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A network of innovative research projects and support centers bridging the science of implementation, economics and modeling, and human-centered design, joined together in a unified mission to use actionable data to reverse the upward trajectory of opioid overdose mortality in the United States.

RASC Administrative Core

RASC - Mark McGovern, PhD

Mark McGovern, PhD

Director/MPI
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Heather J. Gotham, PhD

Co-Director
Stanford University School of Medicine

Praise Olatunde, MSPH

Praise Olatunde, MSPH

Project Coordinator
Stanford University School of Medicine

Lia Chin-Purcell, MS

Lia Chin-Purcell, MS

Research Data Analyst
Stanford University School of Medicine

Hannah Begna

Hannah Begna

Research Data Analyst
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Briana Patrick, MS

Project Coordinator
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Bryan Chauvel

Communications Director
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Margot Heron

Communications Specialist
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Ginnie Sawyer-Morris, PhD

RASC Diversity Supplement Awardee
Friends Research Institute

RASC SUD Implementation Support Core

Sara Beacker, PhD

Sara Becker, PhD

Director/MPI
Northwestern University

Bryan Garner, PhD

Bryan Garner, PhD

Co-Director
The Ohio State University

David Fiellin, MD

David Fiellin, MD

Core Faculty
Yale University

Hannah Knudsen, PhD

Hannah Knudsen, PhD

Core Faculty
University of Kentucky

Todd Molfenter, PhD

Todd Molfenter, PhD

Core Faculty
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Terrinieka Powell, PhD

Terrinieka Powell, PhD

Core Faculty
Johns Hopkins University

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Faye Taxman, PhD

Core Faculty
George Mason University

RASC Pain Implementation Support Core

William Becker

William Becker, MD

Director/MPI
Yale University

Cecelia Calhoun

Cecelia Calhoun, MD, MPHS, MBA

Co-Director
Yale University

Lori Bastian

Lori Bastian, MD, MPH

Core Faculty
Yale University

Brian C. Coleman

Brian Coleman, DC, MHS

Core Faculty
Yale University

Patience Moyo

Patience Moyo Dow, PhD

Core Faculty
Brown University School of Public Health

Karen Seal

Karen Seal, MD, MPH

Core Faculty
University of California, San Francisco

Michael D. Stein

Michael D. Stein, MD

Core Faculty
Boston University

RASC Research & Evaluation Core

C. Hendricks Brown

C. Hendricks Brown, PhD

Director/MPI
Northwestern University

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Beth McGinty, PhD

Co-Director
Weill Cornell Medicine

Lawrence A. Palinkas

Larry Palinkas, PhD

Core Faculty
University of Southern California

JD Smith

JD Smith, PhD

Core Faculty
University of Utah

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Lisa Saldana, PhD

Core Faculty
Chestnut Health Systems – Lighthouse Institute

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Wouter Vermeer, PhD

Core Faculty
Northwestern University

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Joe Glass, PhD

Core Faculty
Chestnut Health Systems

DISC

DISC - Meredith Adams

Meredith Adams, MD, MS, FASA, FAMIA

PI
Wake Forest University

MERC

Bruce Schackman

Bruce Schackman, PhD, MBA

MPI
Weill Cornell Medicine

Ben Linas

Benjamin Linas, MD

MPI
Boston University

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Kathryn McCollister, PhD

MPI
University of Miami

Board of Partners

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Dana Bernson, MPH

Massachusetts Department Of Public Health

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Jonathan Chen, MD, PhD

Stanford Medicine

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Chinazo Cunningham, MD, MS

NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports

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Andrew Herring, MD

Highland Hospital

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Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, FAPA

ASAM

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Kimberly Johnson, MBA, PhD

Former SAMHSA/CSAT Director, Former Maine SUD Director

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K. Ranga Rama Krishnan, MBBS

Rush University System for Health

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Virgil Moorehead, PsyD

Two Feathers Native American Family Services

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Douglas Olson, MD

Connecticut Physician Health Program

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Anthony Salandy, PhD, MSc

Harm Reduction Coalition

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Dana Smith

New Life II Recovery Organization

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Cindy Steinberg

US Pain Foundation

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Michael Taitel, PhD

Formerly of Walgreens US Healthcare

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Dawn Tyus, PhD, LPC, MAc, NCC

Southeast ATTC/African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

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Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, DFASAM

Yale New Haven Hospital

NIDA

  • S. Janet Kuramoto-Crawford, PhD, MHS, HD2A NIDA Scientific Lead and DISC Science Officer
  • Shannon Gwin Mitchell, PhD, RASC NIDA Science Officer
  • Sierra Castedo De Martell, PhD, MERC Science Officer
  • Sean Lynch, PhD, LCSW, HD2A NIDA Program Official
  • Shannon E. Nicks, PhD, MPH, HD2A NIDA Program Official
  • Lindsey Ann Martin, PhD, HD2A NIDA Program Official
  • Tisha Wiley, PhD, HD2A Initiative Designer