William Fals-Stewart, PhD, professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., received the Dan Anderson Research Award on May 20 at the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers annual conference in Indian Hills, Calif. Val Slaymaker, PhD, executive director of the Butler Center for Research at Hazelden, and Dan McCormick, interim president and CEO of Hazelden, presented the award.

Fals-Stewart earned the award for his study, "Learning Sobriety Together: A Randomized Clinical Trial Examining Behavioral Couples Therapy." The study illustrates the important role that partner involvement plays in promoting positive outcomes among women with substance use disorders.

Published Summer 2008, The Voice