ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS, PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS, AND HONORS
Positions and Employment:
1967 - 1969 Psychiatric Social Worker, Alcoholism Treatment Program, Mendocino State Hospital, Talmage, California.
1972 - 1974 Substance Abuse Treatment Coordinator, Mendocino County Mental Health Center, Ukiah, California.
1974 - 1978 Chief, Drug Dependence Treatment Center, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.
1978 - 1982 Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Director, Addiction Research and Treatment Service, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
1982 - 1989 Senior Instructor Department of Psychiatry, Associate Director, Addiction Research and Treatment Service, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
1989 - 1996 Assistant Professor, Associate Director, Addiction Research and Treatment Service, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Dependence University of Colorado School of Medicine.
1996 - 1998 Associate Professor, Associate Director, Addiction Research and Treatment Service, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
1997 - 1998 President, Signal Behavioral Health Network, Inc.
1998 - Associate Professor, Executive Director, Addiction Research and Treatment Service, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
2004 - 2006 Vice President, Signal Behavioral Health Network, Inc.
2006 - 2008 President, Signal Behavioral Health Network, Inc.
Honors:
Member, Denver Drug Strategy Commission; Health Services Research Review Group, (NIDA-F) 2000-2005; Reviewer: Child Abuse & Neglect, 1998-Present; Steering Committee, Clinical Trials Network (CTN), National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2000-Present; Director of Education, Rocky Mountain Institute for Alcohol and Drug Education; Board of Directors, Colorado Association of Alcohol and Drug Service Providers (July 2001-Present); College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 1997-Present; Chair, Peer Review Council, Colorado Association of Alcohol and Drug Service Providers (1996-2008); Chair, Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Board of Denver; Consultant/Site Director, Ukraine Education Project, USAID/Counterpart International, Inc. 1999–2001; Denver Drug Court Advisory Board (1993-1997); Crime Advisory Commission, 2nd Judicial District (1982);Vice Chair, Drug and Alcohol Counselor Certification Committee, Colorado Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, (1976-1992).Governor's Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (1976-1981); Board of Directors, Arapahoe House (1984-1987); Outstanding Citizen Award, Denver Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO (1990); President, Colorado Association of Professionals In Prevention, Intervention and Treatment (1990-1991); Advisory Board, Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, Children's Hospital (1992-1995); Board of Directors, Foundation for Better Alcohol Policies (1991-1993).
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
PGYIII Psychiatric Residents Seminar on Substance Abuse
Invited Presentations -
Brewster, JT, Confrontation in the Therapeutic Community, Presentation at the National Conference on Therapeutic Communities, Denver, CO., September 2008
Booth RE, Brewster JT, Lehman W, Dvoyak D, Sinitsyna L. Gender differences in sex risks among Ukrainian Injection drug users. Poster, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Quebec, Canada June 2007
Booth RE, BrewsterJT. Stimulant injectors from three Ukraine cities. Presented at: The 2nd National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV, and Hepatitis. Salt Lake City, UT., February, 2007
Booth RE, Corsi, KF, Brewster JT. Predictors of treatment retention and its affects on injection drug use and HIV risk behaviors. Presented at: Addiction Health Services Research Conference. Little Rock, AK. October 2006
Booth RE, Kwiatkowski CF, Brewster JT, Dvoryak S, Sinitsyna. Predictors of HIV Infection among Drug Injectors in Ukraine. Presented at: XVI International AIDS Conference. Toronto, Canada. August 2006.
Booth RE, Kwiatkowski CF, Brewster, JT, Dvoryak S, Sinitsyna. Injection Drug User Characteristics from Three Ukrainian Cities. Presented at: 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Scottsdale, AZ. June 2006.
Booth,RE,Mikulich-Gilbertson,SK,Salomonsen-Sautel,S,BrewsterJT,SinitsynaL. Continued High Risk Behaviors Among IDU’s in Ukraine. Poster, Annual Scientific Meeting: The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June, 2004
Booth R, Brewster T, Injection Drug Use in Odessa, Ukraine, Conference on Health Services Research Among Hard to Reach Populations, Key Largo, Florida, October 31, 2002.
Brewster, T., Stone E, Blending Substance Abuse Research and Clinical Practice, Ninth National TASC Conference on Drugs and Crime, Denver, CO, October 1, 2002.
Brewster, T., Effective Treatments for Substance Use Disorder, Best Practices in Addiction Treatment, Sixteenth Annual Idaho Conference on Alcohol and Drug Dependency, May 24, 2000.
Brewster, T., Adolescent Substance Use Disorder, Best Practices in Addiction Treatment, Sixteenth Annual Idaho Conference on Alcohol and Drug Dependency, May 23, 2000.
