Dr. Scott T. Walters

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
School of Public Health
Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2002
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Psychology
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2003
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Mailing Address

University of Texas School of Public Health
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
V8.112
Dallas, Texas 75390-9128
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (214) 648-1519
Fax: (214) 648-1081
scott.walters@utsouthwestern.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Clinical Psychology, 2002.
Clinical Internship, Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology, 2002.
M.A., San Diego State University, Psychology, 1996.
B.A., Biola University, Psychology/Biblical Studies, 1993.

Expertise and Research Interests

Addictions, alcoholism, behavior change
College student substance abuse
Mailed and electronic interventions
Brief interventions in medical settings
Criminal justice rehabilitation
Mechanisms of behavior change
Religious and spiritual aspects of behavior change

Other Expertise

Reviewer: Addiction, Addictive Behaviors, Alcohol and Alcoholism, Alcohol Health and Research World, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Managed Care

Industrial Relevance

Consultation and Technical Assistance
A. Higher Education: Aurora University; Barat Campus of DePaul University; Eastern Illinois University; San Diego State University; Sigma Chi National Fraternity; St. Xavier University; SUNY Potsdam; University of Nebraska at Lincoln; University of New Mexico; University of San Francisco; Washington University in St. Louis; West Chester University; Western Illinois University.

B. Government: Correctional Management Institute of Texas; Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections; Colorado Dept of Corrections; Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections; DuPage County Psychological Services; Illinois Higher Education Center, Illinois Dept of Health and Human Services; Johnson County Community Supervision and Corrections; Lubbock County Community Supervison and Corrections; National Institute of Corrections; Oklahoma Dept of Mental Health Services; Potter County Community Supervision and Corrections; Tarrant County Community Supervision and Corrections; U. S. Dept of Defense, Office of the Surgeon General; U. S. Courts, Federal Probation; Wichita County Community Supervison and Corrections; Wisconsin Dept of Corrections.

C. Industry & Other Organizations: 3rd Millenium Classrooms, Inc.; Behavior Therapy Associates LLP; Outside the Classroom Inc.; Self Help Works Inc.; The Change Companies; Behavioral Training Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Addictions, Alcohol or Alcoholism, Alcoholism Prevention, Alcoholism Treatment, College Students, Health Promotion, Internet Or World Wide Web (WWW), Preventive Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse Prevention.

Additional Terms:

Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, College Students, Drinking, Internet, Intervention, Motivation, Prevention, Treatment.

Memberships

American Public Health Association
Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers
Research Society on Alcoholism

Honors and Awards

2008, Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, UT School of Public Health
2006, Outstanding Young Investigator, UT Health Science Center at Houston
2006, University of Cincinnati Award in Corrections, American Probation and Parole Association
2002, Benjamin Haught Award for Research Excellence University of New Mexico
2001, Student Merit Award, Research Society on Alcoholism
2001, David Pilon Training Fellowship, American Psychological Association (APA)
2000, Outstanding Graduate Researcher, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
2000, Certificate of Merit in Public Service, American Psychological Association (APA)
2000, Summer Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, Pew Younger Scholars Program
2000, New Investigator Award International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors, Cape Town, SA
1999, Regents Endowed Fellowship University of New Mexico
1999, Outstanding Teaching Associate University of New Mexico, Dept. of Psychology
1999, Garland Award for Research on Adolescent Issues University of New Mexico, Dept. of Psychology
1997-2002, National Research Service Award, NIAAA, National Institutes of Health
1993, Distinguished Student in Psychology Biola University, Rosemead School of Psychology

Funding Received

  • National Cancer Institute: Initiation of Colon Cancer Screening in Veterans (co-I), $3,639,680, 2007 to 2012.
  • U.S. Dept of Justice, National Institute of Corrections: An Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing to Increase Compliance in a Probation Setting (PI), $123,666, 2007 to 2009.
  • National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Dismantling Motivational Interviewing and Feedback Among College Drinkers (PI), $650,000, 2006 to 2009.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (Consultant), $735,310, 2006 to 2011.
  • National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Injuries and Alcohol (co-I), $2,700,000, 2006 to 2010.
  • UT-SPH, PRIME Funding for Preliminary Studies: Evaluating the e-CHUG Intervention for College Drinkers (PI), $50,000, 2003 to 2005.

