CHERISH Research Affiliates are investigators with a diverse methodological expertise in economic evaluation of substance use disorder treatments and experts in related fields such as simulation modeling, advanced statistical analysis of substance use natural history and treatment outcomes, treatment program organizational research, and clinical program evaluation. The Research Affiliates program aims to establish a community for health economic researchers in the substance use disorder field to interact throughout the year, virtually and in-person.

Lindsay Allen, PhD, MA
Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Universityhealth care access, substance use disorders, health services research
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Sabrina Assoumou, MD, MPH
Boston University School of MedicineHCV, HIV, substance use disorder
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Marcus Bachhuber, MD, MS
LSU Health Sciences Centeropioid use disorder, addiction health services research, health policy
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Joshua Barocas, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicinesubstance use disorder, simulation modeling, epidemiology
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Colleen Barry, PhD, MPP
Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policyhealth policy, political analysis, mental illness
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Tyler Bartholomew, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicineprevention science, harm reduction
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Brittany Bass, PhD
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programseconomic evaluation, policy analysis, substance use disorders
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Ahmed Bayoumi, MD, MSc
St. Michael's Hospital; University of Torontoeconomic evaluation, decision analysis, quality of life
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Czarina Behrends, PhD, MPH
Weill Cornell Medicineopioid use disorder, harm reduction, economic evaluations
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Annick Bórquez, PhD
University of California San DiegoSUD, HCV, HIV, cost-effectiveness analysis,
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Diana Bowser, ScD, MPH
Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Managementhealth financing, health economics, health systems
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Jeremy Bray, MA, PhD
University of North Carolina at Greensboroeconomic evaluations, behavioral health interventions
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Jennifer Brown, PhD
Purdue UniversityHIV/HCV prevention, substance use disorders, integrated data analysis
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Susan Busch, PhD
Yale School of Public Healthmental health policy, health services research
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Kevin Callison, PhD
Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicinepolicy analysis, substance abuse, health insurance
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Robin Clark, PhD, MA
University of Massachusetts Medical Schooleconomic evaluation, behavioral health, cost
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Alexander Cowell, PhD
RTI Internationaleconomic evaluations, behavioral health, criminal justice
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Thomas D’Aunno, PhD
NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; NYU College of Global Public Healthevidence-based management, health management
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Michael L. Dennis, PhD
Chestnut Health Systemsrecovery management, adolescents, recovery support
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Monica Deza, PhD
Hunter Collegeeconomic and policy evaluation, labor economics
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Andria Eisman, PhD, MPH, MS
Wayne State Universityeconomic evaluation of implementation strategies, costing approaches in implementation research, substance use prevention
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Eva Enns, PhD
University of Minnesotacost-effectiveness analysis, infectious disease modeling, network analysis
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Rachel Epstein, MD, MSc
Boston University School of MedicineHIV, HCV, EHR-based studies
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Daniel J. Feaster, MS, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of MedicineHIV, substance use disorders, health disparities
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Michael T. French, MA, PhD
University of Miamihealth economics, health policy, program evaluation, alternative health care delivery systems
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Peter D. Friedmann, MD, MPH, FASAM, FACP
University of Massachusetts Medical School; Baystate Healthhealth services research, substance use disorders, criminal justice
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Jemima A. Frimpong, MPH, PhD
NYU Abu Dhabiinnovation sustainability, organizational interventions, performance improvement
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Daniel Hartung, PharmD, MPH
Oregon State Universitypharmacy policy, opioid use disorder, drug utilization
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Jason M. Hockenberry, PhD
Yale School of Public Healthpublic policy evaluation, econometrics, substance use disorders
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Brady Horn, PhD
University of New Mexicorisky health behaviors, substance use disorders
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Elbert Huang, MD, MPH
University of Chicagocost-effectiveness analysis, health policy
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Michael Irvine, PhD, MSc, MSci
BC Centre for Disease ControlMathematical modeling, Bayesian statistics, Causal inference
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Ali Jalali, PhD, MA
Weill Cornell Medicinehealth econometrics, economics evaluation, payment models
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Dhruv Khurana, PhD, MS, MA
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLApolicy evaluations, health disparities, cost-effectiveness/benefit-cost analysis
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Noa Krawczyk, PhD
NYU Grossman School of Medicinebarriers to SUD treatment, stigma reduction
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Emanuel Krebs, MA
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS)econometric analyses, resource allocation, policy
