Dr. Kenneth Griffin is an Associate Professor of Public Health in the Department of Public Health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Griffin's research interests focus on adolescent risk behaviors, with a primary focus on the etiology and prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth. His research focuses on the development of drug use among youth from different ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, the role of social and personal competence skills in protecting youth from drug use and other problem behaviors, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of preventive intervention programs for youth. Dr. Griffin has also published studies examining how psychosocial factors such as social support and coping styles affect psychological adjustment in patients with chronic illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and HIV/AIDS. His research has been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse.




Principal Investigator:

Competence-Enhancement Prevention Program Effects on Later Risky Sexual Behavior, R01 DA023890

Funding Source: NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Project Dates: 2007-2010