Mark B. Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP, a professor at the College of Psychology of Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a specialist in addiction. Dr. Mark Sobell is nationally and internationally known for his research in the addiction field. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Divisions 1, 3, 12, 25, 28, and 50, and is Board Certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is the co-director of Healthy Lifestyles: Guided Self-Change at Nova Southeastern University.
He been author or editor of 9 books and has published over 270 peer-reviewed articles. He is the Associate Editor of the American Psychologist and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Along with this, he serves on 5 peer-reviewed editorial boards. He is past president of the Society of Clinical Psychology of the APA, and is on the APA Publications and Communications Board.
Sobell received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of California, Riverside in 1970 with a thesis "A paired comparison method for assessing stimulus control with an application to DRL schedules".
Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from Society of Clinical Psychology, APA
2008 Charles C. Shepard Science Award (About Charles C. Shepard Award)
Lifetime Achievement Award from Addictions Special Interest Group, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Jellinek Memorial Award (Jellinek Award)
Distinguished Scientific Contributions to the Application of Psychology Award
Brady/Schuster Award for Outstanding Behavioral Science Research in Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse
Pattison, E.M., Sobell, M.B., & Sobell, L.C. (Eds.) (1977). Emerging concepts of alcohol dependence. New York: Springer.
Sobell, M.B. & Sobell, L.C. (1978). Behavioral treatment of alcohol problems: Individualized therapy and controlled drinking. New York: Plenum Press.
Sobell, L.C., Sobell, M.B., & Ward, E. (Eds.). (1980). Evaluating alcohol and drug abuse treatment effectiveness: Recent advances. New York: Pergamon Press.
Sobell, M.B. & Sobell, L.C. (Eds.). (1987). Moderation as a goal or outcome of treatment for alcohol problems: A dialogue. New York: Haworth Press.
Sobell, M.B. & Sobell, L. C. (1993). Problem drinkers: Guided self-change treatment. New York: Guilford Press.
Klingemann, H., Sobell, L. C., Barker, J., Blomqvist, J., Cloud, W., Ellingstad, T. P., Finfgeld, D., Granfield, R., Hodgins, D., Hunt, G., Junker, C., Peele, S., Smart, R., Sobell, M. B., & Tucker, J. (2001). Promoting self-change from problem substance use: Practical implications for policy, prevention, and treatment. Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Sobell, L. C. & Sobell, M. B. (2011). Group therapy for substance use disorders: A motivational cognitive-behavioral approach. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-60918-051-5
Velasquez, M. M., Ingersoll, K. S., Sobell, M. B., & Sobell, L.C. (in press, 2015 ). Women and drinking: Preventing alcohol exposed pregnancies. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe.
