Suzette Glasner, Ph.D., is Chief Scientific Officer at Pelago, an Associate Professor at UCLA in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, award-winning author, and host of The Dr. Suzette Glasner Podcast. Dr. Glasner is a licensed clinical psychologist and scientist whose research focuses on developing and testing digital behavioral treatments for addictions and related psychiatric and medical conditions, and understanding the “key ingredients” of psychotherapy, or how psychotherapy helps people to change their behavior. Three evidence-based treatment approaches that have been the focus of her research studies: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), and mindfulness based treatments. A nationally recognized addiction scientist, recently Dr. Glasner has developed and is testing interventions that deliver these scientifically grounded treatments using Large Language Models, smartphone apps, and other digital platforms. Dr. Glasner’s books, Addiction: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press) and The Addiction Recovery Skills Workbook (New Harbinger), integrate her scientific knowledge about the causes and most effective treatments for addictions, and more than a decade of clinical experience treating individuals and families who are affected by addictions and mental health difficulties.