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Linda B. Cottler PhD, MPH, FACE
Dr. Linda Bauer Cottler , born in October 30, 1950, is currently a Dean’s Professor of Epidemiology at the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the College of Medicine at the University of Florida. She is also the former Senior Associate Dean for Research within the College of Public Health and Health Professions. Dr. Cottler is particularly interested and experienced in community engaged research. As a psychiatric epidemiologist and sociologist, she has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), primarily the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), since 1989. Dr. Cottler's work has always focused on underrepresented and, minority populations who did not have a voice in the research enterprise. These populations have included: persons who use Cannabis, cocaine, opioids, inhalants, and club drugs, as well as those who inject drugs; those who misuse prescription drugs; women in the criminal justice system; youth; impaired professionals; and persons living with HIV infection. Throughout this time, Dr. Cottler has spearheaded the development of widely used interviews for the assessment of substance use and other psychiatric disorders, nosological issues of addictions, and peer-delivered interventions to reduce high-risk behaviors. Her work has also included international research in Taiwan, Australia, Kenya, India, Haiti, and Afghanistan. Dr. Cottler also directs the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) cooperative agreement with NIDA, utilizing novel surveillance methods and a nationwide network to identify new and emerging drug trends. Additionally, she is the Site Multiple Principle Investigator (MPI) and co-directs with Dr. Sara Jo Nixon on the NIH-funded Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, a landmark study in which the University of Florida (UF) has enrolled and is following 450+ 10 year-olds as part of a national program to determine the effects of substance use on the adolescent brain and cognitive development. Dr. Cottler is also the Founding and current Director of HealthStreet, a community engagement program that begun in 1989 while at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU). Facilitated by Community Health Workers (CHWs), HealthStreet’s mission is to assess the community’s health needs and concerns in order to link members to relevant medical and social services and opportunities to participate in research.

Early Years
Dr. Linda Cottler was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1950 and is one of six children of parents James F. Bauer and Dolores (nee Bultas) M. Bauer.

She is a registered nurse by training, having received her BSN in 1972 from the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis School of Nursing. Then, in 1977 and 1980, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Biology and Master of Public Health degrees from Emmanuel College and Boston University School of Public Health, respectively, and in 1987, she completed a Doctoral Degree in Sociology and Psychiatric Epidemiology from Washington University. After completing her doctoral program, Dr. Cottler worked as a research instructor in the Department of Epidemiology in Psychiatry at WashU, where she would help grow the department for 30 years before being recruited to the University of Florida.

Academic Career and Research Support
In 1972, Dr. Cottler became a member of the faculty at St. Louise's Children's Hospital as a staff nurse in the Department of Pediatric Neurology, and starting in 1974, Dr. Cottler worked as a neonatal ICU Staff Nurse at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1974, she began working for Boston University Medical School in the Epidemiology Unit under the Drug Surveillance Program and Drug Epidemiology Unit as a Project Coordinator, under the mentorship of Drs. Dennis Slone and Allen Mitchell. She would continue to work at Boston University for the next six years.

In 1980, Dr. Cottler returned to Missouri to work at Washington University in St. Louis (Wash U) in the School of Medicine within the Department of Epidemiology in Psychiatry as a Project Coordinator for the landmark Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. She began her doctoral degree while working for Wash U under the mentorship of Dr. Lee Robins. After completing her doctorate in 1987, she worked at Wash U for the next 24 years, starting as a Research Instructor in 1988 before rising to Assistant Professor in 1990; Associate Professor in 1993; Full Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry in 1998; Director of the Epidemiology and Prevention Resource Group in 2002; Director for the Center for Community Based Research in 2007 (in the Institute for Clinical and Translation Science); and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry in 2011. Additionally, while working for Wash U, she served several adjunct instructor or joint appointments with the Health Administration Program (1987-1995), the Program in Occupational Therapy (2009-2011), and the Department of Anthropology (2010-2011).

