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Bryan Hartzler PhD

Now in his 21st year at ADAI, Dr. Hartzler’s work principally focuses on the dissemination and implementation of empirically-supported health services for persons with substance use disorders. This is reflected in his directorship of the UW Center for Advancing Addiction Health Services (CAAHS), and in research to date that includes local, regional, national, and international collaboration with diverse community settings (i.e., addiction care, mental health, primary and specialty medical care, criminal justice, HIV care, schools), including those affiliated with the NIDA Clinical Trials Network.

As part of the CAAHS portfolio, Dr. Hartzler is PI of the SAMHSA-funded Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Northwest ATTC), one of 10 regional centers in the national ATTC network. The Northwest ATTC supports the addiction workforce in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, via provision of universal, targeted and intensive technical assistance for regional healthcare organizations and their personnel. In work that spans a science-to-services continuum, Dr. Hartzler seeks to promote adoption and implementation of useful treatment and recovery practices in community settings where they may benefit persons with substance use disorders.

Titles

Research Associate Professor, Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UW School of Medicine
Director, Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Northwest ATTC)
Director, Center for Advancing Addiction Health Services (CAAHS)

Education

BS, Psychology, University of Washington
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Residency, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System-Seattle
Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System-Seattle, Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education (CESATE)

ORCID: 0000-0002-7052-2280

Linked Information

CV: Hartzler-CV

Publications link

Research

Research Interests

Design, evaluation, dissemination, and implementation of behavioral health services
Motivation-focused therapies (i.e., motivational interviewing, contingency management)
Therapy training and technical assistance processes and outcomes
Mixed-method and community-participatory processes for research and evaluation

Honors

2001—Lee Willerman Award for Research Excellence, University of Texas at Austin
2005—NIH Loan Repayment Program Award
2008—NIH Fellowship, Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions
2009—College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Early Career Travel Award
2012—Editorial Fellowship, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
2022—The Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers Award for Research Excellence

Activities

Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), 2005 – present
Trainer, NIDA/SAMHSA Blending Products (MIA-STEP; PAMI-R), 2007 – present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 2013 – present
Founding Member, Society for Implementation Research Collaborative, 2015 – present
Member, UW Center for AIDS Research SUD Scientific Workgroup, 2015 – present
Member, SAMHSA Opioid Response Network, 2018 – present
Advisory Board Member, Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center, 2018 – present
Co-Chair, Implementation Strategies Workgroup, NIDA CTN Translation and Implementation Special Interest Group, 2021 – present
Peer-CM Trial Representative, HEAL Harm Reduction Research Network, 2022 – present
Member, Society for Prevention Research, 2022 – present
Advisory Board Member, Northwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center, 2022 – present
Advisory Board Member, Northwest Center for Family Support, 2022 – present
Graduate, MIT Open Learning Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for SUD Ventures, 2023-24