling
• PSYC 650: Applied Data Analysis

Lab

Graduate students:

Hanna Hebden (co-mentor Kamilla Venner)

Kara Link (co-mentor Cassandra Boness)

David (Ikela) Moniz-Lewis