Ken C Winters, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
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Education & Training
B.A., 1976
University of Minnesota
Psychology
M.A., 1979
SUNY at Stony Brook, NY
Psychology - Clinical
Ph.D., 1982
SUNY at Stony Brook, NY
Psychology - Clinical
Ken C. Winters, Ph.D. is an adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychology (Clinical Science and Psychopathology Program), University of Minnesota, and a consultant to the Office of Research and Economic Development at Florida International University. Dr. Winters was a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota for 25 years, and also served as a Senior Scientist with the Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA. He founded and directed for 25 years the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CASAR). He continues as an advisor to CASAR. Dr. Winters received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical) from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His primary research interests are the assessment and treatment of addictions, including adolescent drug abuse and problem gambling.
Current Projects
PROJECT PERIOD06/01/22 - 04/30/25 FUNDING AGENCYNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) CURRENT STATUSActive and Not Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator |
PROJECT PERIOD07/15/20 - 06/30/23 FUNDING AGENCYNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) CURRENT STATUSActive and Not Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
PROJECT PERIOD05/15/19 - 12/31/20 FUNDING AGENCYNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) CURRENT STATUSActive and Not Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
Publications
Botzet, Andria M.; Dittel, Christine; Birkeland, Robyn; Lee, Susanne; Grabowski, John; Winters, Ken C. (2019). Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. April 2019 99:124-133.
Arria, A.M., Smith, J.M., Bugbee, B.A., Mader, J., & Winters, K.C. (2017). A unique model for adolescent addiction treatment: A description of the Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre. Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 16(3), 129-137.
Piehler, T., & Winters, K.C. (2017). Decision-making style and parental involvement in brief interventions for adolescent substance use. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 336-346.
Gonzales, R. , Steinberg, J., Winters, K.C., Murphy, D.A., Hernandez, M., Ang, A., & Mugahwi, M. (2017). Examining treatment outcomes: Differences between primary and non-primary marijuana using youth among youth transitioning into recovery. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 4, 256-276.
King, S., Keyes, M., Winters, K.C., Iacono, W.G., & McGue, M. (2017). Genetic and environmental origins of gambling behaviors from ages 18 to 25: A longitudinal twin family study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 31, 367-374.
Winters, K.C., & Sabet, K.A. (2017). Marijuana and health. Journal of Drug Abuse, 3(1), 1-4.
Lifson, A. R., Workneh, S., Shenie, T., Ayana, D. A., Melaku, Z., Bezabih, L., . . . Winters, K. C., Slater, L. (2017). Prevalence and factors associated with use of khat: a survey of patients entering HIV treatment programs in Ethiopia. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 12, 3-3. doi: 10.1186/s13722-016-0069-2
Dembo, R., Robinson, R. B., Ungaro, R., Winters, K. C., & Karas, L. (2016). A Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths’ Involvement in Sexual Risk Behavior. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 25(2), 89–104. http://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2013.872069
Samek, D. R., Bailey, J., Hill, K. G., Wilson, S., Lee, S., Keyes, M. A., ... Winters, K. C., McGue, M. (2016). A test-replicate approach to candidate gene research on addiction and externalizing disorders: a collaboration across five longitudinal studies. Behavior Genetics, 46(5), 608-626. DOI: 10.1007/s10519-016-9800-8
Winters, K. C. (2016). Brief Interventions for Adolescents. Journal of Drug Abuse, 2(1), 14.
Dembo, R., Wareham, J., Schmeidler, J., Briones-Robinson, R., & Winters, K. C. (2016). Differential effects of mental health problems among truant youths. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 43(3), 402-427. doi:10.1007/s11414-014-9435-6
Laudet, A. B., Harris, K., Kimball, T., Winters, K. C., & Moberg, D. P. (2016). In college and in recovery: Reasons for joining a Collegiate Recovery Program. Journal Of American College Health: J Of ACH, 64(3), 238-246. doi:10.1080/07448481.2015.1117464
Fidalgo, T. M., Silveira, E. D. d., Winters, K. C., & Silveira, D. X. d. (2016). Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire. Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 62, 768-773.
