FSAS 31st Annual School
July 15-19, 2012
Mark Vargo, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research and Evaluation
Operation PAR, Inc.
Place of Residence: Riverview, Florida
Current Courses: T205 Prescription Drug Epidemic
Dr. Mark Vargo serves as Operation PAR’s Vice President of Research & Evaluation. Dr. Vargo earned his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1984. Dr. Vargo joined Operation PAR in 2000. Over the past 11 years, he has evaluated numerous research projects for the agency and is now evaluating the effectiveness of the LiveFree! Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Pinellas County. Analyzing community trends and epidemiology data from the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey, the Medical Examiners Report, the Florida Poison Information Center-Tampa and other local indicators is an expertise. Dr. Vargo serves as the Evaluator on 11 grants (awarded by SAMHSA, DOJ/BJA and Children's Bureau, Abandoned Infants Assistance) to Operation PAR or community partners. He has served as the Research Coordinator in pharmaceutical clinical trial conducted at Operation PAR. Dr. Vargo is Member of the Florida State Epidemiology and Outcomes Workgroup for the Strategic Prevention Framework grant awarded to the state of Florida, a certified local trainer for the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and the Global Assessment of Individual Needs (GAIN), both substance abuse assessment tools.
The FSAS is honored to welcome Dr. Mark Vargo to our 31st Annual School where he will teach his popular course 205 Prescription Drug Epidemic.
