Keith Humphreys
Academic Appointments
- Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center
Key Documents
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 617-2746Alternate Contact Ms. Deborah Page Administrative Officer Email Tel Work 617-2746
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Acting Director, VA Center for Health Care Evaluation (2010 - present)
- Senior Policy Advisor, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (2009 - 2010)
- Chairman, Faculty Advisory Committee, Stanford Health Policy Forum (2007 - present)
- Director, VA Program Evaluation and Resource Center (2001 - 2009)
- Affiliate, Center for Health Policy, Stanford University (2003 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Public Health Book of the Year, British Medical Association (2010)
- Honorary Member, Psychiatry Journal Club, Ibn Rushd Hospital, Baghdad (2008)
- Distinguished Contribution to the Public Interest, American Psychological Association (2009)
Professional Education
| Ph.D.: | University of Illinois, Psychology (1993) |
| A.M.: | University of Illinois, Clinical/Community Psychology (1991) |
| B.A.: | Michigan State University, Psychology (1988) |
Community and International Work
Internet Links
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Humphreys researches interventions for substance abuse and psychiatric disorders. He focuses particularly on evaluating the outcomes of professionally-administered treatments and peer-operated self-help groups (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous), developing health services research-related applications for innovative qualitative and quantitative research techniques, and analyzing national mental health policy.
Publications
- A policy-oriented review of strategies for improving the outcomes of services for substance use disorder patients. Addiction. 2011; (12): 2058-66
- If substance use disorder treatment more than offsets its costs, why don't more medical centers want to provide it? A budget impact analysis in the Veterans Health Administration. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2011; (3): 243-51
- Something must be done! But is Moore correct that something can be worse than nothing in alcohol control policy? Alcohol Alcohol. 2010 Sep-Oct; (5): 409-11
- Does meeting the HEDIS substance abuse treatment engagement criterion predict patient outcomes? J Behav Health Serv Res. 2010; (1): 25-39
- Our map should correspond with the territory. Addiction. 2010; (12): 2054-6; discussion 2056
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