Samuel A. Ball, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry; Director of Research (APT Foundation); Director, Resident Intern Substance Use Research Education (REINSURE) Training Program
Departments & Organizations
Psychiatry: Substance Abuse Research | Psychotherapy Development Research Center | Psychology: Division of Substance Abuse | Division of Addictions | Division of Women's Behavioral Health Research
Research Interests
Personality; Personality Disorders; Psychotherapy; Substance Abuse; Addiction Treatment; Psychodiagnosis; Homelessness; Treatment Dropout more...
Education
- B.A., Colgate University, 1984
- Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1990
Selected Publications
- Connolly AJ, Cobb-Richardson P, Ball SA. Axis I and II diagnoses among homeless drop-in center clients. Journal of Personality Disorders 22: 573-588, 2008.
- Ball SA. Cognitive–behavioral models for the treatment of substance use disorders. In P du Toit, LP Riso, DJ Stein, JE Young (Eds), Cognitive Schemas in Psychological Problems: A Scientist-Practitioner Guide. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2007.
- Ball SA, Martino S, Nich C, Frankforter TL, van Horn D, Crits-Christoph P, Woody GE, Obert JL, Farentinos C, Carroll KM. Site matters: Multisite randomized trial of motivational enhancement therapy in community drug abuse clinics. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75: 556-567, 2007.
