Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
University of Kentucky
Principal Investigator:
Carl Leukefeld, Ph.D.
Professor
Bell Alcohol and Addictions Chair
Department of Behavioral Science
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research
University of Kentucky
643 Maxwelton Court, Room 103
Lexington, KY 40506-0350
Office: 859 257-2355
cleukef@uky.edu
Criminal Justice Co-PI:
Kimberly Potter-Blair
DOC Deputy Commissioner
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40602
Office: 859-564-4726
Kimberly.potter-blair@ky.gov
The University of Kentucky Central States Research Center’s vision is grounded in early research at the Lexington US Public Health Service Hospital for narcotic addicts that began in 1935. CJ-DATS 2 expands on ongoing collaborative research in Kentucky for criminal justice-involved drug abusers by examining organization-level approaches across public safety and public health. CJ-DATS 2 incorporates the continued statewide commitment by criminal justice and community treatment partner organizations to strengthen treatment in rural and urban settings which is exemplified by the Kentucky Re-Entry Guidelines that were developed in CJ-DATS 1. Kentucky partners include LaDonna Thompson, Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner, Kim Potter-Blair, DOC Deputy Commissioner, Kevin Pangburn, DOC Mental Health and Substance Abuse Director, Scott Haas, M.D., DOC Medical Director, and William D. Hacker, M.D., Kentucky Department for Public Health Commissioner. The Center’s research team provides support for study design, implementation and analyses. The team includes the following disciplines: sociology, psychology, behavioral pharmacology, social work, and medicine.