Karin M. Eyrich-Garg, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

Assistant Professor

Education:

• NIDA Post-doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Substance Abuse Treatment Research, 2002-2004, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychiatry, Treatment Research Center & Treatment Research
• Ph.D., 2002, Washington University in St. Louis, Social Work
• NIDA Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Drug Abuse Comorbidity and Biostatistics, 1999-2002, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Psychiatry
• M.P.E., 2001, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Psychiatric Epidemiology
• M.S.W., 1997, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Social Work
• B.S., 1993, James Madison University, Sociology

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Homelessness
• Substance Abuse
• Mental Health
• Engagement In Treatment
• Social Support
• Service Use

Recent Publications

Pollio, D.E., Eyrich-Garg, K.M., & North, C.S. (Expected Fall 2009). The homeless. In B. Johnsons (Ed.) Addiction
Medicine: Science and Practice.

Eyrich-Garg, K.M., Cacciola, J., Carise, D., McLellan, A.T., & Lynch, K. (2008). Risk factors among the literally homeless, marginally housed, and impoverished in a U.S.
substance abuse treatment-seeking sample. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 43(10), 765-772.

Eyrich-Garg, K.M. (2008). Strategies for Engaging adolescent girls at an emergency shelter in a therapeutic
relationship: Recommendations from the girls themselves.
Journal of Social Work Practice, 22(3), 375-388.

Eyrich-Garg, K.M., OLeary, C.C., & Cottler, L.B. (2008).
Subjective versus objective definitions of homelessness:
Are there differences in risk factors among heavy-drinking women? Gender Issues, 25(3), 173-192.

Eyrich-Garg, K.M. (2008). Purposeful sampling. In. L.
Gideons (Ed.) Theories of Research Methodology: Readings in Methods. Kendall/Hunt.