Gregory G. Homish

Gregory G. Homish, PhD, serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior within the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo. He holds additional appointments at UB's Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions and the Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Homish is a consulting editor for "Psychology of Addictive Behaviors" and provides peer review services for the National Institutes of Health and multiple academic journals and textbooks.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Epidemiology (Psychiatric Option), University of Pittsburgh
• BS in Biology and Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Homish's research spans substance use and misuse, social network influences on substance use trajectories, and the impact of substance use on family dynamics and health. He also investigates emergency preparedness, rural disaster response team coordination and training, and mitigation strategies for protecting first responder health during disaster operations. His methodological expertise encompasses psychiatric epidemiology, mental health, and advanced statistical analysis.

No scientific awards, prizes, or fellowships are mentioned in the available information.

In advisory and grant-related activities, Dr. Homish co-directs an NIH/NIAAA-funded pre and postdoctoral training program, mentoring the next generation of addiction researchers. He also serves as a grant reviewer for NIH study sections and serves as sector leader for Erie County's Specialized Medical Assistance Response Team (SMART) Emergency Mental Health component.

Dr. Homish leads critical research initiatives including Operation: SAFETY (Soldiers and Families Excelling Through the Years) focused on military family resilience, and HEROIC (Health Evaluation of the Results of Opioid Intervention Court) evaluating community-based opioid response systems.