Robert G. Rychtarik, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

Department of Psychiatry
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Contact Information

1021 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14203-1016
Phone: (716) 887-2591
Email: rychtari@ria.buffalo.edu

Primary Research Areas

Substance abuse treatment outcome research; development and evaluation of coping skill training programs for family members of those with addictive disorders.

Research Publications Expertise

Research Projects

The Stop Spinning My Wheels Project
7/8/25
Rychtarik | Danaher | McGillicuddy | Barrick
Researchers continued to develop and assess web-based programs to help women learn essential coping skills for living with a partner who has an alcohol use disorder.
Developing Web Delivered Coping Skills Training for Women with Alcoholic Partners
11/11/25
Rychtarik | McGillicuddy | Barrick
This project is developing a Web-based coping skills training program to help reduce the psychological distress experienced by women living with an alcoholic partner.
Project STARTT (Stress Tension and Alcohol Relationships Today and Tomorrow)
11/11/25
Rychtarik | McGillicuddy
Researchers evaluated different group-based interventions to reduce the physical, psychological and relationship stress felt by women with alcoholic partners.
Skill Training for Women with Alcoholic Partners
11/11/25
Rychtarik
Skill Training for Parents of Adolescent Drug Abusers
11/11/25
McGillicuddy | Rychtarik
Treatment Setting and Aftercare Duration for Alcoholics
11/11/25
Rychtarik