Mary Larimer, PhD, became the President of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) in June, 2018. RSA was established in 1976 to assist and encourage the application of research to the solution of problems related to alcoholism. Today, the Society serves as a meeting ground for scientists, providing a forum for communication among researchers and promoting the acquisition and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of basic science, risks and resiliency, education and prevention, treatment, outcome and recovery, and policy and economics. The president serves a one year term and provides opportunities to contribute leadership at a national level on behalf of this specialty. Dr. Larimer is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors.