Heather A. Flynn,
Ph.D.
Dr.
Flynn is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Division of
Substance Abuse. She was trained as a clinical psychologist.
Her primary research interests include co-morbidity of depression
and alcohol use, particularly in women, as well as prevention
and brief intervention with mental health and substance abuse
issues in primary care settings. Dr. Flynn has conducted research
and published in the area of depression including vulnerability
factors for depression, time series methodology, and the recurrent
nature of depression. She has also collaborated on studies
involving large scale screening for depression and alcohol
problems in primary care and brief interventions with older
adult high-risk drinkers. Currently, Dr. Flynn is conducting
a project aimed at identification of and intervention with
alcohol use and depression in pregnancy.
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