George W. Dowdall

George W. Dowdall is Professor of Sociology at Saint Joseph 's University. His research and teaching interests include mental health, substance use, and research methods. He has been a faculty member at Indiana University, Buffalo State, and Saint Joseph's, and has held visiting appointments at UCLA, the University of Pennsylvania, the Brown University School of Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health. His publications include The Eclipse Of The State Mental Hospital, and numerous journal articles on college student drinking. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse and the Board of Directors of Security on Campus, Inc.