Dr. Reid Hester is a psychologist and researcher. He is the founder and director of the science division of CheckUp & Choices. Reid’s extensive research in alcohol abuse has led to professional opportunities and collaborations with many experts in the field. One long-standing partnership has been with SMART Recovery.
In this podcast, Reid talks about:
- His educational background and path to earning a doctorate in psychology
- Meeting the “rising star” Dr. William Miller in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1978
- Finding a kindred spirit in Dr. Tom Horvath, a founding member of SMART Recovery
- Publishing findings from a drug and alcohol abstinence focused protocol, in conjunction with SMART, in the Journal of Medical Internet Research
- How the pandemic is affecting recovery
- The CheckUp & Choices approach and app
- Receiving funding for continued research through Small Business Innovative Research Grants
- Carpe diem is the term when looking for web-based applications to make changes
- Future innovators including Chess Health and Vorvida
- Reasons to be hopeful and optimistic in recovery
- The positive ripple effect
Additional resources:
- Published SMART research in the JMIR
- Changes in Adult Alcohol Use and Consequences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
- Follow CheckUp & Choices on Facebook
- National Institute of Health
- National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
