Linda Richter, Ph.D. is Senior Vice President, Prevention Research and Analysis at Partnership to End Addiction, overseeing prevention-oriented research with a focus on substance use among young people. She translates research findings for parents, educators, health professionals, and policymakers to advance addiction science and prevention best practices.
Research Focus: Youth vaping, drinking, marijuana use, and prescription drug misuse; co-occurring mental health and substance use; substance-related attitudes and beliefs; prevention science; data and trends; integrating addiction care into mainstream medicine.
Expertise: Adolescent substance use prevention, youth risk behaviors, addiction science, policy translation.
Credentials: Ph.D. in social psychology (University of Maryland), B.A. in psychology (Brooklyn College, CUNY). Leading prevention researcher and science communicator.
Social Media: LinkedIn
Media/Speaking Experience: The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS Mornings (broadcast), the Associated Press, KFF Health News, STAT, Health Affairs, The Chicago Tribune, Vogue, Men’s Health, and the Today Show, several podcasts, and additional articles.
Linda regularly presents at national and regional conferences in the substance use and mental health space.