Dr. Raul Caetano

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
School of Public Health
Dallas Regional Campus
Epidemiology
Regional DeanAppointed: 1998
University of Hawaii
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Psychiatry
Clinical ProfessorAppointed: 2000
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Southwestern Medical School
Psychiatry
Adjunct ProfessorAppointed: 1998

Mailing Address

5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Room V8.112
Dallas, Texas 75390-9128
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (214) 648-1080
Fax: (214) 648-1081
raul.caetano@UTSouthwestern.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Epidemiology, 1983.
M.P.H., University of California, Berkeley, Behavioral Sciences, 1979.
M.D., State University of Rio de Janeiro, Psychiatry, 1969.

Expertise and Research Interests

Domestic Violence Epidemiology
Epidemiological Methods
Epidemiology of Substance Abuse
Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems among U.S. Ethnic Groups
General Population Surveys
Epidemiology of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

Other Expertise

Member, National Advisory Council, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2001-2204
Elected Fellow, American College of Epidemiology, 1994;
Assistant Editor, Addiction, 1991 to present;
Editorial Board, Journal of Substance Abuse, 1997 topresent;
Editorial Advisory Board, Alcohol Health World, 1985 to present;
Editorial Board, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1992 to present;
Member, National Board, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), 1999-2002;
Extramural Advisory Board on Epidemiology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1999;
Extramural Advisory Board on Prevention, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1998;
Chair, Advisory Board, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Collaborative Alcohol Research Center, 1998 to present;
Member,Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology and Methods 2 Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 1999 to present;
Community Prevention and Control Study Section, Biobehavioraland Social Sciences Initial Review Group, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 1996-1998;
National Institutes of Health Behavioral and Social Review Integration Working Group, 1998;
Co-Chair, AIDS Advisory Committee, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA), 1991-1994;
Committee Member, Substance Abuse Coverage Study, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 1988-1990.

Future Research

Trend analysis of drinking patterns and alcohol problems in majority and minority ethnic groups in the US population;
Longitudinal analysis of the natural history of high risk drinking patterns in the US population.
Analysis of drinking patterns and related problems among US Hispanics and Whites along the Mexico-US border;
Longitudinal analysis of intimate partner violence and its relationship with drinking in majority and ethnic minority groups in the US population.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Alcohol or Alcoholism, Domestic Violence, Drugs or Drug Abuse, Epidemiology, Public Health, Substance Abuse, Surveys and Survey Research.

Additional Terms:

Epidemiology, Public Health, Substance Abuse Epidemiology, Survey Research.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
Portuguese: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
Spanish: (Fluent, Functional, Fluent)
French: (Functional, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

American College of Epidemiology
American Public Health Association
Brazilian Association for the Study of Alcohol and Other Drugs
Research Society on Alcoholism

Previous Positions

1992-1998, Director, Alcohol Research Group
1983-1988, Senior Scientist, Alcohol Research Group
1983-1998, Adjunct Professor, University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Epidemiology

Funding Received

  • Centers for Disease Control: Neighborhood Predictors of Partner Violence, $126,145, Sep 1997 to Sep 1999.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Health Services Research Training Grant, $54,000, Sep 1994 to May 1998.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems, $8,500,000, Dec 1, 1992 to May 1, 1998.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Drinking and Problem Epidemiology in Blacks and Hispanics, $2,500,458, Apr 1, 1995 to May 1, 1998.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Ethnicity, Alcohol and Spousal Violence, $2,063,180, 2003 to 2009.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Alcohol EpidemiologyAlcohol Epidemiology in Hispanic National Groups( RO1 AA013642), $4,874,602., 2003 to 2008.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Brief Intervention to Reduce Injuries in Minorities (RO1AA13824), $2,145,798., 2002 to 2007.

