Mark B. Reed

Dr. Mark B. Reed is a Professor of Public Health and the current Associate Vice President of Research Operations at San Diego State University (SDSU), within the Division of Research and Innovation. Previously, he served as Associate Dean for Research in the College of Health and Human Services. His primary research focuses on alcohol use etiology and prevention, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), and faculty diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. He leads the NIH-funded SDSU FUERTE program under the FIRST initiative, aimed at fostering inclusive excellence in biomedical research.

Dr. Reed is a founding faculty member of the SDSU/UCSD Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use doctoral program in the School of Social Work. His work appears in top substance use and public health journals, and he has held roles as Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, or Co-Investigator on grants from NIH, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, and others. He previously served as past-President of the American Academy of Health Behavior and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research.

His research spans alcohol misuse prevention, maternal health outcomes linked to substance use, and hearing risks in young adults. Articles frequently address SBIRT implementation, military personnel health, and interdisciplinary approaches to substance use research. Notably, he received the 2020 SDSU Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions.

Grants and advising highlight his leadership in translational research and institutional transformation. His work integrates clinical, policy, and community-based strategies to address public health challenges, with a focus on marginalized populations. He collaborates across institutions and disciplines to advance research on substance use prevention and diversity in academia.