Stinchfield, R., McCready, J., Turner, N. E., Jimenez-Murcia, S., Petry, N. M., Grant, J., … Winters, K. C. (2016). Reliability, validity, and classification accuracy of the dsm-5 diagnostic criteria for gambling disorder and comparison to DSM-IV. Journal of Gambling Studies, 32, 905–922. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-015-9573-7
Mitchell, J. E., Steffen, K., Engel, S., King, W. C., Chen, J. Y., Winters, K., ... Elder, K. (2015). Addictive disorders after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 11(4), 897-905. DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2014.10.026
Tanner-Smith, E. E., Steinka-Fry, K. T., Hennessy, E. A., Lipsey, M. W., & Winters, K. C. (2015). Can brief alcohol interventions for youth also address concurrent illicit drug use? results from a meta-analysis. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence, 44(5), 1011-1023. doi:10.1007/s10964-015-0252-x
Winters, K. C. (2015). Can parents provide brief intervention services to their drug-abusing teenager? Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24(3), 134–141. http://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2013.777377
Laudet, A., Harris, K., Kimball, T., Winters, K. C., & Moberg, D. P. (2015). Characteristics of students participating in collegiate recovery programs: A national survey. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 51, 38-46.
Kaminer, Y., & Winters, K. C. (2015). DSM-5 Criteria for Youth Substance Use Disorders: Lost in Translation?. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 54(5), 350-351. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2015.01.016
Mericle, A.A., Arria, A.M., Meyers, K., Cacciola, J., Winters, K.C., & Kirby, K. (2015). National trends in adolescent substance use disorders and treatment availability: 2003-2010. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24, 255-263.
Piehler, T. F., & Winters, K. C. (2015). Parental Involvement in Brief Interventions for Adolescent Marijuana Use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors?: Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 29(3), 512–521. http://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000106
Dembo, R., Briones-Robinson, R., Barrett, K., Winters, K. C., Ungaro, R., Karas, L., & Belenko, S. (2015). Parenting practices among biological mothers of drug-involved truant youths: A latent profile analysis. Journal Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24, 282-294.
Dembo, R., Wareham, J., Krupa, J.M., & Winters, K.C. (2015). Sexual risk behavior among male and female truant youth: Exploratory, multi-group latent class analysis. Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 3, 226. doi:10.4172/23296488.1000226
Dembo, R., Briones-Robinson, R., Barrett, K., Winters, K. C., Ungaro, R., Karas, L., & ... Wareham, J. (2015). The validity of truant youths’ marijuana use and its impact on alcohol use and sexual risk taking. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24(6), 355-365. doi:10.1080/1067828X.2013.844089
Bestrashniy, J., & Winters, K.C. (2015). Variability in medical marijuana laws in the United States. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 29, 639-642. NIHMSID 706191
Breyer, J., Lee, S.*, Winters, K.C., August, G.J., & Realmuto, G. (2014). A longitudinal study of childhood ADHD and substance dependence disorders in early adulthood. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 238-246. doi: 10.1037/a0035664 PubMed #24731117
Dembo, R., Briones-Robinson, R., Barrett, K., Ungaro, R., Winters, K. C., Belenko, S., & ... Wareham, J. (2014). Brief intervention for truant youth sexual risk behavior and marijuana use. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 23(5), 318-333. doi:10.1080/1067828X.2014.928116
Dembo, R., Briones Robinson, R., Schmeidler, J., Wareham, J., Ungaro, R., Winters, K. C., … Belenko, S. (2014). Brief Intervention Impact on Truant Youths’ Marijuana Use: 18-Month Follow-Up. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 23(5), 318–333.
Bernat, D.H., Lenk, K.M., Nelson, T.F., Winters, K.C., & Toomey, T.L. (2014). College law enforcement and security department responses to alcohol-related incidents: A national study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38, 2253-2259.