K. Fortuin, C. Kwiatkowski, T. Brewster, E. Ennis, T. Crowley, R. Booth, Can you ever get enough treatment? Poster, 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting: The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June, 2000.
CLINICAL ACTIVITIES
Executive Director of the Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS), providing comprehensive residential and outpatient clinical care for over 1,500 enrolled patients specializing in substance abuse and co-occurring treatments for adolescents, women, post partum women and their infant/toddlers, injecting opiate dependence, criminal justice populations, stimulant abuse/dependence, and homeless co-occurring populations.
SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS
a. Journal Articles
Booth RE, Lehman WE, Latkin, CS, Dvoryak S, Brewster JT, Royer MS, Sinitsyna L. Individual and network interventions with injection drug users in five Ukraine cities. American Journal of Public Health. In press.
Booth RE, Lehman WE, Dvoryak S, Brewster JT, Sinitsyna L. Interventions with injection drug users in Ukraine. Addiction. 2009;104:1864-1873.
Booth RE, Lehman WE, Latkin CA, Brewster JT, Sinitsyna, Dvoryak S. Use of a peer leader intervention model to reduce needle-related risk behaviors among drug injectors in Ukraine. Journal of Drug Issues. 2009; Spring: 1945-1062.
Booth RE, Lehman WE, Kwiatkowski CF, Brewster JT, Sinitsyna, Dvoryak S. Stimulant injectors in Ukraine: the next wave of the epidemic? AIDS and Behavior. 2008;12:652-661.
Booth RE, Lehman WE, Brewster JT, Sinitsyana L, Dvoryak S. Gender differences in sex risk behaviors among Ukraine injection drug users. Journal of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2007;46:112-117.
Booth RE, Kwiatkowski CF, Brewster JT, Sinitsyna L, Dvoryak S. Predictors of HIV sero-status among drug injectors at three Ukraine sites. AIDS. 2006;20:2217-2223.
Booth RE, Kwiatkowski CF, Mikulich-Gilbertson, Brewster JT, Salomsonsen-Sautel S, Corsi KF, Sinitsyna L. Predictors of risky needle use following interventions with drug injectors in Ukraine. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2006; S49-S57.
Booth RE, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Brewster JT, Salomonson-Sautel S, Semerik O. Predictors of self-reported HIV infection among drug injectors in Ukraine. Journal of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2004;35:82-88.
Booth RE, Kennedy JK, Brewster JT, Semerik O. Drug injectors and dealers in Odessa, Ukraine. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 2003;35:419-426
Granfield R, Eby C, Brewster T. An examination of the Denver Drug Court: The impact of a treatment- oriented drug offender system, Law and Policy, Vol.2,No.2. April, 1998.
Booth RE, Koester S, Reichardt CS, Brewster T. Quantitative and qualitative methods to assess behavioral change among injection drug users. Drugs and Society. 7:161-183, 1993.
Booth R, Koester S, Brewster J. Wiebel,W., Fritz,R., Intravenous drug users and AIDS: Risk behaviors, The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 17(3), pp. 337-353, 1991.
Brewster JT, Garrigues C. The Mendocino Game - rules, policies, modes and techniques. Drug Forum. 4(1): 15-29, 1974.
b. Books and Reviews
Crowley,TJ, Brewster, JT. Cocaine Legalization: Designing the Experiments. In: Higgins ST,Katz JL (eds.), Cocaine abuse research: Pharmacology, Behavior, and Clinical Applications. Academic Press: 1998
c. Other publications
Brewster, T, Panel Review, Science Practice and Perspectives, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Vol.1,No.1, July, 2002
d. Abstracts
Booth RE, Asdigian N, Brewster JT, Corsi KF. Treatment entry and retention with street recruited drug injectors. Publication Abstracts for the 16th Annual International Conference on the Reduction of Drug-Related Harm, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 261, 2005.
Booth RE, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Brewster JT, Salomonsen-Sautel S, Semerik O. Predictors of risky needle use following intervention efforts. Publication Abstracts for the XV International AIDS Conference. Bangkok, Thailand. TuOrC 1110, 2004.
K. Fortuin, C. Kwiatkowski, T. Brewster, E. Ennis, T. Crowley, R. Booth, Can you ever get enough treatment? 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting: San Juan, Puerto Rico, June, 2000. Proceedings of the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting: The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc., National Institute on Drug Abuse Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Monograph Series, 71, 2001.
