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Sponsored in part by SAMHSA This conference is supported, in part by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
 H. Westley Clark, MD, JD, MPH, CAS, FASAM, is director of CSAT under the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Formerly, he was chief of associated substance abuse programs at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco, served as senior consultant to the Robert Wood Johnson substance abuse policy program, and was associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Clark has written widely in the field of substance abuse and has contributed to books including Drug Policy and Human Nature and Principles of Addiction Medicine. He has published a number of legal and clinical articles in medical and legal journals. He received his MD and MPH from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his JD from Harvard University Law School. |
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 Judge Mark G. Farrell is the senior justice in the Amherst, New York Criminal and Civil Court, which operates in the largest suburban jurisdiction in New York State. Farrell also serves in the capacity of an acting city court judge in the City of Buffalo Court. In terms of academic appointment, Farrell is an adjunct clinical professor of law at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law teaching a senior practicum entitled "Therapeutic Justice" and is also a research associate professor in the School of Social Work at the State University of New York at Buffalo as principal investigator on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation three-year clinical intervention grant. Farrell's research initiatives in this area are focused on establishing the first national protocol for the proper triage and referral to treatment of mentally ill defendants who are also co-morbidly drug and/or alcohol dependant in a Drug Court setting.Farrell founded the first suburban Drug Court in the United States in 1996, the first Domestic Violence Court in Erie County in 1997 and currently operates the nation's only Gambling Treatment Court, which opened its doors in 2001. Farrell is a distinguished alumnus of the State University of New York at Buffalo and a graduate of both the National Drug Court Institute and the National Judicial College. Farrell is also on the board of directors of the National Council of Problem Gambling, the board of directors of the New York State Drug Treatment Court Professional's Association and the New York State Compulsive Gambling Council. Farrell is also a member of the New York State City Court Judge's Association and is the current president of the New York State Magistrate's Association. Farrell has received numerous national, regional and local recognitions for his judicial innovations, especially in terms of intervention into the realm of compulsive gambling within the Criminal Justice System. His work has been highlighted on the front page of the New York Times, as well as numerous other media publications around the United States. Prior to his extensive judicial career, he spent many years practicing and teaching as a trial lawyer in the areas of professional malpractice and professional licensure, product liability and environmental law. Farrell has also been certified for many years as an arbitrator and mediator in both the commercial and civil arenas. Additionally, Farrell was recently accorded a further distinction by being designated a member of “Who’s Who in American Law” in 2007. |
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 Pamela R. Lightsey, Ph.D., M.Div. Dr. Lightsey is an accomplished and dynamic scholar, speaker, professor and preacher! She currently serves as Dean of Students at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (GETS) in Evanston, Illinois, where she co-chaired the Emergency Preparedness Committee, chairs the Student Concerns Committee, and serves on both the Cross-Cultural International Theological Education Committee and the Master’s Degree Committee.Prior to going to GETS, she served as senior pastor of a thriving church on the south side of Chicago. Her work in the areas of children and youth ministry, leadership development and church growth earned her the coveted Denman Evangelism Award from the United Methodist Church. Dr. Lightsey is a highly sought public speaker. She has presented before not only the church and academy but also before such platforms as social justice agencies, networking organizations and US military functions. Dr. Lightsey is also the owner and CEO of OneNabi Consulting Inc., and agency specializing in public speaking, workshop and seminar presentations, peace and justice ministries, as well as offering a social commentary blog at http://www.onenabi.com. Dr. Lightsey earned her Ph.D. from Garrett-Evangelical Theolgical Seminary on Northwestern University campus in 2005. She earned her Master of Divinity from Gammon Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. |
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Petry directs the post doctoral fellowship training program's seminar series. She has mentored postdoctoral trainees, MPH and graduate students and students in summer undergraduate and medical school research programs at the University of Connecticut, who have published over 40 papers in the past five years. Petry was awarded the 2007 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Joseph Cochin Young Investigator Award recognizing early career excellence in the science of drug addiction. The Joseph Cochin Young Investigator Award is presented annually by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. In acknowledgement of her considerable contributions to the field of addictive disorders, Petry also received the 2003 American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology. In addition to her research efforts, Petry serves as a consultant and advisor for the National Institute of Health and is currently on the editorial boards of several academic journals. |
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