“Not only have Dr. Leonard’s contributions to our
understanding of the interaction of violence and substance use
changed practice worldwide, but his research has extended to areas
of knowledge ranging from treatment outcomes to diagnostic issues
to metabolic changes in psychiatric illness,” says Steven
L. Dubovsky, MD, professor and chair of psychiatry.

Leonard’s sustained program of research has garnered
international recognition, says former SoAP president Kim Fromme,
PhD, from the University of Texas at Austin, who nominated Leonard
for the award.

He has “expanded our understanding of the processes
through which substance abuse affects family relationships,”
she says. 

Leonard has received more than $36 million for studies on
alcohol and marital aggression, effects of alcohol on parenting and
infant development, spouse involvement in alcohol treatment and bar
violence.

He has received funding as a grant investigator and
co-investigator from the National Institutes of Health, National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and National Institute on
Drug Abuse.