Publications

  • Lipsky S, Field CA, Caetano R, Larkin GL (2006) Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Comorbid Depression Among Abused Women Referred from Emergency Department Care, Violence and Victims, 20, 645-659
  • Ramisetty-Mikler, S., Caetano, R. (2005) Alcohol use and intimate partner violence and predictors of separation among U.S. couples: A longitudinal model, Journal of Studies on Alcohol,, 66, 205-212
  • Field, C., Caetano, R (2005) Intimate partner violence in the U.S. general population: Progress and future directions, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 463-469
  • Caetano, R., McGrath, C., Ramisetty-Mikler, S., Field, C. (2005) Drinking, Alcohol Problems and the Five-Year Recurrence and Incidence of Male to Female and Female to Male Partner Violence, Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 29, 98-106
  • Caetano, R., McGrath, C. (2005) Driving under the influence among U.S. ethnic groups, Accident Analysis and Prevention, 37, 217-224
  • Babor, T., Caetano R. (2005) Evidence-based alcohol policy in the Americas: strengths, weaknesses, and future challenges. Pan American, Journal of Public Health (Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica), 18, 327-337
  • Field, C., Caetano, R. (2005) Longitudinal Model Predicting Mutual Partner Violence Among Black, White, and Hispanic Couples in the United States General Population, Violence and Victims,, 20, 499-511
  • Caetano, R., Ramisetty-Mikler, S. and Field, C. (2005) Unidirectional and bidirectional intimate partner violence among White, Black and Hispanic couples in the U.S., Violence and Victims,, 20, 398-406
  • Lipsky S, Caetano R, Field CA, Larkin GL. (2005) Is there a relationship between victim and partner alcohol use during an intimate partner violence event? Findings from an urban emergency department study of abused women, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 66, 407-412,
  • Lipsky S, Caetano R, Field CA, Bazargan S. (2005) The role of alcohol use and depression in intimate partner violence, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 31 (2), 225-242
  • Lipsky, S., Caetano, R., Field, C., Bazargan, S. (2004) Violence-related injury and intimate partner violence in an urban emergency department, Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 57, 352-359
  • Field, C., Caetano, R. (2004) Ethnic differences in intimate partner violence in the U.S. population, Trauma, Violence and Abuse,, 5, 303-317
  • Caetano, R., Ramisety-Mikler, S., McGrath, C (2004) Acculturation, drinking and intimate partner violence among Hispanic couples in the U.S.: A longitudinal analysis, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 26, 60-78
  • Ramisetty-Mikler, S., Caetano, R., Goebert, D. and Nishimura, S. (2004) Alcohol use and unsafe sexual practices among multiethnic high school students in Hawaii, Journal of School Health, 74, 16-22
  • Schafer, J., Caetano, R. and Cunradi, C. (2004) A path model of risk factors for intimate partner violence among couples in the United States, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19, 127-142
  • Caetano R, Ramisetty-Mikler S, McGrath C, Characteristics of non-respondents in a US national longitudinal survey on drinking and intimate partner violence, Addiction (abingdon, England), 98(6), 791-7, June 2003
  • Caetano R, Schafer J, Fals-Stewart W, O'Farrell And T, Miller B, Intimate partner violence and drinking: new research on methodological issues, stability and change, and treatment, Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 27(2), 292-300, February 2003
  • Trocki, K. and Caetano, R. (2003) Exposure to family violence and temperament factors as predictors of adult psychopathology and substance use outcomes, Journal of Addictions Nursing, 14, 183-192
  • Caetano, R. Cunradi, C., Schafer, J. (2003) Intimate partner violence, drinking problems and depression among White, Black and Hispanic couples in the U.S., Annals of Epidemiology, 13, 661-665
  • Galvan, F. and Caetano, R. (2003) Alcohol use and related problems among ethnic minorities in the United States, Alcohol Research & Health, 27, 87-94
  • Field, C. and Caetano, R (2003) Longitudinal model predicting intimate partner violence among White, Black and Hispanic couples, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 27, 1451-1458
  • Caetano, R (2003) Alcohol-Related Health Disparities and Treatment-Related Epidemiological Findings Among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics in the United States, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,, 27, 1337-1339
  • Caetano R, Deaths from alcohol poisonings: a Finnish report of public health importance, Addiction (abingdon, England), 97(8), 929, Aug 2002 Abstract
  • Caetano R, Cunradi C, Alcohol dependence: a public health perspective, Addiction (abingdon, England), 97(6), 633-45, June 2002 Abstract
  • Cunradi CB, Caetano R, Schafer J, Alcohol-related problems, drug use, and male intimate partner violence severity among US couples, Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 26(4), 493-500, April 2002 Abstract
  • Caetano R, Raspberry K, DUI-arrest characteristics among white and Mexican-American DUI offenders mandated for treatment, Journal of Studies On Alcohol, 62(6), 750-3, November 2001 Abstract
  • Caetano, R., Nelson, S., Cunradi, C., Intimate partner violence, dependence symptoms and social consequences from drinking among White, Black and Hispanic couples in the United States, The American Journal on Addictions, 60-69, 2001
  • Caetano, R., Galvan, F., Alcohol use, intimate partner violence and other alcohol-related problems among Latinos in the U.S, Aguirre-Molina, M., Molina, C. and Zambrano, R.E., (Eds.), Latino Health. Jossey-Bass Inc.: San Francisco, 383-412, 2001
  • Caetano, R., Schaffer, J., Cunradi, C., Alcohol-related intimate partner violence among White, Black and Hispanic couples in the U.S, Alcohol Research and Health, 58-65, 2001
