Amie Haas

Dr. Amie Haas is a Professor at Palo Alto University specializing in clinical psychology with a focus on college student substance abuse. She maintains an active collaboration with Santa Clara University since 2005 to develop alcohol prevention and education programs, with primary research centered on identifying high-risk drinking/drug use practices and implementing harm reduction interventions.

Education:

• Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine
• Master's in Psychology: San Diego State University
• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology: University of South Florida (with graduate minors in behavioral pharmacology and quantitative methods)
• Pre-doctoral Internship: Palo Alto VA Health Care System
• Post-doctoral Fellowship: University of California San Francisco (substance abuse treatment and health services)

Dr. Haas's research critically examines pregaming behaviors (pre-consumption drinking before social events) and develops multi-tiered prevention frameworks for freshmen. Her work bridges clinical psychology with public health approaches, emphasizing practical interventions over abstinence-only models. Current projects focus on adapting harm reduction strategies specifically for college transition periods and high-risk social contexts.

Scientific Awards:

• No formal scientific awards (prizes/fellowships/medals) are documented in the source material

Advising and Grants:

Secured a competitive 2009 grant from the U.S. Department of Education Higher Education Center for Prevention of High Risk Drinking to develop and evaluate a pregaming reduction program for incoming freshmen. While specific advisees aren't listed, her clinical psychology role implies ongoing mentorship of graduate students in research design and substance abuse intervention protocols. Current funding focuses on longitudinal assessment of tiered prevention efficacy across multiple university cohorts.

Labs and Collaborations:

Leads a cross-institutional research team with Santa Clara University (active since 2005) that operates as a de facto substance abuse research lab, developing campus-wide prevention curricula and digital screening tools. This partnership functions as an operational research unit conducting annual campus climate assessments and piloting brief motivational interventions for high-risk student subgroups.