he has been performing Collaborative Interventions with families since 1980. She continues to explore the efficacy of treatment strategies such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused Coaching, Family Systems and 12 Step Facilitation.
Louise is a MINT Trainer of Trainers and currently teaches at San Diego State University Interwork Institute Human Behavior, Theories of Counseling and Solution Focused Counseling .She previously served as a professor at SDSU School of Social Work and the Director of Alcohol and Other Drug services at the University of San Diego. She is a catastrophic loss counselor and had the privilege of working with the New York Fire Department and widows of 9-11.
Most recently she has served as a consultant to the Indie Film Documentary , "Behind The Orange Curtain", which explores the increased misuse of prescription drugs and young adult deaths in Orange County. Also she is the author of a chapter, "Interventions are not Made For TV" in the textbook, Interventions: Opposing Viewpoints published by Cengage Learning, 2012.
Louise has conducted extensive research on the effects of alcohol and other drugs on college age students. She has published scholarly articles and public health handbooks that support harm reduction strategies and environmental management systems. She has been the principal investigator/ project director and /or co-investigator of over 15 grants, which focus on collegiate substance abuse, six of which totaled over four million dollars from the United States Department of Education and the National Institute of Health- National Institute of Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism . Findings have been published in The Journal of Alcohol Studies and elsewhere.
Louise has been the recipient of state and local awards. She was twice named the Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty, San Diego State University’s Faculty Homecoming Dedicatee, and recipient of San Diego County’s Outstanding Educator Award. The San Diego Business Journal recognized her as one of the “TOP Women Who Mean Business”.
Louise is grateful and loves the energy and collaborative spirit shown by the professional recovery community in their goals to reduce the harm associated with substance abuse. With tireless energy she continues to contribute to the field through clinical interventions, family recovery coaching, training and research.
