Harvey B. Milkman, Ph.D. received his baccalaureate degree from City College of New York and his doctorate from Michigan State University. He is currently professor of psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver.

His doctoral research was conducted with William Frosch, M.D., at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in New York City, on the “User’s Drug of Choice.” In 1980-81, he completed a sabbatical exploration of addictive behavior in Africa, India and Southeast Asia; in 1985-86 he was recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Lectureship award at the National University of Malaysia. He has represented the United States Information Agency as a consultant and featured speaker in Australia, Brazil, Iceland, The Netherlands, Peru, Turkey and Yugoslavia.  In March 1998, Dr. Milkman was the keynote speaker at The 21st Annual Treating the Addictions Conference, hosted by The Cambridge Hospital, in affiliation with Harvard Medical School. He is principle author with Stanley Sunderwirth of “The Chemistry of Craving,” and author of “Better than Dope,” featured articles in Psychology Today, October, 1983 and April, 2001 respectively. From September 1992 – June 2002, he was author, principal investigator and director of Project Self-Discovery: Artistic Alternatives for At-Risk Youth, a national demonstration model funded by The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Edward Byrne Foundation.

In addition to having authored numerous published articles on the personality characteristics of drug abusers and behavioral addiction, Dr. Milkman is principal author of the following books:

•    Craving for Ecstasy: The Consciousness and Chemistry of Escape (Milkman, H. & Sunderwirth, S.,1987;  1998;  2010);
•    Pathways to Pleasure: The Consciousness and Chemistry of Optimal Living (Milkman, H. & Sunderwirth, S., 1993);
•    Project Self-Discovery: Artistic Alternatives for High-Risk Youth (Milkman, H., Wanberg, K., & Robinson, C., 1996);
•    Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change: Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents (Milkman, H. & Wanberg, K. 2005);
•    Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment for Women in Correctional Settings: Adjunct Provider’s Guide  (Milkman, H., Wanberg, K. & Gagliardi, B, In Press, 2008);
•    Craving for Ecstasy& Natural Highs: A Positive Approach to Mood Alteration (Milkman, H. & Sunderwirth, S. In Press, 2009)

Co-editor of:
•    Addictions: Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Treatments (winner of the Choice Award for outstanding academic books   (Milkman, H., & Shaffer, H., 1983)
•    Treatment Choices for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (Milkman, H & Sederer, L, 1990)

Co-author of:
•    Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change: The Participant’s Workbook (Wanberg, K., & Milkman, H., 1998; 2006);
•    Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change: The Provider’s Guide (Wanberg, K., & Milkman, H., 1998; 2008);
•    Driving with CARE: Education and Treatment of the Alcohol or Other Drug Driving Offender (Wanberg, K, Milkman, H. & Timkin, 2006);

Principal author with K. Wanberg of;
•    Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment: A Review and Discussion for Corrections Professionals, National Institute of Corrections, May 2007.  www.nicic.org