Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH

I am a Acting Associate Professor at the Psychiatry Department,  Addiction, Drug & Alcohol Institute where I direct the Cannabis Education and Research Program, a team (CERP) that systematically interacts with state and county agencies and community coalitions, with the purpose of supporting the adoption of evidence-base policies and interventions. I have published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, secured research funds both as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator, and have collaborated with colleagues from various U.S. universities and abroad. Besides cannabis, I have interest and research experience in tobacco control.

A little bit about my trajectory: I obtained my PhD in Social Psychology in my home country, Brazil. As a faculty in the University of Sao Paulo Preventive Medicine Department, my professional life was dedicated to research and service disparate populations, such as street kids and substance-using youth. As an academic of a developing nation, I had the honor to collaborate internationally and serve in various World Health Organization working groups and committees.

After moving to the United States in 2000, I obtained a Master of Public Health at UW, with an emphasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences. This second degree provided me with the skills and the contextual perspective to successfully transition my professional focus from health care disparities in developing nations to the inequities experienced by historically marginalized communities living in the richest and most powerful country on Earth, the U.S. As a dual citizen, I consider inequity, racism, discrimination and stigma as important determinants of addiction and substance use in an increased globalized world.

I prefer the pronouns she, her, hers.

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Recent Publications

How should policymakers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?
(2023 Jan 20)
Addiction
Hall W, Leung J, Carlini BH

The Kids Are Not All Right: E-Cigarettes, Cannabis Co-Use, and an Emerging Public Health Crisis--A Commentary on Roberts et al. (2022).
(2022 Sep)
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 83(5): 771-772
Carlini BH, Garrett SB, Nims LN

Cannabis-only use in the USA: prevalence, demographics, use patterns, and health indicators.
(2022 Jul 22)
J Cannabis Res 4(1): 39
Carlini BH, Schauer GL

Retail cannabis environment and adolescent use: The role of advertising and retailers near home and school.
(2022 May)
Health Place 75(): 102795
Firth CL, Carlini B, Dilley J, Guttmannova K, Hajat A

Cannabis Industry Marketing Violations in Washington State, 2014-2019.
(2022 Jan)
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 83(1): 18-26
Carlini BH, Garrett S, Firth C, Pinsky I

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