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발제자 : Ken C. Winters Biography

Ken C. Winters, Ph.D. is the director of the Winters Consultant Group, a research group that specializes in addiction research, education and training. He is also the founder and advisor to the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, University of Minnesota, and was a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota for nearly 25 years.

Dr. Winters received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.  His primary research interests are the assessment and treatment of addictions, including adolescent drug abuse and problem gambling. He received the 2005 Senior Investigator Award from the National Center for Responsible Gaming.  His recent work in the field has focused on treatment for adolescents with a drug abuse and related problems (e.g., ADHD, Conduct Disorder). He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment and the Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, and has received numerous research grants from the National Institute of Health and various foundations.

Dr. Winters is a frequent publisher, speaker and trainer, and he is a consultant to many organizations, including the National Center for Responsible Gaming (for whom he was a member of its Scientific Advisory Board, 2006-2015), National Center for Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Hazelden Foundation, The Partnership at Drug Free.Org, and the Mentor Foundation (an international drug abuse prevention organization).

Ken Winters, Ph.D.

winte001@umn.edu

612-387-7691