In 2011, Dr. Cottler was recruited from Wash U to become a member of the faculty at the University of Florida within the College of Public Health Professions and College of Medicine as the Founding Chair of the Department of Epidemiology, a position she held from July 2011 to December 2018. Dr. Cottler has also been a Dean's Professor of Epidemiology since 2011. Dr. Cottler has worked with the University of Florida since that time and has served as the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Public Health and Health Professions from 2012 to 2021, then she served as the Senior Associate Dean for Research from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she has been involved within the College of Medicine as an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry since 2010; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as an Affiliate Professor for Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research since 2013; and within the College of Nursing since 2019.

Presently, Dr. Cottler serves as the Director of Community Engagement for the University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UF CTSI) and is the Founding Director of HealthStreet, which is a community engagement program of the UF CTSA. Dr. Cottler also serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science and is the organizations President from 2022 to 2024, in addition to being the Co-Chair of the Special Interest Group PACER (Partners for the Advancement of Community Engaged Research). She is also the Principal Investigator for many NIDA-related grant awards and the Director of the NIDA T32 Substance Abuse Training Center in Public Health at the University of Florida.

Dr. Cottler has been involved in numerous governmental and non-governmental research support studies, primarily serving as Principle Investigator or Co-Investigator. Some of her current involvement in research studies include working a Multiple Principal Investigator for the NIH-funded All of Us Consortium of CTSA Community Engagement Programs and as Principal Investigator for the Program to Alleviate National Disparities in Ethnic and Minority Immunizations in the Community (PANDEMIC), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Stating that the highlight of her career has been working with the many talented and diverse mentees as part of her NIDA T32 and Fogarty International Center Training Grants, Dr. Cottler has mentored over 100 undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and early career faculty world-wide. She has published over 360 manuscripts and chapters and has been the recipient of numerous awards for her mentoring and research achievements, including the Marian Fischman Memorial and Mentoring Awards from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) and the Rema Lapouse Award for Achievement in Epidemiology from the American Public Health Association (APHA).

Thailand Collaboration
Dr. Cottler Began working with Chulalongkorn University in 2005 while faculty at Wash U, serving as their ambassador to the president of Chulalongkorn to recruit scholars, and has continued this effort and collaboration since joining the University of Florida. in 2013, because of her efforts, the UF college of Public Health and Health Professions established a partnership with the College of Public Health Sciences at Chulalongkorn University to include an exchange of faculty members and students for study, teaching, and research. Additionally, Dr. Chitlada Areesantichai, who is now the Dean at Chulalongkorn's College of Public Health Sciences, spent six months at UF conducting research with Dr. Cottler's team and learning about HealthStreet operations. This led to a successful proposal submitted to the President of Chulalongkorn for a Chula HealthStreet program in Bangkok, which was launched in 2017.

Dr. Cottler was awarded an honorary doctorate in Public Health from Chulalongkorn. Chulalongkorn's president Dr. Bundhit Eua-arporn, cited Dr. Cottler's expertise in Public Health, her reputation, and achievements, which serve as a role model and a standard for others to follow. Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided at the ceremony held October 20, 2016, at Chulalongkorn's campus in Bangkok.

UF faculty, staff and students had the opportunity and visited Chula HealthStreet in August 2022 as part of the World Congress of Psychiatry, where information was exchanged on the similarities and differences between the two models as well as plans to continue the collaborations between the two universities.

