Biography
Erin E. Bonar, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor with tenure in the Department of Psychiatry as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. She studies ways to prevent and treat substance use disorders spanning developmental periods of adolescence, emerging adulthood and adulthood. Her work uses novel technologies including social media, telemedicine, and patient portal approaches. Her work often employs Motivational Interviewing and she is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.
Areas of Interest
Clinical
- Substance use disorder treatment
- Motivational interviewing
- Cognitive behavioral therapies
Research
- Optimizing substance use interventions across community settings, including health care settings and tertiary substance use disorder treatment, particularly among emerging adults.
- Understanding and reducing substance use and concomitant risk behaviors (e.g., sexual/HIV, impaired driving, prescription opioid overdose), and related negative consequences (sexual assault, injury) among underserved populations.
- Employing technologies in the prevention and treatment of substance use to increase scalability and public health impact.
Featured News
Dexter coalition engages teens in preventing substance use among peers
Dr. Erin Bonar is quoted in this article about a local substance use prevention program for teens.
Newly Funded Study Focuses on Polysubstance Use to Improve Patient Care
Preferences and Predictors Driving Opioid-Involved Polysubstance Use Profiles and Trajectories: Implications for Improving Care
Drs. Allison Lin and Erin Bonar Received $3.4 Million in Funding to Study Virtually-Delivered Care for People with Alcohol Use Disorders
Leveraging Virtual Care Strategies to Improve Access and Treatment for Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders
A crisis of campus sexual assault
The ongoing pandemic may spur an increase in sexual violence on college campuses. Dr. Erin Bonar is quoted.
Credentials
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan, Addiction Research Center
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University
- Clinical Psychology Internship, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, Bowling Green State University
- B.S., Psychology, Northern Kentucky University
