Melinda Hohman, PhD, MSW, is Professor and Director Emeritus in the School of Social Work at San Diego State University. Before retiring in 2018, she taught courses in social work practice, substance abuse treatment, and motivational interviewing (MI), at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Hohman's research interests include substance abuse assessment and treatment services and the learning of MI. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) since 1999, training community social workers, child welfare workers, probation officers, and addiction counselors, among others, across the United States and internationally. She has served as a MINT Trainer of Trainers.