Review Group

Background

The Review Group's role is to help the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention accomplish its mission of assisting institutions of higher education in developing and carrying out prevention programs aimed at high-risk alcohol and other drug use and violence (AODV) on their campuses. The Review Group consists of eight members. This is a well-balanced group whose expertise spans the range of issues faced by universities, colleges, and other post-secondary institutions as they attempt to deal with the consequences of the use of alcohol and other drugs by students.

Role of the Review Group

Members of the Review Group help the Center accomplish its mission in a number of ways:

• Reviewing the Center's annual task plans
• Facilitating the Center's ties with various national associations and government agencies
• Identifying and referring the Center to other experts, publications, and promising programs and practices
• Reviewing work in progress
• Monitoring the quality of the Center's training and technical assistance services
• Assessing the Center's progress in meeting its established goals and objectives
• Serving as advocates for the Center's role in AODV prevention on college campuses

Review Group Members

Listed below are the individuals currently serving on the Review Group.

Anthony Brown, Ed.D., is the vice chancellor for student affairs at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He has 26 years of professional experience in student affairs and 17 years of voluntary service to community and civic organizations; he also has worked on 18 advisory committees. He chairs the board for the Morehouse School of Medicine HBCU National Resource Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Infrastructure Development and serves as the parliamentarian for the National HBCU Substance Abuse Consortium. He served as the chair of the Elizabeth City State University Substance Abuse and Sexual Assault Committee for seven years and on the planning committee for several national substance abuse and mental health conferences. He received his Ed.D., an M.Ed., and a B.S. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and an MS.Ed. from Buffalo State College. He has completed several leadership institutes at Harvard University, Hampton University, the American Association of State Colleges and University, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. abrown@mail.ecsu.edu
Review Group term 2007–2009

John D. Clapp, Ph.D., received his doctorate from The Ohio State University, with a specialization in health and social science research methodologies. His research interests are in alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention and the evaluation of human service delivery systems and programs. With more than 10 years’ experience as a researcher in the AOD field, he has published more than 50 journal articles and been awarded more than $10 million of research and evaluation grants and contracts from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; and the U.S. Department of Education, among other funding sources. He has been an AOD consultant for numerous national, state, and local organizations and prevention projects. He is principal investigator for a National Institutes of Health–funded alcohol prevention study examining college students’ drinking environments. He is currently professor, School of Social Work, and adjunct professor, Graduate School of Public Health, at San Diego State University. jdclapp@mail.sdsu.edu
Review Group term 2007–2009

Frances M. Harding is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in the field of drug and alcohol policy and is the author of several widely published articles on prevention. She currently serves as director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). CSAP provides national leadership in the federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems. To help Americans lead healthier and longer lives, CSAP promotes a structured, community-based approach to substance abuse prevention through the Strategic Prevention Framework. Ms. Harding has served as president of the National Prevention Network and as a recent board member of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc. She is the first non-researcher to receive the prestigious Science to Practice Award from the Society for Prevention Research. Ms. Harding has served as associate commissioner of the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and was responsible for the development of policy and guidelines for drug, alcohol, and gambling prevention, treatment, and recovery programming. Frances.Harding@SAMHSA.hhs.gov
Review Group term 2006–2009

Carla Lapelle holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology and is the associate dean of student affairs at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Prior to accepting that position, she worked for the university as coordinator of student health education programs and substance abuse prevention programs for 15 years. She served as an associate of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention for four years and has received and provided training in environmental management approaches to substance abuse prevention and in social norms marketing campaign development. Ms. Lapelle currently serves as the coordinator of the West Virginia statewide initiative to prevent substance abuse in higher education. Nationally, she is chair of The Network Addressing Collegiate Alcohol and Other Drug Issues and recently completed her service as cochair of the Planning Committee for the U.S. Department of Education’s 2006 National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education. lapelle@marshall.edu
Review Group term 2006–2009

Patricia “Pat” Leonard serves as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington (UNCW). Now in her 11th year as chief student affairs officer, she has been an integral part of managing and planning for the dramatic growth experienced by UNCW. Ms. Leonard’s passion for education and service is lifelong. She served on The Network Addressing Collegiate Alcohol and Other Drug Issues for 10 years and was a member of its Executive Committee. As a member of the Board of Trustees for the New Hanover Regional Medical Center, she chairs the Quality Control Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. She consults and speaks frequently, focusing on the topics of substance abuse, student behavior, violence against women, and organizational development. Ms. Leonard graduated from Michigan State University with a master’s degree in college student personnel administration. She was selected to participate in the Harvard Institute for Higher Education. Her B.A. was granted from College Misericordia, with double majors in secondary education and social work. Prior to her tenure at UNCW, Ms. Leonard was employed by Miami University of Ohio and the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. leonard@uncw.edu
Review Group term 2006–2009

Kimberly J. Novak is director for Student and Campus Community Development at Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus. Her primary responsibilities include the development and administration of judicial affairs, high-risk behavior education, student affairs risk management, student advocacy services, and crisis intervention and response, as well as parent connections and communications for the new campus. She previously served as assistant director for Student Affairs Risk Management at Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, and program coordinator for Risk Management and Organizational Development at Texas A&M University. She is a frequent speaker at national conferences and on college campuses around the country on a variety of student risk management issues, including effective self-governance, critical decision-making strategies, current issues in higher education law and policy, and proactive risk management. She was the lead editor on a National Association of College and University Attorneys Compendium on Student Affairs Risk Management and serves on the editorial advisory board for Student Affairs Leader. She received her B.A. in English and a master’s of public administration from Southwest Missouri State University. kimberly.novak@asu.edu
Review Group term 2007–2009

Thomas A. Workman, Ph.D., is an associate professor of communication studies at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). He serves as codirector of the UHD Center for Public Discussion & Advocacy and is an associate with the Baylor University College of Medicine’s Center for Collaborative and Interactive Technologies. From 1999 to 2007, he served as the associate director and communications coordinator for the NU Directions Campus-Community Coalition, working with the coalition to reduce high-risk drinking rates and related problems among University of Nebraska-Lincoln students through consensus-based environmental strategies. His research in cultural messages surrounding college alcohol consumption and the role of communication and consensus-building in higher education AOD prevention has been published in a variety of books and journals. He serves as the chair-elect of the Alcohol and Other Drug Knowledge Community for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and he is a member of the International Advisory Council for the Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University. He is on the editorial boards of Health Communication and Communication Quarterly and is coeditor of NASPA’s AOD section for NetResults. workmant@uhd.edu
Review Group term 2007–2009