Yale Bulletin and Calendar

March 30, 2001

Volume 29, Number 24

Dr. Richard Schottenfeld

Psychiatrist Schottenfeld
to serve at Davenport College

Dr. Richard Schottenfeld '71, a psychiatrist who specializes in the field of substance abuse, has been appointed the new master of Davenport College, President Richard C. Levin announced.

Schottenfeld, who is a professor of psychiatry, was a member of Davenport College while he was a Yale undergraduate. He will begin his five-year term as master on July 1. His wife, Tanina Rostain, who earned M.A. and J.D. degrees at Yale and is now an associate professor at the New York Law School, will serve as associate master.

In a letter to members of the Davenport College community announcing the new master, Levin described Schottenfeld as a "thorough Yalie." In addition to a B.A. from Yale with a major in English literature, Schottenfeld received his M.D. from the School of Medicine in 1976 and has been on the faculty since 1978. He interned at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York and spent one year in general practice in Green River, Wyoming from 1977 to 1978.

In addition to research and teaching about substance abuse, Schottenfeld has also been involved in clinical practice and the development of policy and services for those with drug and alcohol addictions. He is currently the executive medical director of the APT Foundation, the leading provider of addiction treatment services in New Haven, and is associate clinical director for addiction services at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. He has had long associations with both organizations.

"As a clinician and health services delivery researcher, he has been involved in bringing academic expertise to bear on major public health issues and problems associated with addiction, and in developing innovative strategies to make effective treatments more available to addicts," wrote Levin in announcing Schottenfeld's new post.

Schottenfeld has published numerous articles on drug and alcohol abuse for scholarly journals as well as for major newspapers and magazines, gearing many of his writings to the lay reader. He has served as the principal investigator of many research initiatives on drug and alcohol addictions and their treatment. He has been a member of many national advisory and review groups and is currently chair of the American Psychiatric Association's Committee on Training and Education in Addiction Psychiatry of the Council on Addiction Psychiatry.

Rostain, the new associate master, was a graduate fellow at Davenport while doing her graduate studies in philosophy at Yale. She earned an M.A. in 1983 and a J.D. in 1987. She completed her undergraduate studies at Swarthmore College. At New York Law School, she researches and teaches in the area of legal ethics and the legal profession.

Joining Schottenfeld and Rostain in the Davenport College master's house will be their children, 11-year-old Joseph and 6-year-old Mila, who are students at The Foote School. Joseph, Levin noted in his letter, "is an avid baseball player who may bring his gifts as a southpaw pitcher to D'port intramurals," while Mila "loves to paint and draw." The family enjoys biking, hiking, swimming and cross-country skiing, added Levin.

In announcing the new master, Levin also thanked current master Gerry Thomas and his wife, associate master Rhoda Thomas, for their "10 years of loyal service" to Davenport. "The Thomases have been fine stewards of Davenport," Levin said. "Their impeccable care for the physical well-being of the college has been matched by their loyalty to its traditions and their graciousness as hosts to students, fellows and staff. They leave a college that is 'ship-shape' in every respect."

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