Honors and Awards

 * 1981-1985 Washington University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Tuition Scholarship
 * 1987 NIDA Travel Scholarship to Committee on Problems of Drug Dependence meeting
 * 1994 Distinguished Alumna in Health Award, Notre Dame High School, St. Louis
 * 1997 W. Scott Johnson Award for distinguished service, Missouri Public Health Association
 * 1998 Publication Award, Missouri Public Health Association
 * 2001 Washington University Academic Women’s Network Mentor’s Award
 * 2001 Distinguished Alumni Award, Boston University School of Public Health
 * 2005 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Washington University Postdoc Society
 * 2006-2007 Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (ELAM), Drexel University
 * 2007-2009 ELAM Learning Community Partner
 * 2008 Distinguished Faculty Award for Community Service from Washington University School of Medicine
 * 2008 Featured in University-wide celebration of Civic Engagement and Community Service at Faces of Hope, Gephardt Institute for Public Service
 * 2008 NIDA International Program Award of Excellence in Mentoring
 * 2008 Finalist for St. Louis Business Journal’s Health Care Heroes Award, for Community Outreach
 * 2009 Research collaboration with NIDA Distinguished International Scientist Awardee Carlos Zubaran, Jr., MD, sole award for 2009.
 * 2010 Marian W. Fischman Memorial Award, College on Problems of Drug Dependence
 * 2011 Trustees Award, Academy of Science St. Louis
 * 2012 Delta Omega, Honorary Society in Public Health, Beta Upsilon Chapter
 * 2012 Participant – Institute for Academic Leadership, State of Florida
 * 2013 Dean’s Citation Award, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
 * 2013-2014 Participant – Mentor Academy, University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute
 * 2014 Scientific Achievement Award, National Center for Responsible Gaming
 * 2015 American College of Epidemiology Special Award for Outstanding Contributions Through Systemic Epidemiologic Approaches to Improving Health
 * 2016 Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Health, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
 * 2017 International Educator of the Year: Seniorulty – University of Florida
 * 2019 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Mentoring Award
 * 2021 Rema Lapouse Award for Achievement in Epidemiology, Mental Health and Applied Public Health Statistics, American Public Health Association
 * 2022 Innovations That Bolster Community Trust in Science Award First Prize, for Community Engagement Model That Bolsters Trust and                                             Trustworthiness, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Personal Life
Dr. Linda Cottler currently lives in Gainesville, Florida with her husband Matthew Cottler, who is an Adjunct Instructor for the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy in the College of Public Health and Health Professions at UF. The two have been married since March 1977 and, have three daughters and five grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, traveling, collecting specialty teas, and spending quality time with her family.

Selected List of Publications

 * Glassman AH, Helzer JE, Covey LS, Cottler LB, Stetner F, Tipp JE, Johnson J. Smoking, smoking cessation, and major depression. JAMA. 1990 Sep 26;264(12):1546-9. PMID: 2395194.
 * Wittchen HU, Robins LN, Cottler LB, Sartorius N, Burke JD, Regier D. Cross-cultural feasibility, reliability and sources of variance of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). The Multicentre WHO/ADAMHA Field Trials. Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Nov;159:645-53, 658. doi: 10.1192/bjp.159.5.645. Erratum in: Br J Psychiatry 1992 Jan;160:136. PMID: 1756340.
 * Shapiro S, Skinner EA, Kessler LG, Von Korff M, German PS, Tischler GL, Leaf PJ, Benham L, Cottler L, Regier DA. Utilization of health and mental health services. Three Epidemiologic Catchment Area sites. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1984 Oct;41(10):971-8. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1984.01790210053007. PMID: 6477055.
 * Hagler DJ Jr, Hatton S, Cornejo MD, Makowski C, Fair DA, Dick AS, et al. Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. Neuroimage. 2019 Nov 15;202:116091. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116091. Epub 2019 Aug 12. PMID: 31415884; PMCID: PMC6981278.
 * Cunningham-Williams RM, Cottler LB, Compton WM 3rd, Spitznagel EL. Taking chances: problem gamblers and mental health disorders--results from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. Am J Public Health. 1998 Jul;88(7):1093-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.7.1093. Erratum in: Am J Public Health 1998 Sep;88(9):1407. PMID: 9663161; PMCID: PMC1508270.
 * Cottler LB, Compton WM 3rd, Mager D, Spitznagel EL, Janca A. Posttraumatic stress disorder among substance users from the general population. Am J Psychiatry. 1992 May;149(5):664-70. doi: 10.1176/ajp.149.5.664. PMID: 1575258.
 * Cottler LB, Robins LN, Helzer JE. The reliability of the CIDI-SAM: a comprehensive substance abuse interview. Br J Addict. 1989 Jul;84(7):801-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1989.tb03060.x. PMID: 2758153.
 * Compton WM 3rd, Cottler LB, Jacobs JL, Ben-Abdallah A, Spitznagel EL. The role of psychiatric disorders in predicting drug dependence treatment outcomes. Am J Psychiatry. 2003 May;160(5):890-5. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.5.890. PMID: 12727692.
 * Cottler LB, Grant BF, Blaine J, Mavreas V, Pull C, Hasin D, Compton WM, Rubio-Stipec M, Mager D. Concordance of DSM-IV alcohol and drug use disorder criteria and diagnoses as measured by AUDADIS-ADR, CIDI and SCAN. Drug Alcohol Depend. 1997 Sep 25;47(3):195-205. doi: 10.1016/s0376-8716(97)00090-2. PMID: 9306045.

