Coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug Initiatives
Adjunct Professor
Phone: (619) 594-4133
Email: jlange@sdsu.edu
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Biography
Dr. Jim Lange is Executive Director of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery, an academic center of The Ohio State University. But he lives in San Diego where he is San Diego State University’s Coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug Initiatives. His expertise in campus prevention efforts is based upon over 20 years at SDSU, and over 25 years of prolific, funded research in the field of AOD prevention. He’s credited with over 70 peer-reviewed and scholarly publications, and over 180 conference and invited guest presentations. Dr. Lange has also spearheaded statewide and local coalitions, and other major prevention initiatives. He has served in leadership roles within the collegiate prevention field, including as the executive committee co-chair of The Network Addressing Collegiate Alcohol Other Drug Issues, and continues to serve on SAMHSA’s Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network, Advisory Board.