  • Caetano, R., Nonresponse in alcohol and drug surveys: A research topic in need of further attention, Addiction, 1541-1545, 2001
  • Caetano R, Schafer J, Cunradi CB, Alcohol-related intimate partner violence among white, black, and Hispanic couples in the United States, Alcohol Research & Health : the Journal of the National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism., 25(1), 58-65, 2001 Abstract
  • Caetano R, Nelson S, Cunradi C, Intimate partner violence, dependence symptoms and social consequences from drinking among white, black and Hispanic couples in the United States, The American Journal On Addictions / American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addictions., 10 Suppl, 60-9, 2001 Abstract
  • Caetano R, Clark CL, Hispanics, Blacks and White driving under the influence of alcohol: results from the 1995 National Alcohol Survey., Accident Analysis and Prevention, 32(1), 57-64, 2000 Abstract
  • Caetano, R., and Clark, C., Hispanics, Blacks and Whites driving under the influence of alcohol: Results from the 1995 National Alcohol Survey, Accident Analysis and Prevention, 57-64, 2000
  • Intimate Partner violence, acculturation and alcohol consumption among Hispanic couples, U.S. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30-45, 2000
  • Caetano, R. and Raspberry, K., Drinking and DSM-IV alcohol and drug dependence among White and Mexican American DUI offenders, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 420-426, 2000
  • Caetano, R., Cunradi, C., Schafer, J., Clark, C.C., Partner violence and drinking among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics, U.S. Journal of Substance Abuse, 123-138, 2000
  • Cunradi, C., Caetano, R., Clark, C. and Schafer, J., Neighborhood Poverty as a Predictor of Intimate Partner Violence Among White, Black and Hispanic Couples in the US: A Mulitlevel Analysis, Annals of Epidemiology, 297-308, 2000
  • Leadley, K., Clark, C.L., Caetano, R., Couples' drinking patterns, intimate partner violence, and alcohol-related partnership problems, Journal of Substance Abuse, 253-263, 2000
  • Caetano, R., Medina, Mora, M.E., Schafer, J. and Marino, M.C., The structure of DSM-IV alcohol dependence in a treatment sample of Mexican and Mexican American men, Addiction, 94, 533-541, 1999
  • Caetano, R. and Clark, C.C., Trends in situational norms and attitudes toward drinking among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics: 1984-1995, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 54, 45-56, 1999
  • Caetano, R., Clark, C.L., Tam, T., Alcohol Consumption Among Ethnic Minorities: Theory and Research, Alcohol Health and Research World, 233-241, 1999
  • Caetano, R. and Clark, C.C., Trends in alcohol problems among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics:1884-1995, Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 22, 534-538, 1998
  • Schafer, J., Caetano, R., Clark C.L., Rates of intimate partner violence among U.S. couples, American Journal of Public Health, 88, 1702-1704, 1998
  • Caetano, R., Clark, C.L. and Greenfield, T., Prevalence, trends and incidence of withdrawal symptoms in clinical and general population samples, Alcohol Health and Research World, 22, 73-79, 1998
  • Caetano, R. and Clark, C.C., Trends in drinking patterns among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics:1984-1995, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 59, 659-668, 1998
  • Caetano, R., Consumption measures and models for use in policy development and evaluation: Report of an international workshop. Panel on cultural and subgroup issues in measuring consumption, Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 22(Supp.), 21S-28S, 1998
  • Kaskutas, L.A., Weisner, C., & Caetano, R., Predictors of help seeking among a longitudinal sample of the general population, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 58(2), 155-161, 1997
  • Caetano, R., The epidemiology of alcohol-related problems in the U.S.: concepts, patterns and opportunities for research, Drugs and Society, 11(1/2), 43-71, 1997
  • Cunradi, C., Caetano, R. and Schafer, J., Socioeconomic Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence Among White, Black and Hispanic Couples in the U.S, Journal of Family Violence
  • Caetano, R., Clark, C.L., Acculturation, alcohol consumption, smoking and drug use among Hispanics. In, G. Marin (ed.), Acculturation: Advances in Theory, Measurement, and Applied Research, American Psychological Association
  • Schafer, J., Caetano, R., Agreement about violence in U.S. couples, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Caetano, R., Raspberry, K., DUI arrest characteristics among White and Mexican American DUI offenders mandated for treatment, Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Cunradi, C., Caetano, R., Schafer, J., Religious Affiliation, Demoninational Homogamy, and Intimate Partner Violence Among U.S. Couples, Journal of Scientific Study of Religion
  • Caetano, R., Field, C., Nelson, S., Association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Help Seeking for Alcohol Problems, Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
  • Field, C., Caetano, R., Nelson, S., Alcohol and Violence Related Cognitive Risk Factors Associated with the Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence, Journal of Family Violence
  • Caetano, R., Cunradi, C., Alcohol dependence: A public health perspective, Addiction
  • Cunradi, C., Caetano, R., Alcohol-related problems, drug use, and male intimate partner violence severity among U.S. couples, Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Caetano, R., Schaffer, J., Field, C. Nelson, S., Agreement on reports of intimate partner violence among White, Black and Hispanic couples in the U.S, Journal of Interpersonal Violence

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