Eric Goplerud, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and research professor of health policy at the George Washington University Medical Center.  Since 2002, Dr. Goplerud has directed Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, a research program at GWU supported by grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and various federal agencies.  He also is president-elect of the American College of Mental Health Administration.  

Previously, Dr. Goplerud was associate administrator for policy and planning at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). He also has held senior policy and research positions at the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Division of Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President.

Dr. Goplerud directs policy and research at GWU focused on improving access to effective and affordable alcohol screening and treatment, integration of primary health and behavioral health care services, performance measurement in managed behavioral health and public/private quality improvement initiatives in behavioral health care.

Dr. Goplerud has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and has received many awards and honors, including the DHHS Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award for individual service and the DHHS Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award for group services, which he received four times. He also received the Walter Barton Distinguished Fellow Award from the American College of Mental Health Administration.  He has been a member of the Behavioral Measures Advisory Group of the National Committee for Quality Assurance for 10 years, and frequently chairs behavioral health quality and performance measurement committees for the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the National Quality Forum and the federal government.

Dr. Goplerud earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a doctorate in clinical/community psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo.