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R. Lorraine Collins

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior
University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Substance abuse, cannabis, malt liquor, drinking restraint, smoking, women’s issues

Portrait of R. Lorraine Collins.

R. Lorraine Collins is a psychologist and SUNY Distinguished Professor of community health and health behavior who can discuss cannabis and cannabis regulations, among other topics.

Collins serves as director of UB's Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

For two decades, she studied as a senior scientist at UB’s Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions before joining the School of Public Health and Health Professions as associate dean for research in 2008.

Collins’ research interests include cognitive and behavioral approaches to the conceptualization, prevention and treatment of addictive behaviors, particularly among emerging and young adults. Examples of projects funded by the National Institutes of Health include a study examining risk factors in alcohol abuse, and a study on drug use and problem behaviors in minority youth.

CONTACT:

R. Lorraine Collins, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
SUNY Distinguished Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior
University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions

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