PRC is currently carrying out a large variety of projects exploring diverse aspects of alcohol and other drug use and problems as well as related social issues. The research includes studies of individual behavior, social policies, economics, and public health. Following are descriptions of the studies currently under way at PRC. They have been loosely classified, but many projects span more than one classification.

Click on the title of the study to view a brief description. Click on the name of the investigator to find out more about his or her background and other research work.

Young Adults - Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Risky Behavior

Prevention of Young Adult Drug Use in Club Settings
Principal Investigator: Brenda Miller

Alcohol, Other Drug Use and Problems among Children and Adolescents

Adolescent Family-Based Prevention
Principal Investigator: Brenda Miller

Alcohol Availability and Underage Drinking
Principal Investigator: Joel W. Grube, Ph.D.

Alcohol Outlets & Underage Sales
Principal Investigator: Paul J. Grueneweald, Ph.D.

Preventing Underage Drinking by Southwest California Indians: Building Capacity
Principal Investigator: Roland S. Moore, Ph.D.

Reducing Youth Access to Alcohol: A Randomized Trial
Principal Investigator: Joel Grube

TV Alcohol Portrayals, Connectedness, and Drinking
Principal Investigator: Cristel A. Russell, Ph.D.

Alcohol and Drug Problems and Prevention

Alcohol Availability, Alcohol Use, and Child Maltreatment
Principal Investigator: Bridget Freisthler, Ph.D.

Alcohol Outlets and Violence
Principal Investigator: Paul J. Gruenewald, Ph.D.

Analyzing Lifetime Drinking Trajectories
Principal Investigator: Marcia Russell, Ph.D.

Drinking Careers: The Role of Social Networks
Principal Investigator: Peter Nygaard, Ph.D.

Ecosystem Models of Alcohol-Related Behavior
Principal Investigator: Paul Gruenewald

Family Strengths in Preventing Adolescent Drug Use
Principal Investigator: Brenda A. Miller, Ph.D.
Genevieve M. Ames, Ph.D."

Lifetime Drinking Patterns & HCV Treatment Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Marcia Russell, Ph.D.

Neighborhoods, Drug Use and Violence
Principal Investigator: Carol B. Cunradi

Partner Violence: Roles of Work, Job Stress & Drinking
Principal Investigator: Genevieve Ames, Ph.D.
Carol Cunradi, Ph.D."

Safer Colleges and Universities: A UC-System Evaluation
Principal Investigator: Robert F. Saltz, Ph.D.

Social Meanings of Drugs for Asian American Youth
Principal Investigator: Juliet P. Lee, Ph.D.

State Availability and Alcohol Problems
Principal Investigator: Paul J. Gruenewald, Ph.D.

Alcohol and Other Drug Use and the Work Place

Context & Consequences of Smoking in a Blue-Collar Cohort (TRDRP Grant)
Principal Investigator: Carol B. Cunradi, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Young Adult Food Service Workers: Alcohol Use & Risks
Principal Investigator: Genevieve Ames, Ph.D.
Roland Moore, Ph.D."

Tobacco Use and Regulation

Environmental Contexts of Smoking for Southeast Asians
Principal Investigator: Juliet Lee

Ethnographic Evaluation of Tobacco Policies in Bars
Principal Investigator: Roland Moore