Biography

Keith Humphreys, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Stanford University

Keith Humphreys, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, received his doctorate in clinical/community psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana, and his practice license from the State of California Board of Psychology. He currently directs the Department of Veterans Affairs Program Evaluation and Resource Center, which studies treatments and self-help programs for substance abuse and psychiatric disorders. In addition to his scientific projects, he is actively involved in teaching addiction treatment methods to medical students, psychiatric residents, and clinical psychology interns.

Professor Humphreys has published more than one hundred scientific articles, has received national and international awards for his work, and has been a consultant to The White House Office on National Drug Control Policy, The Center for Mental Health Services, The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, The Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, The Department of Veterans Affairs, and The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He has also served as a consultant on mental health-related issues to agencies in other nations, including Spain, Bulgaria, Ireland, Canada, and South Africa. His new book, Circles of Recovery: Self-Help Organizations for Addictions reviews over 500 studies on the effects of self-help groups in 20 nations.

His opinions on public policy matters do not necessarily reflect official positions of any organization with which he is affiliated.