Contact Information
Email: diclemen@umbc.edu
Websites: HABITS Lab, Center for Community Collaboration
Education
Ph.D. – University of Rhode Island
Area of Study
Addiction and Health Behavior Change

Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Current research projects include assessing the process of smoking initiation and cessation, SBIRT training in medical residency programs, motivation and stages of change for a variety of health behaviors, and understanding mechanism of change in alcohol and substance abuse.
Graduate Program Affiliation(s)
Human Services Psychology
Leadership roles in the Department/College/University
- Director, MDQuit Tobacco Resource Center
- Director, Center for Community Collaboration
Selected Publications
- Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change (Second Edition). Connors, G., DiClemente, C. C., Velasquez, M., & Donovan, D. (2012). Guilford Press.
- Mechanisms, Determinants and Process of Change in the modification of drinking behavior. DiClemente, C.C. (2007). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 31(S3), 13S-20S.
- Conceptual models and applied research: The ongoing contribution of the Transtheoretical Model. DiClemente, C.C. (2005). Journal of Addictions Nursing, 16, 5-12.
- Readiness and Stages of Change in Addiction Treatment. DiClemente, C.C., Schlundt, D., & Gemell, L. (2004). The American Journal on Addictions, 13, 103-119.
- Addiction and change: How addictions develop and addicted people recover. DiClemente, C.C. (2003). New York: Guilford Press.