Alexander Wagenaar

Alexander C. Wagenaar
Alma mater Calvin College, University of Michigan
Awards Jellinek Award (1999), Innovator's Award from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2001)[1]
Scientific career
Fields Addiction medicine, alcoholism
Institutions University of Florida College of Medicine
Thesis The minimum legal drinking age: a time-series impact evaluation (1980)

Alexander C. Wagenaar is professor of health outcomes and policy at the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he also serves on the graduate faculty.[1]

Education

Wagenaar received his B.A. in sociology from Calvin College and his M.S.W. (in Program Evaluation and Research) and Ph.D. (in Health Behavior) from the University of Michigan.[1]

Career

Wagenaar worked at the University of Michigan as a research scientist from 1980 to 1989.[2] From 1989 to 1990, he worked as a visiting scholar at the Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems.[2] From 1990 until 2004, he was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota.[2]

Research

Wagenaar is known for his research into the beneficial effects of alcohol laws, particularly alcohol taxes.[3][4][5] He has also studied the effects of raising the legal drinking age in the United States to 21 on alcohol consumption.[6]

Awards and honors

In 1999, Wagenaar received the Jellinek Award for research on alcohol.[1] In 2001, he received the Innovator's Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.[1] In 2004, he was named an ISI highly cited researcher.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alexander Wagenaar". University of Florida. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alexander C. Wagenaar, PhD" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Rettner, Rachael (24 September 2010). "Booze tax could make us all healthier". NBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Leonard, Kimberly (6 April 2015). "Study: Taxes on Alcohol Could Reduce Drunk Driving Accidents". US News & World Report. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Park, Madison (9 December 2008). "Study: Paying more for alcohol saves lives". CNN. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Sack, Kevin (2 November 2008). "At the Legal Limit". New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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