Session Description: In this presentation, attendees will review the current science on cannabis with relevance to multiple public health domains. Opportunities for prevention will be reviewed and considered.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to describe rates of cannabis use and the importance of perceived norms.
• Participants will be able to list at least 3 risks/harms associated with cannabis use.
• Participants will be able to list at least 3 prevention strategies to address cannabis use in their community.

Jason Kilmer, PhD in Clinical Psychology
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Adjunct Professor, Psychology, University of Washington

Dr. Jason Kilmer is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at UW. Throughout his career, Jason has worked in both the student affairs world and the research world — in each professional position he has held, he has split his time between research related to reducing harms associated with substance use by college students and directly serving and supporting students and colleagues in divisions of Students Affairs or Student Life. At UW’s Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors (CSHRB), Jason serves as an investigator on several studies evaluating prevention and intervention efforts for alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use by college students. In addition to research and teaching, Jason has worked extensively with college students and campus professionals around alcohol and other drug prevention programming both at UW and on over 150 campuses nationwide.

The Latest in Cannabis Research and Science and What It Means for Prevention

Session Description: In this presentation, attendees will review the current science on cannabis with relevance to multiple public health domains. Opportunities for prevention will be reviewed and considered.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to describe rates of cannabis use and the importance of perceived norms.
• Participants will be able to list at least 3 risks/harms associated with cannabis use.
• Participants will be able to list at least 3 prevention strategies to address cannabis use in their community.

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Jason Kilmer, PhD

Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Adjunct Professor, Psychology, University of Washington

Dr. Jason Kilmer is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at UW. Throughout his career, Jason has worked in both the student affairs world and the research world — in each professional position he has held, he has split his time between research related to reducing harms associated with substance use by college students and directly serving and supporting students and colleagues in divisions of Students Affairs or Student Life. At UW’s Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors (CSHRB), Jason serves as an investigator on several studies evaluating prevention and intervention efforts for alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use by college students. In addition to research and teaching, Jason has worked extensively with college students and campus professionals around alcohol and other drug prevention programming both at UW and on over 150 campuses nationwide.