Joseph LaBrie

Joseph LaBrie, professor of psychology, is a nationally recognized researcher/scholar on alcohol prevention and intervention, and adolescent and emerging adult (college student) development. His research has focused on causes, prevention, and intervention of risk behaviors, including alcohol abuse, drug use, risky sexual behavior, and violence. He has studied the emerging role of social networking sites in risk behaviors with these populations. LaBrie has received research grants totaling more than $20 million from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Alcohol and Beverage Medical Research Foundation. Further, he is the author of 208 peer-reviewed empirical scholarly articles in top journals and his work has been cited over 12,000. His Heads-UP Prevention Program was honored with the Model Prevention Program for College Campuses Award by the U.S. Department of Education in 2007. Further, LaBrie received the APA Division on Addictions (Division 50) Early Career Award for scientific contributions to research on addictive behaviors and the Loyola Marymount University third annual Rains Award for Excellence in Research and first annual award for extramural funding. LaBrie is also a licensed clinical psychologist.