Behavior Change Tools for Prescribers Treating Alcohol Use Disorder

Carla Marienfeld, MD, is an addiction psychiatrist and Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She edited two books: Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice and Absolute Addiction Psychiatry Review: An Essential Board Exam Study Guide. She has been highly involved in the education of colleagues and trainees, and she is the fellowship director for the UCSD Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. Dr. Marienfeld completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry and residency training in psychiatry at Yale University. Her medical degree with honors is from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Marienfeld is a consultant for and has stock in CARI Health.

John is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor working as the Social Worker for the Yale Addiction Medicine Consult Service where he provides clinical support for patients who suffer from serious medical problems related to substance abuse disorders. He has been at Yale since 2022 and also works as a clinician in group practice where he focuses on clients with AUD. His education includes a Drug and Alcohol Recovery Counselor (DARC) Certificate from Gateway Community College and an MSW from Southern Connecticut State University, as well as a BS in Marketing and MBA from Ball State University. John’s experience in addiction treatment includes work for Aware In Home Addiction Treatment and Residential Treatment Units of Recovery Network of Programs.

John also worked extensively in marketing, advertising, and retail photo management. His work in marketing consulting included working closely with Dr. C. Everett Koop on Dr. Koop’s Shape Up America! Campaign for Healthy Weight which John likes to consider amends for all his earlier work marketing Canada Dry, Pepsi, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and McDonald’s products. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War where he served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery and was awarded a Bronze Star for Service.

Eve Lasswell, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who treats adults with substance use and co-occurring disorders. Dr. Lasswell is part of UC San Diego Health's Substance Treatment and Recovery program, which uses a harm-reduction approach to provide care for all stages of recovery from substance use disorders. She treats patients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders ad helps adults recover from addiction by encouraging behaviors that build wellness and emotional resilience.

In addition, she has experience helping people with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, as well as concerns related to role transitions and interpersonal relationships.

Dr. Lasswell also has experience providing care to diverse patient populations, including those with ethnic backgrounds different from her own, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and current and former members of the US military.

Her research aims to improve outcomes for people with substance use disorders, and improve access to mental health services for the underserved.

Dr. Lasswell is Board-Certified in Addiction Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in addiction treatment at Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at Indiana State University.