About
Dr. Gilbert J Botvin, PhD, is a psychiatrist in New York, New York, who practices at Public Health Programs and speaks English. He holds a BA from Colgate University and an MA, M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University, with training in developmental and clinical psychology. Dr. Botvin has been a member of the full-time faculty at Weill Medical College of Cornell University since 1980 and is currently a professor emeritus of psychology in the department of Population Health Sciences.
His work focuses on prevention research in tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse, and he has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He has served as principal investigator on numerous NIH-funded prevention trials and is the developer of Life Skills Training, a prevention program for which he founded and leads National Health Promotion Associates, Inc.