Full Name
Sam MacMaster
Title
Co-Founder & Chair, Advisory Board
Company
National Institute of Behavioral Health
Bio
Samuel A. MacMaster, Ph.D. is an expert in the behavioral health field with over three decades of experience in the design, delivery, and evaluation of substance use and mental health treatment services. He has developed programs across the United States, and in several foreign countries, focused on implementing innovative approaches to meeting the needs of underserved populations. He is currently the Chair of the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Behavioral Health and serves as a Senior Advisor to several local community-based organizations.
An Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee’s College of Social Work, he was previously a member of the faculties of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor Medical College, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Meharry Medical College and was a tenured member of the faculty at the University of Tennessee. A pioneer in the area of outcome studies and the identification of barriers to engagement in treatment services, he has conducted numerous federally funded research studies and demonstration projects regarding the efficacy of behavioral health approaches. He has been a frequent speaker at academic and industry conferences across the globe and has published three books and over 75 peer-reviewed articles.
He holds a PhD from Case Western Reserve University in Social Welfare and a BA from Miami of Ohio. Prior to entering academia in 1999, Dr. MacMaster worked as a clinician for over a decade in a variety of treatment settings. A person living in long-term recovery for over 36 years, he remains a tireless advocate for all individuals who struggle with addiction.
An Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee’s College of Social Work, he was previously a member of the faculties of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor Medical College, the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Meharry Medical College and was a tenured member of the faculty at the University of Tennessee. A pioneer in the area of outcome studies and the identification of barriers to engagement in treatment services, he has conducted numerous federally funded research studies and demonstration projects regarding the efficacy of behavioral health approaches. He has been a frequent speaker at academic and industry conferences across the globe and has published three books and over 75 peer-reviewed articles.
He holds a PhD from Case Western Reserve University in Social Welfare and a BA from Miami of Ohio. Prior to entering academia in 1999, Dr. MacMaster worked as a clinician for over a decade in a variety of treatment settings. A person living in long-term recovery for over 36 years, he remains a tireless advocate for all individuals who struggle with addiction.
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