Dr. Colditz is a Pittsburgh native and has been a member of the Pitt community since 2005. While pursuing his graduate studies, he worked as a full-time research coordinator for over a decade in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine and was the lead coordinator and a staff researcher at the former Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health. Prior to joining DGIM faculty, Dr. Colditz also coordinated the Bridging Connections in Addiction Research (BCAR) initiative to foster interdisciplinary research around substance use, addiction, and recovery.
Outside of his professional interests, Dr. Colditz enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, gardening, and playing the guitar.
Education & Training
- BS, Psychology & Communications, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
- MEd, Social & Comparative Analysis, University of Pittsburgh School of Education, 2012
- PhD, Clinical & Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2021
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical & Translational Science (TL1), University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education, 2023
Representative Publications
Colditz JB, Rothenberger SD, Liebschutz JM, Rollman BL, Kraemer KL. COVID-19 social distancing and online mutual help engagement for alcohol use recovery. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2021.
Russell AM, Bergman BG, Colditz JB, Kelly JF, Milaham PJ, Massey PM. Using TikTok in recovery from substance use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2021;229.
Colditz JB, Welling J, Smith NA, James AE, Primack BA. World Vaping Day: Contextualizing vaping culture in online social media using a mixed methods approach. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 2019;13(2).
Colditz JB, Chu K, Emery SL, Larkin CR, James AE, Welling J, Primach BA. Toward real-time infovellience of Twitter health messages. American Journal of Public Health. 2018;108(8).
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Research Interests
- Alcohol use disorders
- Addiction recovery trajectories
- Digital health
- Behavioral interventions