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Elizabeth A. Hall, Ph.D.

Elizabeth A. Hall, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Elizabeth A. Hall, Ph.D. is a researcher in UCLA's Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and UCLA's Gambling Studies Program. During more than 25 years of addictions research and evaluation, Dr. Hall has managed multi-site projects investigating drug abuse treatment, and authored numerous papers and reports on treatment components and treatment outcomes for those in treatment for mental health, substance use, and gambling disorders. Dr. Hall is currently Principal Investigator for the "Independent Peer Review Project" that evaluates SAMHSA-funded substance use disorder treatment programs for the California Department of Health Care Services. Dr. Hall is the author of Staying in Touch: A Fieldwork Manual of Tracking Procedures for Locating Substance Abusers in Follow-up Studies, 3rd Edition. She provides training throughout the U.S. on follow-up techniques with those in treatment for mental health and addictions disorders. Dr. Hall's research interests include evaluating the efficacy of addiction services, improving long-term outcomes for those receiving treatment for addictions, and qualitative and longitudinal study methodology.

  • University of California, San Diego, B.A., 1979, Anthropology
  • University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., 1982, Anthropology
  • University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 1991, Anthropology, Psychocultural studies & cross-cultural child development
  • Longitudinal follow-up methodology
  • Outcome evaluation of treatment for individuals in the criminal justice system
  • Gender issues in substance abuse treatment
  • Youth risk and protective factors
  • Qualitative methodology
  • Hall, E. A., Baldwin, D. M., & Prendergast, M. L. (2001). Women on Parole: Barriers to Success after Substance Abuse Treatment. Human Organization, 60(3), 225-233.
  • Prendergast, M. L., Hall, E.A., & Wexler, H. K. (2003). Multiple Measures of Outcomes in Assessing a Prison-Based Drug Treatment Program. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 37(3/4), 65-94.
  • Hall, E. A, Zuniga, R., Cartier, J., Anglin, M. D., Danila, B., Ryan, R.& Mantius, K. (2003). Staying in Touch: A Fieldwork Manual of Tracking Procedures for Locating Substance Abusers in Follow-up Studies, 2nd Edition. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs. http://www.uclaisap.org/trackingmanual/
  • Hall, E. A., Prendergast, M. L., Wellisch, J., Patten, M. & Cao, Y. (2004). Treating Drug-Abusing Women Prisoners: An Outcomes Evaluation of the Forever Free Program. Prison Journal, 84(1), 81-105.
  • Prendergast, M. L., Hall, E. A., Wexler, H. K., Melnick, G. & Cao, Y. (2004). A Prison-Based Therapeutic Community: Five-Year Outcomes. Prison Journal, 84(1), 36-60.
  • McCollister, K. E., French, M. T., Prendergast, M. L., Hall, E. & Sacks, S. (2004). Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness of Addiction Treatment for Criminal Offenders. Justice Quarterly, 21(3), 659-679.
  • Grella, C., Greenwell, L., Farabee, D., Prendergast, M., Hall, E., Cartier, J., & Burdon, W. (2007). Organizational Characteristics of Community and Correctional Treatment Providers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 32(3), 291-300.
  • Prendergast, M. L., Hall, E. A., Roll, J., & Warda, U. (2008). Use of Vouchers to Reinforce Abstinence and Positive Behaviors among Clients in a Drug Court Treatment Program. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 35(2), 125-136.
  • Hall, E. A., Prendergast, M. L., Roll, J., & Warda, U. (2009). Reinforcing abstinence and treatment participation among offenders in a drug diversion program: Are vouchers effective? Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36(9), 935-953.
  • Grella, C. E., & Hall, E. (2010). Dependency Drug Courts: Evaluation of Cost Avoidance and Child Welfare Outcomes. Offender Programs Report, 14(4), 50-63.
  • Prendergast, M. L., Messina, N. P., Hall, E. A., & Warda, U. S. (2011). The relative effectiveness of women-only and mixed-gender treatment for substance-abusing women. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 40, 336-348.
  • Joe, G. W., Knight, K., Simpson, D. D., Flynn, P. M., Morey, J. T., Bartholomew, N. G., Staton-Tindall, M., Burdon, W. M. Hall, E. A., Martin S. S., & O'Connell, D. J. (2012). An Evaluation of Six Brief Interventions That Target Drug-Related Problems in Correctional Populations, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 51(1-2), 9-33.
  • Friedmann, P. D., Hoskinson, R., Gordon, M., Schwartz, R., Kinlock, T., Knight, K., Flynn, P. M., Welsh, W. N., Stein, L. A. R., Sacks, S., O’Connell, D. J., Knudsen, H. K., Shafer, M. S., Hall, E., Frisman, L. K., & for the MAT Working Group of CJ-DATS (2012). Medication-Assisted Treatment in Criminal Justice Agencies Affiliated with the Criminal Justice-Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS): Availability, Barriers, and Intentions. Substance Abuse, 33(1), 9-18.
  • Nyamathi, A., Salem, B., Farabee, D., Hall, E., Zhang, S., Khalilifard, F., ... & Leake, B. (2014). Predictors of high level of hostility among homeless men on Parole. Journal of offender rehabilitation, 53(2), 95-115.
  • Prendergast, M. L., Hall, E. A., Grossman, J., Veliz, R., Gregorio, L., Warda, U., Van Unen, K., & Knight, C. (2015). Effectiveness of using incentives to improve parolee admission and attendance in community addiction treatment. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 42(10), 1008-1031.