Craig R. Colder, Ph.D.

        Dr. Colder is the Principal Investigator of the Adolescent and Family Development Project.  He directs a multidisciplinary team that includes faculty from UB, Buffalo State University, University of Washington, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Emory University.  Dr. Colder received his doctoral degree from Arizona State University in 1994, and completed post-doctoral training at Duke University Medical Center and The Health Policy and Researcher Centers at University of Illinois at Chicago.  His area of interest is in childhood and adolescent behavior problems, and the development of substance abuse.

• Dawn Keough
  • Project Role:
    • Project Coordinator, Winter 2006
  • Degree:
    • B.A. in Sociology, Buffalo State College
  • Additional Information:
    • Dawn has worked on several NIH grant funded projects at the Research Institute on Addictions, (Buffalo NY) from January 1999 to November 2006,
      at which point she came to UB to work on this project.
      
      

• Nicole Huber
  • Project Role:
    • Research Technician, Spring 2007
    • Responsible for data management and programming.
  • Degree:
    • B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, Niagara University
    • M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Cleveland State University 

---

• Hector I. Lopez
  • Project Role:
    • Graduate Student, 2008
    • Data Manager
  • Degree:
    • B.A. in Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Additional Information:
    • Hector is currently a clinical psychology doctoral student at the University at Buffalo. His research interests include cognitive models of adolescent substance use and temperament.
      

---

• Matthew Scalco
  • Project Role:
    • Graduate Student, 2010
    • Data Manager
      

---

• Carolyn Speidel
  • Project Role:
    • Graduate student, 2008
      Data Manager
  • Degree:
    • B.A. in psychology, Carleton College
  • Additional Information:
    • Carolyn is a clinical psychology doctoral student at the University at Buffalo.
      

---

Amy Williams
• Project Role:
  • Data Manager, Fall 2008
  • Research Technician, Fall 2008
• Degree:
  • B.A. in Psychology, East Carolina University
  • M.A. in Psychology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• Additional Information:
  • Amy has several years of experience working with children and families, including those dealing with substance abuse issues.

---

• Jennifer Zehe
  • Project Role:
    • Graduate Student, Fall 2008
      Data Manager
  • Degree:
    • B.A. in Psychology, Ohio University
  • Additional Information:
    • Jen is currently enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program at the University at Buffalo, where she is investigating factors contributing to a child's successful transition into adolescence.