Bonnie McRee

SBIRT Training Academy Director

Bonnie McRee has a broad background in health services research and related educational activities focused on secondary prevention and treatment of psychoactive substance misuse. As an investigator on numerous federally funded grants, she has over 25 years of experience in developing and managing substance abuse treatment clinical trials, several of which have laid the groundwork for large implementation efforts in screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) initiatives. She contributed to the implementation evaluation of eleven federally-funded state/tribal organization SBIRT programs as part of a SAMHSA-funded cross-site evaluation effort. She assisted in developing the CT SBIRT Training Academy that prepares health professionals in primary care settings to conduct SBIRT services for alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug misuse. As Director of the Academy, Dr. McRee has expanded its mission, through a SAMHSA-funded initiative, to include technical assistance for community partners interested in implementing SBIRT services in their agencies. She has developed SBIRT curricula for health educators, nurses, physicians and dentists.