Phone: 202 319 4384
Email: Millstein@cua.edu
Education:
J.D., cum laude, Boston University School of Law, 1968
Tufts University School of Medicine, 1964-1965
B.A., University College, New York University, 1964
Areas of Specialty:
Building an infrastructure to enhance the development of research; Developing research collaborations within NCSSS, CUA, and community agencies; Policy research
Research Interests:
Health policy; Drug abuse policy; Bringing back to the research community insights of clinicians on obstacles and barriers to implementing interventions based on promising evidence-based research, so that further research can be attentive to real world constraints.
Professional Experience:
Director, Research and Faculty Development, National Catholic School of Social Service (NCSSS), The Catholic University of America (CUA), 2007 – Present
Advisor to the Dean, NCSSS, CUA, 2004 - 2007
Acting Deputy Director, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), January 2004-October 2004
Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH, February 1994-January 2004 and March 1988-January 1992; Acting Director, January 1992- February 1994
Acting Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, NIDA, January 2000 -March 2002 (dual with Deputy Director)
Senior Staff Member, White House Drug Abuse Policy Office, The White House, 1987-1988
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA), Department of Health and Human Services, 1986-1987
Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Health, 1985-1986
Associate Administrator for Planning, Policy Analysis, and Legislation, ADAMHA, 1981-1985
Associate Administrator for Program Planning and Coordination, ADAMHA, 1979-1981
Staff Liaison, Task Panels on Prevention and on and Ethical Issues, the President’s Commission on Mental Health, The White House, 1977-1978
Chief, Legislative Services Unit, ADAMHA, 1978-1979 and 1974-1977
Acting Chief (1973), Assistant Chief (1972-1973), and Legal Assistant (1969-1972), Legislative Services Branch, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Special Assistant to the Director, NIMH, 1968-1970
Health Service Officer, Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, 1968-1970
Volunteer, Outpatient Clinic, Boston State Hospital, 1964-1965
Selected Publications:
Millstein, R.A., The Road from ADAMHA to NIH: Reflections on NIDA (1992 – 1994), Drug and Alcohol Dependence, in press. Available online 9 July 2009.
Millstein, R. A. (2009, January). NIH investment in social work research: Promise vs. achievement. Paper presented at the annual program meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA. Available online at http://www.charityadvantage.com/iaswr/2009SSWRRMillstein.pdf
Millstein, R. A. (2008). Oral history interviews with substance abuse researchers.
Available online at University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center,
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/substance.abuse.history/oral_history_interviews&mode=single&recordID=2644019&nextMode=list
Millstein, R. A. & Steverman, S. M. (2007). State Initiatives on Health Care Access: Preserving the Fraying Safety Net. Journal of Health Law and Policy 1:1, 4-9, 15.
Millstein, R. A. & Leshner, A. I. (1999). The Science of Addiction: Research and Public Health Perspectives. Journal of Health Care Law & Policy 3:1, 151-165
Millstein, R. A. (1998). Gender and Drug Abuse Research. Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine 1:3, 44-47
Millstein, R. A. & Cohen, H. (Eds.) (1980). Toward a National Plan for the Chronically Mentally Ill. United States Public Health Service
Huxley, M., Atwell, W. W., Martin, A., Millstein, R., Reida, J., Straub, M. & White. R. (1972). Ombudsmen for Nursing Homes: A Report
Selected Presentations:
Millstein, R. A. (2009, February) Unemployment: Is there a job for everyone who wants it? Presentation for the Les Aspin Center for Government, Washington, DC.
Millstein, R. A. (2009, January). NIH investment in social work research: Promise vs. achievement. Paper presented at the annual program meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
Millstein, R. A. (2008, May). NIDA at 35: From ADAMHA to NIH, January 1992 – February 1994. Paper presented at the 35th anniversary symposium of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Washington, DC.
Member, Advisory Board, Robert Wood Johnson/University of Illinois at Chicago IMPAC Teen State Illicit Drug Abuse Project, 1999-2003
Invited Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health (on drug abuse epidemiology research and drug abuse research and policy), 1999-2003
Courses Taught:
SSS 668, Health Care Policy, Advocacy, and Decision Making
SSS 761, Drug Abuse: Public Health and Public Policy Considerations
Honors and Awards:
Distinguished Leadership Award, Friends of NIDA, 2004
Lifetime Achievement Award for advocacy of substance abuse research for underserved populations, Conference on Behavior, Clinical Neuroscience, Substance Abuse and Culture, 2003.
Distinguished Service Award, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 1994
Presidential Executive Rank Award (Distinguished Executive), highest award for a career civil servant, 1991
Honorary Life Membership – Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers, 1985 - present
Professional Memberships:
Member, College on Problems of Drug Dependence
