She is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Miami, and also is the Director of MDFT International, a non-profit organization devoted to training counselors and community based organizations in Multidimensional Family Therapy. A member of the Scientific Advisory Board to the Parents Translational Research Center at TRI, Dr. Dakof's research interests include testing the effectiveness of MDFT, family-based interventions within the dependency drug court context, and adaptation and adoption of empirically-supported adolescent treatment in community settings. Biography