Instructor Bio Sketch:

 Dr. Meier is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Idaho and is currently the director of the University of Idaho Addictions Counselor Training Program.  His academic training and expertise is in applied psychology with a specialization in addictive and high-risk behavior.  Dr. Meier has worked with several addictions treatment agencies (using different theoretical perspectives).  He also has worked extensively with the Idaho Department of Health teaching courses related to sexually transmitted diseases.  He also teaches courses related to behavioral change with professionals working with high-risk populations. 

Dr. Meier’s technical expertise also includes considerable experience in survey design and implementation.  His projects include conducting the CSAT needs assessment project.  In that project, he developed a survey instrument that evaluated treatment providers.  He has also developed surveys that evaluated high-risk sexual behavior in individuals who were Gay or used alcohol or drugs.  In addition, Dr. Meier has coordinated a program evaluation of state alcohol and drug abuse agencies, plus, developed a client outcome assessment project for the Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.  His most recent project has been to design an extensive web page of 40 archival data-bases related substance abuse and STDs.  This website is, http://www.its.uidaho.edu/sasi