Publications

  • Bernal, A, Walters, ST, Paulson, R, Mubasher, M (2008) Evaluation of the relative risk of adherence to HAART on the progression of cervical dysplasia among HIV infected women., The AIDS Reader, In Press
  • Roudsari, B, Leahy, MM, Walters, ST (2008) Dating violence among heavy drinking college students, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, In Press
  • Harris, TR, Walters, ST, Leahy, MM (2008) Readiness to change among a group of heavy drinking college students: Correlates of readiness and a comparison of measures, Journal of American College Health, In Press
  • Walters, ST, Cahill, MA, Vader, AM (2008) The Officer Responses Questionnaire: A procedure for measuring reflective listening in probation and parole settings, Federal Probation, In Press
  • Cahill, MA, VanBenschoten, SW, Walters, ST (2008) Motivational interviewing training in criminal justice: Development of a model plan, Federal Probation, In Press
  • Turner MB, Vader AM, Walters ST (2008) An analysis of cardiovascular health information in popular young women's magazines: What messages are women receiving?, American Journal of Health Promotion, 22 (3), 183-186
  • Feldstein Ewing, S, Walters, ST, Baer JS (2008) Adolescents and Young Adults, In C Wagner & K Ingersoll (Eds.), Motivational Interviewing in Groups, New York, Guilford Press, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Walters, ST, Roudsari, B, Vader, AM, Harris, TR (2007) Predictors of protective behavior use among college students who are heavy drinkers, Addictive Behaviors, 32, 2633-2644
  • Neighbors C, Walters ST, Lee CM, Vader AM, Dejong W (2007) Event specific prevention: Addressing college student drinking during known windows of risk, Addictive Behaviors, 32, 2667-2680
  • Leffingwell, TR, Neumann, CA, Babitzke, AC, Leedy, MJ, Walters, ST (2007) Social psychology and Motivational Interviewing: A review of relevant principles and recommendations, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 35, 31-45
  • Walters ST, Clark MD, Gingerich R, Meltzer ML (2007) Motivating Offenders to Change: A Guide for Probation and Parole, Washington DC, National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Walters ST, Vader AM, Harris TR (2007) A controlled trial of web-based feedback for heavy drinking college students, Prevention Science, 8 (1), 83-88
  • Walters ST, Baer JS (2006) Talking with College Students about Alcohol: Motivational Strategies for Reducing Abuse, New York, Guilford Press
  • Clark MD, Walters ST, Gingerich R, Meltzer M (2006) Motivational Interviewing for Probation Staff: Tipping the Balance toward Change, Federal Probation, 70 (1), 38-44
  • Juarez, P, Walters, ST, Daugherty, M, Radi, C (2006) A randomized trial of motivational interviewing and feedback with heavy drinking college students., Journal of Drug Education, 36 (3), 245-258
  • Walters, ST, Wright, JA, Shegog, R (2006) A Review of Computer and Internet Interventions for Smoking Cessation, Addictive Behaviors, 31 (2), 264-77
  • Walters ST, Miller E, Chiauzzi E (2005) Wired for wellness: e-interventions for addressing college drinking., Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 29 (2), 139-45
  • Walters, ST, Matson, SA, Baer, JS, Ziedonis, DM (2005) Effectiveness of Workshop Training of Psychosocial Treatments in Addiction: a Systematic Review, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 29 (4), 283-293
  • Walters ST, Neighbors C, Feedback Interventions for College Alcohol Misuse: What, Why and for Whom, Addictive Behaviors, 30(6), 1168-82, 2005 Abstract
  • Walters ST, Hester RK, Chiauzzi E, Miller E (2005) Demon Rum: High-tech Solutions to An Age-old Problem, Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 29 (2), 270-7
  • Saunders JB, Kypri K, Walters ST, Laforge RG, Larimer ME, Approaches to brief intervention for hazardous drinking in young people, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28(2), 322-9, 2004 Abstract
