Dr. Bryan Hartzler joined the staff of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute as a Research Scientist in September, 2004. Since 1994, he has contributed to more than a dozen federally-funded research studies concerning design, evaluation, and dissemination of behavioral interventions for substance misusers. Dr. Hartzler received his B.S. at the University of Washington and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He completed a Clinical Psychology Internship at VA Puget Sound Health Care System in 2003, followed by a one-year Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship in Substance Abuse Treatment in the VA PSHCS Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment.. Much of Dr. Hartzler's work to date involves applications of motivational interviewing (MI), for which he has expertise in fidelity measurement, practitioner training, and clinical supervision. He is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and a trainer of the MIA-STEP blending product.

Primary Research Interests:

• Design, evaluation, and dissemination of behavioral interventions
• Applications of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Therapeutic process and outcome
• Practitioner skill assessment, training, and supervision
• Treatment innovations for substance abuse treatment
  

Current ADAI Projects:

• Computer-Adapted Standardized Patient Instrument for MI Skill Assessment. This NIDA-funded collaborative project is evaluating additional forms and a web-based scoring mechanism for a web-based MI skill assessment instrument.
  
  
• Computerized Assistance for Treatment Professionals in Assessing Sexual Risk. This NIDA-funded study is designing and evaluating a computer-based assessment tool for sexual risk assessment for community-based treatment providers. [more. . .]
  
  
• Clinical Trials Network: Pacific Northwest Node. A multisite network of regional research and training centers working in conjunction with community-based treatment programs to implement and evaluate behavioral and pharmacological interventions with demonstrated efficacy in community-based programs. [more. . .]

Past ADAI Projects:

• Development and Evaluation of Context-Tailored Training. This NIDA-funded study compared two approaches to training motivational interviewing to providers at community-based substance abuse treatment agencies. [more. . .]
  
  
• Brief Substance Abuse Treatment for Homeless Adolescents. This NIDA-funded study evaluated a brief MI intervention tailored to the special needs of homeless youth to reduce substance use and encourage service utilization. [more. . .]
  
  
• Computer-Adapted Standardized Patient Instrument. This NIDA-funded collaborative project designed, piloted, and evaluated a computer-based MI skill assessment instrument for community addictions treatment providers.

Recent and Representative Publications:

1. Hartzler B, Cotton A, Calsyn DA, Guerra R, Gignoux E. Dissolution of a harm reduction track for opiate agonist treatment: Longitudinal impact on treatment retention, substance use, and service utilization. Int J Drug Policy (2009 in press).

2. Baer JS, Wells EA, Rosengren DB, Hartzler B, Beadnell, B, Dunn C. Agency context and tailored training in technology transfer: A pilot evaluation of motivational interviewing training for community counselors. J Subst Abuse Treat (2009 in press)

3. Baer JS, Beadnell B, Garrett S, Hartzler B, Peterson P, Wells EA. Adolescent change language within a brief motivational intervention and substance use outcomes. Psychol Addict Behav 2008;22(4):570-575. (PubMed abstract)  (HAR 08-03)

4. Hartzler B, Rosengren DB, Baer JS. Motivational interviewing. In Cohen LM. Collins FL, Young AM, McChargue DE, Leffingwell TR (eds.). The Pharmacology and Treatment of Substance Abuse:  Evidence and Outcomes Based Perspectives.  Routledge Taylor & Francis:  Washington, DC, (2009 in press). (view book info)

5. MacLeod JB, Hungerford DW, Dunn CW, Hartzler B. Evaluation of training of surgical interns to perform brief alcohol interventions for trauma patients. J Amer Coll Surgeons 2008;207(5):639-45.

6. Rosengren DB, Hartzler B, Baer JS, Wells EA, Dunn CW. The Video Assessment of Simulated Encounters – Revised (VASE-R): Reliability and validity data of a revised measure for motivational interviewing skills. Drug Alcohol Depend 2008;97:130-138. (PubMed abstract) (HAR 08-01)

7. Hartzler B, Baer JS, Dunn CW, Rosengren DB, Wells EA. What is seen through the looking glass: The impact of training on practitioner self-rating of motivational interviewing skills. Behav Cognitive Psychother 2007;35(4):431-445.

8. Hartzler B, Slade A, Todd A, Peterson DG, Rosengren DB, Baer JS. Predictors of training impact: The role of disease model beliefs in retention of MI skills among substance abuse treatment staff. Motivational Interviewing Network Train Bull 2006;13(3):37-38.

9. Dunn CW, MacLeod, JB, Hungerford DW, Hartzler B, Edlund L, Purtteman M. A brief intervention workshop for surgery residents. Motivational Interviewing Network Train Bull 2006;13(3):41.

10. Rosengren DB, Baer JS, Hartzler B, Dunn CW, Wells EA. The Video Assessment of Simulated Encounters (VASE): Development and validation of a group-administered method for evaluating clinician skills in motivational interviewing. Drug Alcohol Depend 2005;79(3):321-330. (PubMed abstract) (ROS 05-01)

11. Baer JS, Rosengren DB, Dunn C, Wells E, Ogle R, Hartzler B. An evaluation of workshop training in motivational interviewing for addiction and mental health clinicians. Drug Alcohol Depend 2004;73(1):99-106. (PubMed abstract) (BAE 04-01)

12. Hartzler B. Blackouts: The etiology of alcohol-induced amnestic episodes and their effect on alcohol-related beliefs. Dissertation Abstr Sect B: Sci Engineer 2004;64(12-B):6329.

13. Hartzler B, Fromme K. Fragmentary and en bloc blackouts: Similarity and distinction among episodes of alcohol-induced memory loss. J Stud Alcohol 2003;64(4):547-550. (PubMed abstract) (HAR 03-03)

14. Hartzler B, Fromme K. Fragmentary blackouts: Exploring the etiology and impact of fragmented recall of intoxicated experiences. Alcohol Clin Exper Res 2003;27(4):628-637. (PubMed abstract) (HAR 03-01)

15. Hartzler B, Fromme K. Heavy episodic drinking at college entrance. J Drug Educ 2003;33(3):259-274. (PubMed abstract) (HAR 03-04)

16. Hartzler B, Fromme K. Cognitive-behavioral profiles of college risk-takers with Type II and psychopathic traits. Addict Behav 2003;28(2):315-326. (PubMed abstract) (HAR 03-02)

17. Hartzler B, Brownson C. The utility of change models in the design and delivery of thematic group interventions: Applications to a self-defeating behaviors group. Group Dynamic Theory Res Practice 2001;5(3):191-199.

18. Brownson C, Hartzler B. Defeat your self-defeating behavior: Understanding and overcoming harmful patterns (Technical Report No. TI 080 – Thematic). Available from: UT-Austin, The Clearinghouse for Structured-Thematic Groups & Innovative Programs, 2000.

19. Hartzler B, Fromme K. Influences of drinking on ethnic majority/minority college freshmen. Higher Educ Abstr 1999;35(1):20.

View more publications by Dr. Hartzler.

Updated 1/2009
http://depts.washington.edu/adai/staff/hartzlerbio.htm