Beth Rutkowski, MPH

Beth Rutkowski, MPH, has been associated with UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (ISAP) since December 2000, and currently serves as the director of training. She is also the co-director of the SAMHSA-funded Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, and co-principal investigator of training and implementation support for the Recovery Incentives Program: California’s Contingency Management Benefit. The majority of Rutkowski’s time is focused on the development of synchronous and asynchronous training, as well as intensive technical assistance activities and products that are based on evidence-based substance use disorder research, which are then targeted to the community at large. In addition, she organizes and conducts conferences and trainings throughout the Pacific Southwest region (HHS Region 9, which covers Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the six U.S. Affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions) on scientifically validated interventions and topics. Ms. Rutkowski has co-authored and edited several peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, special issues, and technical reports on a variety of topics related to the treatment of substance use disorders.