  • Walters ST, Rotgers F, Saunders B, Wilkinson C, Towers T, Theoretical perspectives on motivation and addictive behavior, In F Rotgers, J Morgenstern & ST Walters (Eds.) Treating Substance Abuse: Theory and Practice (2nd Ed.), 2003
  • Walters ST, Woodall WG (2003) Mailed feedback reduces consumption among moderate drinkers who are employed, Prevention Science, 4 (4), 287-94
  • Rotgers F, Morgenstern J, Walters ST (2003) Treating Substance Abuse: Theory and Technique, 2nd Ed., New York, Guilford Press
  • Walters ST, Foy BD, Castro RJ (2002) The agony of ecstasy: responding to growing MDMA use among college students, Journal of American College Health, 51 (3), 139-41
  • Handmaker NS, Walters ST, Motivational enhancement therapy and interviewing, In SG Hofman & MC Tompson (Eds.), Handbook of psychological treatments for severe mental disorders, 2002
  • Walters ST, Ogle R, Martin JE (2002) Perils and possibilities of a group-based MI, In WR Miller & S Rollnick, Motivational Interviewing: Preparing people for change, New York, Guilford Press (bookchapter)
  • Walters ST (2002) Anytown Economics, Westminster, CA, Teacher Created Resources
  • Miller WR, Walters ST, Bennett ME, How effective is alcoholism treatment in the United States?, Journal of Studies On Alcohol, 62(2), 211-20, March 2001 Abstract
  • Walters ST, Gruenewald DA, Miller JH, Bennett ME, Early findings from a disciplinary program to reduce problem drinking by college students, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 20(1), 89-91, 2001 Abstract
  • Foy B, Walters ST, Review of selected websites on addictive behaviors, Health Promotion Practice, 2(4), 310-312, 2001
  • Squires DD, Walters ST, Moderating effects of coping style on negative affect and substance use consequences [Abstract], Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 25(5), 135A, 2001
  • Walters ST, How to publish six inches in graduate school, Behavior Therapist, 23(10), 228-229, 2001
  • Walters ST, Delaney HD, Rodgers KL, Addiction and health: A (not so) new heuristic for change, Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 20(3), 240-249, 2001
  • Walters ST (Mar 2000) In praise of feedback: an effective intervention for college students who are heavy drinkers., Journal of American College Health : J of Ach, 48 (5), 235-8
  • Walters ST, Bennett ME, Miller JH, Reducing alcohol use in college students: A controlled trial of two brief interventions, Journal of Drug Education, 30(3), 361-72, 2000
  • Bennett ME, Walters ST, Miller JH, Woodall WG, Relationship of early inhalant use to substance use in college students, Journal of Substance Abuse, 12(3), 227-40, 2000 Abstract
  • Walters ST, What difference does Christianity make? A note to the bewildered psychology student, Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 19(3), 270-274, 2000
  • Walters ST, Bennett ME, Addressing drinking among college students: A review of the empirical literature, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 18(1), 61-77, 2000
  • Walters ST, Bennett ME, Assessing clients' spirituality and religious behavior: Recommendations for research and practice in mental health settings, Behavior Therapist, 23(4), 79-90, 2000
  • Walters ST, Bennett ME, Miller JH, Reducing alcohol use among college students: A controlled trial of two brief interventions, Journal of Drug Education, 30(3), 361-72, 2000
  • Walters ST, Martin JE, Does aerobic exercise really enhance self-esteem in children? A prospective evaluation in 3rd-5th graders, Journal of Sport Behavior, 23(1), 51-60, 2000
  • Walters ST, Bennett ME, Noto JV (2000) Drinking on campus. What do we know about reducing alcohol use among college students?, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 19 (3), 223-8
  • Walters ST (2000) Knights and Castles, Westminster, CA, Teacher Created Resources
  • Walters ST, Ought from is: Ethical inadequacies of a scientific naturalism, Mars Hill Review, 14, 51-60, 1999

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