Donnie W. Watson Senior Research Scientist Degree: Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Vanderbilt University Phone: 310-224-4670 Fax: 310-782-9140 Email: watsondonnie@aol.com

Research Interests

Dr. Watson’s research interests include outpatient adult stimulant medication development trials, interventions for adolescent substance use, addiction technology transfer to ethnic minority communities and developing congruence between research findings and community practices.  He is the PI for multi-site randomized trails testing the efficacy and safety of stimulant medications.  He is Principal Investigator for a NIDA grant to develop and implement HIV/substance use prevention to adolescent males and females in probation camps in LA County.  He is PI on an UARP grant to deliver HIV Prevention to male adolescents in LA County in LA County Probation Camps.  He is involved in international work as PI for a NIDA trial to assess the efficacy of three methods to train clinicians in the Republic of South Africa to demonstrate adherence to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques.

Selected Publications

Watson, D.W., et al (2007). The Life Interventions for Family Effectiveness (LIFE) Project: Preliminary Findings on Alternative School Interventions for Adolescents.  The Journal of Correctional Education, 58(1): 57-68.

Watson, D.W., Bisesi L., Tanamly, S., Branch C., Novgrod, J., Sim, T. and Williams, E. (2006).  African American Clergy’s Perception of the Leading Health Problems in Their Communities and Their Role in Supporting Parishioner’s Health. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 60: 13-16.

Watson, D.W., Mcculler, J., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S., Sim, T., and Kavich, J. (2006).  Preparing Adolescents for Success in School: A School-Based Model for Adolescents in the Alternative High School Setting. Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth, 6(2): 7-31.

Roll, J. and Watson, D.W. (2006). Behavioural management Approach for Adolescent Substance Abuse. In H. Liddle and C. Rowe (Eds.), pp 375-395, Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse: State of the Science, Cambridge University Press, Publishers, Cambridge, MA.

Watson, D.W., and Mcculler, W.J. (2005). Combining HIV and Substance Use Prevention for Incarcerated Youth.  The College of Problems of Drug Dependency: Abstracts of Sixty-seventh Mtg.

Shoptaw, S., Watson, D.W., Reiber, C., Rawson, R.A., Montgomery, A., Majewska, D., and Ling, W. (2005).  Pilot data from the Los Angeles Clinical Rapid Efficacy and Safety Trial (CREST): Evidence for Cabergoline efficacy.  Addiction, 100 (Supp. 1), 78-90.

Watson, D.W., Bisesi, L. and Tanamly, S. (2004). Substance Use HIV Intervention Program (SUHIP): A School-Based Indicated Prevention Model for Juvenile Offenders in the Alternative School Setting. The Journal of Correctional Education: 55(3): 236-260.

Watson, D.W., (2004). Juvenile Offender Comprehensive Reentry Substance Abuse Treatment. The Journal of Correctional Education: 55(3): 211-224.

Watson, D.W. and De La Haye, W. (2004). Caribbean Adaptation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as HIV Prevention. West Indian Medical Journal: 53: (Supp 4) 70-72.

Watson, D.W., Rawson, R.A., Rataemane, S., Shafer, M., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S., and Obert, J. (2004).  A distance education model for training substance abuse treatment providers in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2(2), 45-57.

Watson, D.W., Longshore, D., Sim, T., Annon, J., and Connors, G. (2004). Psychometric Properties of the Religion and Spirituality in Recovery Instrument. The College on Problems of Drug Dependency: Abstracts of Sixty-sixth Annual Meeting.

Watson, D.W., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S., Sim, T., Branch, C.A., and Williams, E. (2003). The role of small and medium-sized African American churches in promoting healthy life styles. Journal of Religion and Health, 42(3), 191-200.

Watson, D.W., Bisesi, L., Tanamly, S., and Mai, N. (2003). Comprehensive Residential Arts Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 1(3), 388-401.

Sim, T., Watson, D.W., Annon, J., Longshore, D., and Connors, G. (2002). Assessment of religiosity and spirituality in substance abuse treatment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 66, S165.

Longshore, D., Annon, J., Watson, D., Anglin, M.D., and Rawson, R. (2002). Religiosity and ethnic identity in a narcotic treatment program: Clinical and treatment implications. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 66, S106.

Watson, D.W., Calvert, J.F., & Finch, J. (1999).  Substance Abuse Module for National Health Services Corps Educational Program for Clinical and Community Issues in Primary Care. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD.

Watson, D.W. (1994). Prevention, Intervention and Treatment of Chemical Dependency in the Black Community. In R.L. Braithwaite, S. Taylor (Eds.). Contemporary Health Issues: Perspectives on the Black Community. Joseey-Bass, Inc. Publishers, San Francisco, CA.