The Behavioral and Social Advisory Council is responsible for advising the Foundation regarding research in the behavioral and social sciences. Its members are internationally recognized authorities in the fields of epidemiology, sociology, psychological sciences, and public health.

The research supported in this area consists of studying factors associated with drinking patterns across the life span from adolescence through retirement and old age, cultural and transnational drinking practices, highway safety, and life-style influences on health. The result of this line of research is intended for developing strategies to prevent the misuse and abuse of alcohol.

Helene Raskin White, Ph.D.
Professor
Center of Alcohol Studies
Department of Sociology
Rutgers – the State University of New Jersey

Dr. White is currently engaged in longitudinal research on the antecedents, consequences, and comorbidity of substance use and other problem behaviors in both community and high-risk samples. Dr. White serves on several journal editorial boards and the Advisory Board of the Raising Healthy Children project and is a member of a National Institutes of Health study section.

Henry R. Kranzler, M.D.

Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Associate Scientific Director, Alcohol Research Center
University of Connecticut

Dr. Kranzler’s research focuses on the genetics and pharmacological treatment of alcohol and drug dependence and common co-morbid psychiatric disorders. He is Program Director for the Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. General Clinical Research Center.  He also serves as a research mentor for residents, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty for the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Kenneth E. Leonard, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Research Institute on Addictions
Director, Division of Psychology in Psychiatry
State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School

Dr. Leonard's research has focused on alcohol and marital/family processes, and alcohol and violence. He is a fellow in Division 50 of the American Psychological Association and an associate editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Mary E. McCaul, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. McCaul's research and clinical work focuses on addiction treatment services, particularly the special needs of alcohol and drug dependent women.

Edward Riley, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
Department of Psychology
Director, Center for Behavioral Teratology
San Diego State University

Dr. Riley’s research focuses on behavioral teratology and he has served as chair of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects. He is the author of nearly 200 papers and reviews and serves on the Editorial Boards of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research and the Psychological Record.

Sherry H. Stewart, Ph.D.
Killam Research Professor
Department of Psychology
Dalhousie University

Dr. Stewart’s areas of expertise are in the comorbidity of alcohol disorders with other mental health disorders, and treatment matching. She holds an Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and serves as associate editor of the journal Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.