Meet the Team
The Substance Use Prevention Evidence-Based Resource (SUPER) is funded by the California Department of Health Care Services. The SUPER is led by DHCS and researchers from UCLA’s Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (UCLA-ISAP) with support from expert consultants. UCLA-ISAP is part of the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences in the Division of Addiction Psychiatry.
For over twenty years, UCLA-ISAP’s portfolio has included a wide range of projects related to substance use disorder treatment and prevention, including epidemiological and treatment research, clinical trials, program evaluations, and training.
Current Team
Howard Padwa, Ph.D.
Project Co-Director
Sherry Larkins, Ph.D.
Project Co-Director
Rachel Castaneda, Ph.D.
Subject Matter Expert
Carissa Loya, B.A.
Project Manager
Research Analyst
Lincoln Bohn, M.A.
Research Analyst
Web Developer
Zach Levin
Student Research Analyst
Past Team Members
Irene Valdovinos, M.S.W., M.P.H.
Research Analyst
Pateel Margossian, M.P.H.
Research Analyst
Kenneth Booker
Web Developer
Applications Programmer
Erin Work, M.P.H., M.S.W.
Research Analyst
Shreya Sundar
Student Research Analyst
Madelyn Cooper, B.A.
Research Analyst