The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) is dedicated to advancing research and training that improves the well-being of people and communities impacted by substance use and addiction.
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) is an internationally-renowned research center in the field of addiction.
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) is an internationally-renowned research center in the field of addiction.
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Widely considered the top postdoctoral addiction research training program in the nation, the center has enjoyed continuous federal funding since 1987.
CAAS is home to world-renowned public health researchers in the field of addiction and substance use.
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Brown University
Three Members of CAAS Receive 2026 SPH Dean's Awards
Congratulations to the members of CAAS staff and faculty receiving awards this year!
Brian Gully, Project Coordinator (Dean's Award for Excellence in Leadership), Wendy Hernandez, Medical Lab Technician (Dean's Award for Excellence in Innovation), and Alexandria Macmadu, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Dean’s Award for Excellence in Community Engagement). Each awardee has shown significant dedication to the school and the excellent work being done here.
Brian Gully, Project Coordinator (Dean's Award for Excellence in Leadership), Wendy Hernandez, Medical Lab Technician (Dean's Award for Excellence in Innovation), and Alexandria Macmadu, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Dean’s Award for Excellence in Community Engagement). Each awardee has shown significant dedication to the school and the excellent work being done here.
A study co-led by researchers from CAAS found that liver screenings at health clinics can help save lives. The small pilot study screened patients during visits to a community health clinic, providing them with the opportunity to reverse liver damage they didn’t realize they had. “Liver disease is silently progressing, but completely preventable with lifestyle change [and] behavior change, and we can provide behavioral interventions for that,” said Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Hayley Treloar Padovano.
April 2, 2026
News from SPH
Distance to opioid treatment programs limits methadone access in many U.S. jails
A new study highlights how geography and regulations can block a lifesaving treatment for people in custody.
CAAS Affiliated Centers
The Alcohol Research Center on HIV (ARCH) is a multidisciplinary program project grant focused on reducing the impact of alcohol on the breadth and depth of the HIV epidemic.
The COBRE Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation (CADRE) focuses on understanding the mechanisms through which substance use (SU) increases the risk for and progression of chronic disease.