Brad is a community, social, and personality psychologist at the Foley Center for the Study of Lives at Northwestern University. His areas of research include public policy, community action, human rights, and substance use. He is a co-founder of the Coalition for an Ethical Psychology and past-chair of the Divisions for Social Justice (DSJ) within the American Psychological Association. Dr. Olson is an evaluation consultant and co-author of the book, Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse (Haworth Press, 2008).