Research Scientists
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Elizabeth C. Katz
Senior
Research Scientist
Degree: Ph.D., Clinical Psychology,
University of Texas at Austin
Phone: 410-837-3977 ext. 236
Fax: 410-752-4218
Email: ekatz@frisrc.org |
Research Interests
Dr. Katz is a licensed clinical psychologist, a clinical
researcher, and mother of two delightful daughters (ages 5 and
10). She has extensive experience treating substance abusing,
criminal-justice involved, and mental health patients. In
addition, she has spent much of her career training and
supervising clinicians working with these same populations. Her
research interests include enhancing entry and engagement in
treatment of substance dependent patients, improving treatment
outcomes and reintegration of drug-involved offenders, and
developing and evaluating treatment approaches that are
theoretically-based and feasible for implementation within
community treatment settings. She is principal investigator on a NIDA-funded study examining role induction as a strategy for
facilitating the transition of opioid-addicted outpatients from a
30-day buprenorphine detoxification into longer-term drug-free
treatment. Dr. Katz is co-investigator on two other NIDA-funded
studies designed to develop and evaluate behavioral therapies for
reducing substance use and recidivism for drug-involved
offenders. In particular, she has been responsible for the
development of detailed treatment manuals which guide the study
interventions as well as for the training of Parole and Probation
staff and clinicians who are delivering the interventions. Dr.
Katz is a member of the American Psychological Association and
the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. She is also adjunct
faculty at Towson University in Maryland.
Selected Publications
Katz EC, Brown B, Schwartz R, King SD, Weintraub E, & Barksdale W
(In Press). Impact of role induction on long-term drug treatment
outcomes. Journal of Addictive Diseases.
Katz EC, King SD, Schwartz R, Weintraub E, Barksdale W, Robinson
R, & Brown BS (2005). Cognitive Ability as a Factor in Engagement
in Drug Abuse Treatment. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol
Abuse. 31, 359-269.
Brown BS, O’Grady KE, Battjes RJ & Katz EC. (2004). The Community
Assessment Inventory - Measuring community support for drug
treatment and behavior change. Journal of Substance Abuse
Treatment, 27, 241-251.
Katz EC, Chutuape MA, Jones H, Jasinski D, Fingerhood M, &
Stitzer M (2004). Abstinence incentive effects in a short-term
outpatient detoxification program. Experimental and Clinical
Psychopharmacology, 12, 262-268.
Katz EC, Brown BS, Schwartz R, Weintraub E, Barksdale W, &
Robinson R (2004). Role induction: A strategy for improving
retention in outpatient drug-free treatment. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 227-234. |