John R. Gallagher, PhD, LCSW, LCAC

John R. Gallagher, PhD, LCSW, LCAC, earned his doctorate in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington and is an associate professor at Indiana University School of Social Work. He is a licensed social worker and licensed clinical addiction counselor and has worked at the Berks County, Pennsylvania, dual-diagnosis drug court; Tarrant County, Texas, drug court; and St. Joseph County, Indiana, drug court. His research agenda is related to exploring the factors that may contribute to racial disparities in drug court outcomes, assessing the use and impact of medication-assisted treatment in drug courts, and completing program evaluations for treatment courts. Dr. Gallagher is the lead researcher in numerous journal articles related to treatment courts, and his work has been cited in the NADCP Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards. He also serves as associate editor for Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly and was recently the guest editor for a special issue on treatment courts.