Stephen Strobbe, PhD, RN, NP, PMHCNS-BC, CARN-AP
Dr. Stephen Strobbe is an Addictions Nursing Specialist at the University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS), and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UM-SON). He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) from Eastern Michigan University (1989, with honors), a Master of Science (MS) degree in Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing from the University of Michigan (1998), and a PhD in Nursing with a concentration in bio-behavioral health, also from the University of Michigan (2009). His dissertation was titled, “Alcoholics Anonymous: Personal Stories, Relatedness, Attendance and Affiliation.”
Dr. Strobbe maintains specialty certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (PMHCNS-BC), Nurse Practitioner (NP), and Certified Addictions Registered Nurse Advanced Practice (CARN-AP), providing psychiatric evaluations and medication management for patients in addictions treatment. He is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International (SSTI) Honor Society of Nursing, the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA), the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA), the University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center (UMSARC), the University of Michigan Depression Center, the Clinical Adjunct Faculty Network (CAFN), as well as the Alumni Society, at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Dr. Strobbe is currently serving on the Board of Directors for IntNSA.
Dr. Strobbe has received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from the College of Health and Human Services at Eastern Michigan University (1997), the Edith Galt Morgan Award for Leadership and Scholarly Excellence in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing from the University of Michigan School of Nursing (1999), a meritorious award for doctoral studies at UM-SON (2003-2009), and the Administration and Management Award from the International Nurses Society on Addictions (2007) for his role in helping to create the University of Michigan Addiction Treatment Services (UMATS), and serving as its first Clinical Director.
Phone: (734) 232-0555
Fax: (734) 232-0244
E-mail: strobbe@med.umich.edu
Publications:
Strobbe, S., Brower, K. J., & Galen, L. W. (2003). Predicting completion of outpatient opioid detoxification with clonidine. American Journal on Addictions, 12 (3), 260-269.
Strobbe, S., Brower, K. J., & Galen, L. W. (2003). Gender and outpatient detoxification from Alcohol. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 14 (1), 19-25.
Strobbe, S., Brower, K. J., & Galen, L. W. (2004). Patient satisfaction with outpatient
detoxification from alcohol. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 15 (1), 23-29.
Kranzler, H. R., Wesson, D. R., Billot, L., for the DAS Naltrexone Study Group.* (2004). Naltrexone depot for treatment of alcohol dependence: A multi-center randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28, 1051-1059. (*Strobbe, S., listed as an investigator for the University of Michigan site)
Conroy, D. A., Arnedt, J. T., Brower, K. J., Strobbe, S., Consens, F., Hoffman, R., & Armitage, R. (2006). Perception of sleep in recovering alcohol-dependent patients with insomnia: Relationship with future drinking. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 30 (12), 1992-1999.
Forman, R., Crits-Cristoph, P., Kaynak, O., Worley, M., Hantula, D. A., Kulaga, A., Rotrosen, J., Chu, M., Gallop, R., Potter, J., Muchowski, P., Brower, K., Strobbe, S., Magruder, K., Chellis, A. H., Clodfelter, T., & Cawley, M. (2007). A feasibility study of a web based performance improvement system for substance abuse treatment providers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 33, 363-371.
Robinson, E. A. R., Strobbe, S., & Brower, K. J. (2008). Complementary and alternative medicine for alcohol misuse. In P. Tyrer & K. R. Silk (Eds.). Cambridge Textbook of Effective Treatments in Psychiatry (pp. 340-350). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Brower, K. J., Kim, H. M., Strobbe, S., Karam-Hage, M. A., Consens, F., & Zucker, R. A. (2008). A randomized double-blind pilot trial of gabapentin vs. placebo to treat alcohol dependence and co-morbid insomnia. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 32 (8), 1429-1438.
Wojnar, M., Brower, K. J., Strobbe, S., Ilgen, M., Matsumoto, H., Nowosad, I., Sliwerska, E., & Burmeister, M. An association between val66met brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene polymorphism and post-treatment relapse in alcohol dependence. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 33(4), 693-702.
Wojnar, M., Ilgen, M. A., Czyz, E., Strobbe, S., Klimkiewicz, A., Nowasad, I., Glass, J., & Brower, K. J. (2009). Impulsive and non-impulsive suicide attempts in patients treated for alcohol dependence. Journal of Affective Disorders, 115, 131-139.
Krentzman, A. R., Robinson, E. A. R., Moore, B. C., Kelly, J. F., Laudet, A. B., White, W. L., Zemore, S., Kurtz, E., & Strobbe, S. (2011). Conference report: How Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) work: Cross-disciplinary perspectives. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 29, 75-84.
Strobbe, S., Mathias, L., Gibbons, P. W., Humenay, E., & Brower, K. J. (2011). Buprenorphine clinic for opioid maintenance therapy: Program description, process measures, and patient satisfaction. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 22(1-2), 8-12.
Karam-Hage, M., Strobbe, S., Robinson, J. D., & Brower, K. J. (2011). Bupropion-SR for smoking cessation in early recovery from alcohol dependence: A placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot study. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 37, 487-490.
Strobbe, S., & Kurtz, E. (2012). Narratives for recovery: Personal stories in the ‘Big Book’ of Alcoholics Anonymous. Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 7(1), 29-52.
Strobbe, S., & Hobbins, D. (2012). The prescribing of buprenorphine by advanced practice addictions nurses. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 23(2), 82-83.