Winters, K.C., Tanner-Smith, E., Bresani, E., & Meyers, K. (2014). Current advances in the treatment of adolescent substance use. Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 5, 199-210. PMCID: PMC4241949
Botzet, A. M., McIlvaine, P. W., Winters, K. C., Fahnhorst, T., & Dittel, C. (2014). Data collection strategies and measurement tools for assessing academic and therapeutic outcomes in recovery schools. Peabody Journal Of Education, 89(2), 197-213.
Dembo, R., Briones-Robinson, R., Wareham, J., Schmeidler, J., Winters, K. C., Barrett, K., … Belenko, S. (2014). Impact of brief intervention services on drug using truant youth arrest charges over time. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 23(6), 375–388. http://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2012.741560
Winters, K.C., Lee, S., Botzet, A., Fahnhorst, T., & Nicholson, A. (2014). One-year outcomes of a brief intervention for drug abusing adolescents. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 464-474. NIHMSID #600646
Toomey, T.L., Nelson, T.F., Winters, K.C., Miazga, M., Lenk, K.M., & Erickson, D.J. (2013). Characterizing college systems for addressing student alcohol use: Latent class analysis of U.S four-year colleges. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74, 777-786.
Dembo, R., Briones-Robinson, R., Barrett, K., Winters, K. C., Schmeidler, J., Ungaro, R. A., & ... Gulledge, L. (2013). Mental health, substance use, and delinquency among truant youth in a brief intervention project: A longitudinal study. Journal Of Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, 21(3), 176-192. doi:10.1177/1063426611421006
Kaynak, Ö., Meyers, K., Caldeira, K. M., Vincent, K. B., Winters, K. C., & Arria, A. M. (2013). Relationships among parental monitoring and sensation seeking on the development of substance use disorder among college students. Addictive Behaviors, 38, 1457-1463. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.08.003
Nyman, J. A., Dowd, B. E., Hakes, J. K., Winters, K. C., & King, S. (2013). Work and non-pathological gambling. Journal Of Gambling Studies, 29(1), 61-81. doi:10.1007/s10899-011-9290-9
Lenk, K. M., Erickson, D. J., Nelson, T. F., Winters, K. C., & Toomey, T. L. (2012). Alcohol policies and practices among four-year colleges in the United States: Prevalence and patterns. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs, 73(3), 361-367. doi:10.15288/jsad.2012.73.361
Winters, K. C., Fahnhorst, T., Botzet, A., Lee, S., & Lalone, B. (2012). Regular article: Brief intervention for drug-abusing adolescents in a school setting: Outcomes and mediating factors. Journal Of Substance Abuse Treatment, 42, 279-288. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2011.08.005
Dembo, R., Briones-Robinson, R., Ungaro, R. A., Gulledge, L. M., Karas, L. M., Winters, K. C., & ... Greenbaum, P. E. (2012). Emotional Psychological and Related Problems among Truant Youths: An Exploratory Latent Class Analysis. Journal Of Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, 20(3), 157-168.
Arria, A. M., Mericle, A. A., Meyers, K., & Winters, K. C. (2012). Parental substance use impairment, parenting and substance use disorder risk. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 43, 114-122. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.10.001
Kaminer, Y., & Winters, K. C. (2012). Proposed DSM?5 substance use disorders for adolescents: If you build it, will they come?. The American Journal On Addictions, 21(3), 280-281. doi:10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00217.x
Dembo, R., Briones, R., Gulledge, L., Karas, L., Winters, K. C., Belenko, S., & Greenbaum, P. E. (2012). Stress, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems In a Sample of Diversion Program Youth: An Exploratory Latent Class Analysis. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 21(2), 130–155. http://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2012.662115
Winters, K., Lee, S., Botzet, A., Fahnhorst, T., Realmuto, G., & August, G. (2011). A prospective examination of the association of stimulant medication history and drug use outcomes among community samples of ADHD youths. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 20(4), 314-329. doi:10.1080/1067828X.2011.598834
Winters, K. C., & Arria, A. (2011). Adolescent brain development and drugs. Prevention Researcher, 18(2), 21-24.
