Maria Chmelova

Name: Maria Chmelova

Title(s):

• Weiser Fellow, U-M
• Doctor of Medicine/Analyst-Methodologist, Department of National Health Registers, National Health Information Center, Bratislava, Slovakia

International Institute Affiliation(s):

• CREES

Department Affiliation(s):

• Center for Russian & East European Studies

Education Background: Diploma, Medical Faculty, Comenius University, Bratislava, 1972; Specialization in Psychiatry, Slovak Postgraduate Academy of Medicine, Bratislava, 1976; Specialization in Public Health Care, Slovak Postgraduate Academy of Medicine, Bratislava, 1983

Research/Teaching Specialization: Psychiatry and public health, drug information. Her project at U-M focuses on developing curricula about individual, institutional, and social mechanisms in substance abuse to be used for training students of psychology at the University of Trnava. Her U-M host advisor is Robert Zucker, professor of psychology; director, Substance Abuse Center, Department of Psychiatry; director, Addiction Research Center. Dr. Chmelova is a recipient of a Ronald and Eileen Weiser Professional Development Award (April 2008).