Scholarship and Biography

Sharon Reif, PhD, is a Professor and part of the leadership team for the Institute for Behavioral Health at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, and Director of its National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) doctoral training program. Dr. Reif is a health services researcher focused on the substance use treatment system, including systems approaches to improve treatment; access to and quality of care; policies; medications for treating addiction; the intersection of substance use disorders with other disabilities; and outcomes and recovery from addiction. She co-directs the NIDA-funded SPIRE Center on SUD Systems Performance Improvement Research and Engagement.

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Honors

Runner-up to Best Abstract Award
AMERSA, 2024
Mentoring Award
Heller School for Social Policy and Managment, 2017
Doctoral Training Grant in Alcohol Health Services Research (NIAAA)
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 1996-1999

Organizational Affiliations

Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University

Education

Brandeis University
Ph.D.
Brandeis University
M.A.
Grinnell College
B.A.