Winters, K. C. (2011). Commentary on O'Brien: Substance Use Disorders in DSM-V when Applied to Adolescents. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 106, 882-897. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03334.x
Traci, L. T., Mark, J. M., Kathleen, M. L., Darin, J. E., Ken, C. W., & Toben, F. N. (2011). Enforcing alcohol policies on college campuses: Reports from college enforcement officials. Journal Of Drug Education, 41(3), 327-344. doi:10.2190/DE.41.3.f
Dembo, R., Gulledge, L., Robinson, R. B., & Winters, K. C. (2011). Enrolling and engaging high-risk youths and families in community-based, brief intervention services. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 20(4), 330-350.
Dembo, R., Briones-Robinson, R., Ungaro, R., Karas, L., Gulledge, L., Greenbaum, P.E., Schmeidler, J., Winters, K.C., & Belenko, S. (2011). Problem profiles of at-risk youth in two service programs: A multi-group, exploratory latent class analysis. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 38, 988-1008. PMC303487
Winters, K. C., Toomey, T., Nelson, T. F., Erickson, D., Lenk, K., & Miazga, M. (2011). Screening for Alcohol Problems Among 4-Year Colleges and Universities. Journal Of American College Health, 59(5), 350-357. doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.509380
Winters, K. C., Toomey, T., Nelson, T. F., Erickson, D., Lenk, K., & Miazga, M. (2011). Screening for alcohol problems among 4-year colleges and universities. Journal Of American College Health, 59(5), 350-357. doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.509380
Winters, K. C., Botzet, A. M., & Fahnhorst, T. (2011). Advances in adolescent substance abuse treatment. Current Psychiatry Reports, 13(5), 416-421. doi:10.1007/s11920-011-0214-2
Gans, J., Falco, M., Schackman, B. R., & Winters, K. C. (2010). An in-depth survey of the screening and assessment practices of highly regarded adolescent substance abuse treatment programs. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 19(1), 33-47.
Nelson, T. F., Toomey, T. L., Lenk, K. M., Erickson, D. J., & Winters, K. C. (2010). Implementation of NIAAA College Drinking Task Force recommendations: how are colleges doing 6 years later?. Alcoholism, Clinical And Experimental Research, 34(10), 1687-1693. doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01268.x
Arria, A., Moe, J., & Winters, K.C. (2010). Parenting challenges in recovery. Counselor the magazine for addiction professionals, 11, 10-17.
Lee, C. S., Winters, K. C., & Wall, M. M. (2010). Trajectories of substance use disorders in youth: Identifying and predicting group memberships. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 19(2), 135-157. doi:10.1080/10678281003634975
Experience
2017-present
Senior Scientist,
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene OR
2016-present
Consultant, Office of Research and Economic Development,
Florida International University
2015-present
Advisor, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research,
University of Minnesota
2015-2017
Consultant,
Center for Personalized Prevention Research,
University of Minnesota
2015-present
Science Advisor,
Institute on Behavioral Health
2006-2015
Senior Scientist,
Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA
2005-present
Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Science and Psychopathology Program,
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota
2004-2015
Professor,
Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota
2001-2015
Graduate Faculty,
Graduate School, University of Minnesota
2001-2008
Faculty Director,
Addiction Studies Program,
College of Continuing Education, University of Minnesota
1997-2004
Associate Professor,
Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota
1973-1977
Psychiatric Aide,
Hennepin County General Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1997-2015
Graduate Faculty,
Department of Psychology, Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Program,
University of Minnesota
1989-2015
Founder and Director,
Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, University of Minnesota
KEYNOTES
Brief interventions to address adolescent drug abuse. Grand Rounds speaker, University of Calgary School of Nursing, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (October 10, 2017)
The effects of marijuana on gambling behavior: Clinical and policy implications. Keynote speaker, 19th Annual Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling Statewide Conference, Kenosha, WI (March 15, 2018)
Adolescence, health and marijuana: Intersections on the developmental highway. Keynote speaker, 2018 Evergreen Conference, Bemidji, MN (March 22, 2018)
3M: Minnesota, marijuana and myths. Keynote speaker, Symposium on Health and Safety Consequences of Marijuana Laws and Policies, Plymouth, MN (April 26, 2018)