NIH and Government Committees - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

 * 1988- Ad Hoc IRG Reviewer
 * 1993-1996 National Advisory Council
 * 1995-2011 Advisor - Editorial Committee
 * 1998-2012 Charter Member - NIDA-K Review Committee (Training & Career Development Awards)

Other National and International Committees - Clinical and Translational Science

 * 2011-2014 External Advisory Board Member, Medical University of South Carolina Clinical and Translational Science Institute
 * 2015- Co-Chair, ACTS Special Interest Group: Partners for the Advancement of Community Engaged Research – national
 * 2015- Member, National Collaboration and Engagement Domain Task Force
 * 2017- Member, External Advisory Committee, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Kentucky
 * 2018-2021 Member, Board of Directors, Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) – national
 * 2020- Member, External Advisory Committee of the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
 * 2020- Member, External Advisory Board, Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network
 * 2020- Member, External Advisory Board, Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center (MHERC), University of Alabama at Birmingham
 * 2021-2022 President Elect, Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) – national
 * 2022-2024 President, Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) – national

City Wide Committees

 * 1987-2004 St. Louis City STD/HIV/AIDS Task Force (formerly St. Louis AIDS Network)
 * 1990-1995 African American Women for Wellness, St. Louis Chapter
 * 1991-2005 Statewide Professional Review Committee for Human Subjects - Missouri Department of Mental Health
 * 1996-1997 Kirkwood High School P.T.O.- Second Vice-President
 * 1997-1998 Kirkwood High School P.T.O.- First Vice-President
 * 1997-1998 Kirkwood School District Association for Instrumental Music- Vice-President
 * 1998-1999 Kirkwood High School P.T.O.- President
 * 1999-2000 Kirkwood School District Association for Instrumental Music- Co-President
 * 1999-2003 Kirkwood High School Parent Network - Co-Chair

Washington University Committees - University Wide

 * 1997-1999 Member- Research Support Services Assessment Steering Committee, Washington University
 * 2000 Member- Search Committee for the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Washington University
 * 2002-2004 Member- Conflict of Interest Review Committee (CIRC), Washington University
 * 2003-2004 Member- Certificate of Confidentiality (COC) Task Force, Washington University
 * 2003-2011 Member- University Committee on Alcohol, Washington University
 * 2004-2005 Member- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Washington University
 * 2007-2011 Member- Steering Committee, McDonnell International Scholars Academy, Washington University
 * 2008-2011 Ambassador- Chulalongkorn University, McDonnell International Scholars Academy, Washington University
 * 2010-2011 Member– Center for Violence and Injury Prevention Scientific Advisory Board

University of Florida Committees - University Wide

 * 2011-2014 Member – Internationalization Task Force Committee
 * 2011- Director, CTSI Community Engagement Program
 * 2011-2014 Member – Internal Scientific Advisory Committee for Emerging Pathogens Institute
 * 2012-2014 Chair and Member – Mission Statement Task Force
 * 2012-2013 Member – Search Committee for Dean of College of Nursing
 * 2014-2015 Member – Search Committee for Vada A. Yeomans Endowed Chair of Women’s Studies, Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research
 * 2015- Member – UF Cancer Center
 * 2020- Member- COVID-19- Task Force
 * 2020- Co-Chair- COVID-19 Community Engagement and Health Equity Work Group
 * 2022 Member- Search Committee for Dean of College of Pharmacy