2007 Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award

CAPT Peter Delany, PhD, is the Program Director for Health Services Research in the Division of Treatment & Recovery Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has also served as a Senior Health Analyst with the Office of Applied Studies at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Deputy Director of the Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH and was a collaborating scientist on the National Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies Program Cooperative. Dr. Delany received his undergraduate education from the University of Maryland at College Park and his Masters and Doctorate in Social Work from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he holds an adjunct faculty position at the National Catholic School of Social Work.

Health Service Officer (HSO) Peter Delany is receiving the Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership and exceptional accomplishments in the design and administration of public health research programs to improve services to the more than 5.5 million substance abusers and their families across the Nation. During his almost 15 year Public Health Service (PHS) career CAPT Delany has helped to implement a number of innovative research programs of national significance addressing key priorities in substance abuse treatment including the treatment of criminal justice involved populations, treatment adherence with HIV positive individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and enhancing the research infrastructure in schools of social work. He has also been a visible part of the Commissioned Corps through his membership on a number of advisory committees and response teams.