Michael B. Steinberg, MD, MPH
Director - Tobacco Dependence Program
michael.steinberg@umdnj.edu

Dr. Michael Steinberg is a general internist with dual appointments at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the School of Public Health. In addition to his medical degree, he has masters' level training in the field of public health education and behavioral science. His clinical and research interests include clinical preventive services and tobacco treatment in primary care and hospital settings. He has published and presented on several topics related to preventive medicine and tobacco issues. Prior to coming to UMDNJ, Dr. Steinberg was on faculty at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. At Jefferson, he was Director of Educational Programs and Services at the Comprehensive Center for Tobacco Research and Treatment, where he participated in both clinical and research activities

Donna Richardson, MSW, LCSW, LCADC, CTTS
Clinical Coordinator – Tobacco Dependence Program
donna.richardson@umdnj.edu

Donna Richardson is the Clinic Coordinator for the Tobacco Dependence Program. She is also an Instructor at UMDNJ, School of Public Health. She has more than 30 years experience working with people to change behaviors that no longer work well for them. She has done this work in corrections settings, in child welfare settings, in community mental health/behavioral health settings, in hospital settings, with inpatients and outpatients, and in private practice. She maintains licenses to practice both clinical social work and alcohol and drug counseling in the State of New Jersey. She is also certified as a tobacco treatment specialist. An enthusiastic consumer of high quality continuing education, she has extensive post graduate training in family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. She maintains medical staff privileges at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. With the prolific staff at the Tobacco Dependence Program, she is co-author of numerous journal articles. Most importantly, everyday she sees someone quit tobacco use and that makes her very happy.

Claribel Beltrez
Education and Outreach Coordinator – Tobacco Dependence Program
beltrecl@umdnj.edu

Claribel coordinates the training and outreach activities of the Tobacco Dependence Program, including our 5-day Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training and our Latino tobacco outreach programs. She is a Certified Software Application Specialist, bringing many advanced computer related skills to the program. Claribel’s ability to speak fluent Spanish provides bilingual services to patients, as well as enables the department to easily translate materials for this special population.

Lisa Underwood
Staff Consultant
lisa.underwoodi@umdnj.edu

Lisa organizes tobacco outreach activities to the African-American community here in New Jersey. Prior to the TDP, she implemented and facilitated a women's self-help support group called WIN (Women In Need) where she developed a needs assessment survey and organized workshops for the group by planning presentations by professional women and organizations.

Jonathan Foulds, PhD
Former Director and Faculty Consultant

Jonathan Foulds was the Director of the Tobacco Dependence Program from 2000-2010.
He previously trained as a Clinical Psychologist in Scotland, and then did research and clinical work on tobacco dependence in London for over 10 years. He has been a consultant on tobacco dependence to the World Health Organization and the Hungarian Ministry of Health, and before coming to New Jersey was Director of Research for the smoking cessation charity Quit.