Brian Borsari, PhD
Working Title
Professor In Residence
Preferred Pronouns
He/Him/His
Biography
Brian Borsari received his PhD in clinical psychology from Syracuse University in 2003. Dr. Borsari is currently a Health Behavior Consultant and Clinician Researcher at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research interests there involve the assessment and treatment of addictive behaviors, training VA staff in motivational interviewing and other client-centered communication to facilitate behavior change, and developing interventions to assist student service members/veterans who are attending college.
Brian Borsari received his PhD in clinical psychology from Syracuse University in 2003. Dr. Borsari is currently a Health Behavior Consultant and Clinician Researcher at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research interests there involve the assessment and treatment of addictive behaviors, training VA staff in motivational interviewing and other client-centered communication to facilitate behavior change, and developing interventions to assist student service members/veterans who are attending college. He is also Professor in Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. His research conducted through the Northern California Institute of Research and Education (NCIRE), also known as the Veterans Health Research Institute, include the development and implementation of brief motivational interventions with college student drinkers, the social influences on alcohol (e.g., modeling and norms), high risk behaviors such as pregaming and drinking games, development and evaluation of interventions using mobile technology, and in-session processes of motivational interviewing that are related to behavior change.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2005 - Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University
- Pre-Doctoral Internship, 2003 - Clinical Psychology, Boston Consortium of Clinical Psychology
- Clinical Psychology, 2003 - Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University
- Bachelors of Science, 1995 - Psychology, College of William and Mary
- 8/23/16 - PSYCHOLOGIST, PSY28588
- 6/8/06 - PSYCHOLOGIST, PS00949
Motivation
Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol Drinking In College
Sex Offenses
Economics, Behavioral
Veterans
Play And Playthings
Alcoholism
Universities
Mandatory Programs
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Motivational Interviewing
Crisis Intervention
Students
Psychotherapy, Brief
February 5, 2021 - January 31, 2026 - Behavioral economic and wellness-based approaches for reducing alcohol use and consequences among diverse non-student emerging adults , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AA029031
July 5, 2019 - June 30, 2024 - The Impact of Insomnia Treatment on Heavy Alcohol Use among Returning Veterans , Mentor . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K23AA026895
April 20, 2020 - March 31, 2024 - Foster Care Mental Health Family Navigator , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R34MH119433
April 10, 2020 - February 29, 2024 - Integration of Motivational Interviewing and Behavioral Economics Theories to Enhance Measurement of Client Language as a Mechanism of Behavior Change , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AA027209
September 15, 2020 - August 31, 2023 - Development of a Mobile Mindfulness Intervention for Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD among OEF/OIF Veterans , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R34AA027845
September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2023 - Automatic Coding of Therapist and Client Language in Motivational Interviewing to Predict Reductions in Alcohol Use and Problems Using Machine-based Dyadic Multimodal Representation Learning , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AA027225
October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2023 - Client Language Analysis in Veterans and Non-Veterans with Low Motivation to Quit Smoking: Identifying Mechanisms of Change , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: I21HX003410
October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022 - Integrated Alcohol and PTSD Intervention with Veterans in Primary Care , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research (VA HSR&D Center of Innovation), Sponsor Award ID: VA SWIFT IVI
July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022 - Chronic Pain and Adherence to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Examination of the Impact of COVID-19 , PI . Sponsor: Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research (VA HSR&D Center of Innovation), Sponsor Award ID: VA SWIFT-IVI
July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022 - N-Acetylcysteine for Smoking Cessation in Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), Sponsor Award ID: T29IP0550
November 1, 2019 - October 31, 2021 - QUERI Adaptation Training Hub , Faculty Mentor . Sponsor: VQ HSR&D, Sponsor Award ID: 1 I50 HX002756-01A2
December 1, 2016 - October 31, 2021 - Comparative effectiveness of patient-centered strategies to improve pain management and opioid safety for Veterans , Co- Investigato (SFVA) . Sponsor: PCORI, Sponsor Award ID: OPD-1511-33052
September 1, 2019 - August 30, 2021 - Technology-Assisted Motivational Interviewing for Smoking: The TAMI Coach , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: T29IP0550
July 20, 2018 - June 30, 2021 - An Integrated Brief Alcohol and PTSD Intervention for Veterans in Primary Care , Consultant . Sponsor: NIAAA, Sponsor Award ID: R34 AA026745
July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2021 - Integrating Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment into Presurgical Care , Mentor . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K23AA023869
September 30, 2019 - August 31, 2020 - Integrated Treatment for Veterans with Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder , Site PI . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: UG3DA051241
August 1, 2018 - July 31, 2020 - The Impact of CBT for Insomnia on Alcohol Treatment Outcomes among Veterans , Consultant . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21AA025715
March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020 - Adaptation of the Motivational Interviewing Skills Code to Identify Clinician and Client Language Predicting Reduced Opioid Use Risk and Increased Use of Alternative Pain Care Strategies in Veterans , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: I21HX002813
September 20, 2017 - December 31, 2019 - Implementation of a Pragmatic Trial of Whole Health Team vs. Primary Care Group Education to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Functioning, and Quality of Life in Veterans , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: UG3AT009765
October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2019 - Sexual assault prevention for men in the military , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: CDMRP, Sponsor Award ID: W81XWH-15-2-0055
September 15, 2012 - July 31, 2017 - Marijuana use, problems, and cannabis use disorders in OIF/OEF/OND veterans , Co-Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01DA033425
July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017 - mHealth Delivery of a Motivational Intervention to Address Heavy Drinking Among College Freshmen , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21HS023875
September 30, 2013 - June 30, 2017 - Improving Opioid Saftey in Veterans Using Collaborative Care and Decision Support , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R34AT008319
September 1, 2011 - June 30, 2017 - Improving brief alcohol interventions with a behavioral economic supplement , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AA020829
March 1, 2015 - February 28, 2017 - Technical, Relational, & Conditional Process Models of MI Efficacy: Meta-Analysis , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21AA023662
September 15, 2011 - August 31, 2016 - Enhanced Treatment for Binge Drinking Depressed College Students , Mentor . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K23AA020064
September 20, 2012 - August 31, 2015 - Integrated Alcohol and Sexual Assault Intervention for College Men , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R34AA020852
February 1, 2013 - January 31, 2015 - Examining in-session Processes of Motivational Interviewing , PI . Sponsor: VISN 1, Sponsor Award ID: V1CDA2012-18
August 1, 2009 - December 31, 2014 - Within-Session Mechanisms of Behavior Change in At-Risk College Students , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AA017427
September 30, 2009 - August 31, 2014 - Sequential and Component Analyses of MI Mechanisms with College Drinkers , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AA017874
June 1, 2005 - May 31, 2011 - Stepped Care for Mandated College Students , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AA015518
March 15, 2008 - February 28, 2011 - Enhancing College ETOH Interventions with a Substance-Free Activity Supplement , Consultant . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21AA016304
June 1, 2000 - January 1, 1900 - TWO BRIEF ALCOHOL INTERVENTIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: F31AA005571
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