Ken C. Winters, PhD
Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota & Senior Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute
Dr. Winters retired as a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, where he found and directed the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research for 25 years. His primary research interests are the assessment and treatment of addictions, including adolescent drug abuse and problem gambling. Along with Keven Sabet, he is co-editing a book on marijuana and health, to be published by Oxford press in 2017, and he is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, and the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Dr. Winters has received numerous research grants from the National Institute of Health and various foundations over a 30-year period. He was the 2008 recipient of the Research to Evidence-Based Practice Award from a national organization on effective treatment for adolescents (JMATE), and received in 2005 the Senior Investigator Award by the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG). Dr. Winters is a frequent publisher, speaker and trainer and is a consultant to many organizations, including NCRG, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, and the Mentor Foundation (an international drug abuse prevention organization).