Jane Maxwell, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Professional Interests

Research in trends and patterns of substance abuse in Texas, nationally, and internationally, with special interest on the US-Mexico border; research in patterns of use and abuse of methamphetamine, party drugs, methadone, and other opiate drugs; impaired driving programs; and synthetic estimation techniques.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
• M.A., University of South Carolina
• A.B., University of South Carolina

Faculty Research

• Monitoring the Changing Methamphetamine Market in the Austin Area (NIDA R21 DA025029)
• Epidemiology of Drinking and Disorders in Border vs. Non-Border Contexts (PHI-ARG / NIAAA, R01AA018365)
• DWI Offender Education Program (DSHS)
• Gulf Coast Addiciton Technoogy Transfer Center (SAMHSA)
• Normalization of Heroin: A Study of Heroin as a “Club Drug” (NIDA-2005)
• Center for Excellence in Drug Epidemiology (SAMHSA)