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Margaret Kuklinski, PhD, MA
University of Washington School of Social Workeconomic evaluation, evidence-based preventive interventions
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Neda Laiteerapong, MD, MS
University of Chicagohealthcare disparities, health policy
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Karen Lasser, MD, MPH
Boston University Medical Centerhealth disparities, safety-net hospitals, tobacco
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Alain Litwin, MD
University of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleHCV, epidemiology, patient-centered outcomes
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Thanh Lu, PhD
Weill Cornell MedicineSUD, health economics, applied econometrics
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Catherine Maclean, PhD
George Mason Universitypolicy analysis, substance use disorder, econometrics
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Justine Mallatt, PhD
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysisopioid crisis, substance misuse, measuring healthcare spending
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Tami Mark, MBA, PhD
RTI Internationalhealth care policy, mental health, substance use disorders, health care quality measures
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Erika Martin, MPH, PhD
SUNY University at Albanyhealth policy, infectious disease, program evaluation
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Natasha Martin, DPhil
University of California San Diegoepidemic modeling, people who inject drugs, prisoners
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Beth McGinty, PhD, MS
Weill Cornell Medicinepolicy evaluation; substance use disorder; serious mental illness
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Angélica Meinhofer, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicinehealth economics, public policy, SUD
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Marlon Mundt, PhD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthRead bio Publications

Bohdan Nosyk, MA, PhD
St. Paul's Hospital; Simon Fraser Universityeconomic evaluation, simulation modeling, health system performance
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Todd Olmstead, PhD
University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public Affairseconomic evaluations, addiction health services research
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Michael Pesko, PhD
Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studiestobacco control, health insurance, e-cigarettes
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Harold Pollack, PhD, MPP
University of Chicago School of Social Service AdministrationMedicaid, criminal justice, simulation analysis
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Ioana Popovici, PhD
Nova Southeastern Universityopioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder
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Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, MPH, MSc
New York University School of Global Public Healthdissemination research, policy implementation
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Michael Richards, MD, PhD, MPH
Baylor Universitysubstance use disorders, serious mental illness
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Robert Rosenman, PhD, MA
Washington State Universityhealth behaviors, econometric modeling, binary data
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Kara Rudolph, PhD, MHS, MPH
Columbia Universityopioid use disorder, epidemiology, statistics, causal inference
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Brendan Saloner, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healthopioid use disorder, health insurance, access to care
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Yuyan Shi, PhD
University of California, San Diegoopioid use disorder, overdose, marijuana
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Theresa Shireman, PhD, MS
Brown University School of Public Healthhealth services research, pharmacoepidemiology
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Chelsea Shover, PhD
University of California, Los Angelesoverdose, substance use disorders
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Kosali Simon, PhD
O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana Universityhealth economics, health policy
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Laura Starbird, PhD, RN
University of Pennsylvania School of NursingOUD, implementation science, cost analysis
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Thomas Stopka, PhD, MHS
Tufts University School of Medicinespatial epidemiology, opioid use disorder, infectious disease epidemiology
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Cindy Parks Thomas, PhD
Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Managementsubstance use disorders, pharmacotherapy, performance management
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Benjamin Ukert, PhD
Texas A&M University School of Public HealthSUD, health policy, risky health behaviors
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Todd Wagner, PhD
Stanford University and VA Health Economics Resource CenterEconomic evaluations, causal inference
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Katherine Wen, PhD, MS, MPP
Vanderbilt Universityhealth economics, applied microeconomics
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Joseph West, SM, ScD
University of Miami Florida Institute for Health Innovationpopulation health sciences, value-based care models, economic models
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Eve Wittenberg, MPP, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Center for Health Decision Sciencequality of life, economic utilities, stated preference methods
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Kai Yeung, PharmD, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institutespecialty drugs, drug benefits
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Xiao Zang, PhD
Brown University School of Public Healthmodel-based economic evaluation, opioid use disorder, infectious disease
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Gary A. Zarkin, MA, PhD
RTI Internationalsubstance abuse economics, cost analysis, cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit analysis
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Melissa Zielinski, PhD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciencesaddiction, mental illness
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