Brewster JT, Booth R., Hiller M., Moore A. Factors associated with addiction severity and criminality among female offenders. Problems of Drug Dependence, 1996: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting: The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc., National Institute on Drug Abuse Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Monograph Series, 68, 1997.
Wiebel WW, Booth R, Brewster JT, Koester S. Risk reduction through indigenous outreach to intravenous drug users. Problems of Drug Dependence 1991: Proceedings of the 53rd Annual scientific Meeting, The Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc. National Institute on Drug Abuse Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. Monograph Series, 119:299, 1992.
Booth RE, Brewster, JT. Risk Behaviors relationships among heterosexual drug users. Problems of Drug Dependence 1991: Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, The Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc. National Institute on Drug Abuse Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. Monograph Series, 119:436, 1992.
Booth RE, Brewster T, Koester S, Wiebel W. Risk reduction and HIV seropositivity: An evaluation of the Chicago model among intravenous drug users. Publication Abstracts for the 6th International Conference on AIDS. San Francisco, California. 1990.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Fee for Service Contracts:
PN: 0807-312 Signal BHO Contract 11/1/00-6/30/10 $2,759,041.00 All Clinical Programs
Multiple Div of Criminal Justice/Community Corrections 7/1/06-6/30/10 $3,725,187.00 Peer I/Haven/OTC
08-IHM-00080 ADAD/Enhanced Community Corrections Rate 7/1/06-6/30/10 $275,706.00 Peer I/Haven
CAA08-00087 Colo. Dept. of Corrections - Peer I/Haven OTC 7/1/07-6/30/10 $100,000.00 OTC
PN: 091998 CDJ-TC: Crossroads Turning Point 1/1/09-6/30/10 $100,000.00 Peer I
Multiple County Social Services-Synergy TRCCF 6/1/06-5/31/10 $1,126,447.00 Synergy
Multiple County Social Services-Synergy Day Tx/MST 6/1/06-5/31/10 $1,113,292.00 Synergy Outpatient
PN: 0711-163 Jefferson Co Dept of Human Services 1/1/06-12/31/09 $200,000.00 Synergy OP/Outpatient
08-IKH-00034 CDHS-Division of Youth Corrections 7/1/99-6/30/10 $384,300.00 Synergy
PN: 0810-268 Colo. Dept. of Education 7/1/01-6/30/10 $350,000.00 Synergy
Multiple Probation/Drug Court/TASC 7/1/06-6/30/10 $81,245.00 All Clinical Programs
PN: 0806-146 18th JD Adult Probation (CAP) 8/1/06-6/30/10 $34,380.00 Haven/Peer I
PN: 0807-296 1st JD Probation DOT 7/1/07-6/30/10 $123,240.00 Haven/Peer I
PN: 0807-316 18th JD Probation DOT 9/25/07-6/30/09 $29,280.00 Haven/Peer I
Client fees and other non-contracted funding Client Paid $1,410,388.00 All Clinical Programs
09-IHM-00144 CDHS ADAD Medicaid (Special Connections) 7/1/06-6/30/10 $500,000.00 OWTS/Haven
PN: 0810-269 Medicaid Synergy TRCCF 7/1/06-6/30/10 $200,000.00 Synergy
PN: 0810-269 Medicaid Outpatient Substance Abuse Benefit 7/1/07-6/30/10 $50,000.00 Synergy/OP/OTC
PN: 0804-077 ATR - Mines & Assoc 4/15/08-9/30/10 $78,000.00 All Clinical Programs
PN: 0804-008 ATR - Connect Care 4/15/08-9/30/10 $41,600.00 All Clinical Programs
Other Grants & Contracts:
06-FHA-00225 CDPHE Health Relationships 1/2/06-12/31/09 $42,567.00 Special Services HIV
PN: 0809-248 Council for Substance Abuse & Mental Health 6/7/07-6/30/10 $32,468.00 Special Services HIV PN: 0709-025 Ryan White Act HIV Support 3/1/98-2/28/10 $148,154.00 Special Services HIV 27-DJ-05-36-2 CDPS/JAG Gender-Specific TX Women Offenders 10/1/07-9/30/10 $80,134.00 Outpatient
CAA06-00013 DOC DWCF 9/15/98-6/30/10 $510,005.00 Haven/Peer I/OTC
PN: 0801-080 DDHS - Denver EFFECTS 10/1/07-9/30/10 $350,245.00 Haven/Outpatient
PN: 0806-236 Denver Office of Workforce Development TANF 9/1/05-6/30/10 $675,000.00 Haven/OP/OTC
CU Fund 222178 Colorado Health Foundation 1/1/09-12/31/11 $150,413.00 Synergy Outpatient