Current K12 Scholars
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Name | Department | Institution | Degree | Research Focus | Mentor |
Psychiatry | MGH | PhD | Prevalence and patterns of vaping nicotine and cannabis by patients with opioid use disorder. | Nancy A. Rigotti, MD (primary mentor), Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH (co-mentor), Eden Evins, MD, MPH (co-mentor) | |
Psychiatry | MGH | PhD | State- and trait-level relationships between impulsivity and adolescent cannabis use progression by collecting intensive longitudinal data. | Eden Evins, MD, MPH (mentor), Jodi Gilman, PhD (co-mentor), Randi Schuster, PhD (co-mentor) | |
Division of General Internal Medicine | MGH | MD, MSc | Evaluating the factors associated with one-month retention in outpatient-based addiction treatment among homeless-experienced individuals with OUD. | Josh Metlay, MD (primary mentor), Travis Baggett, MD, MPH (co-mentor) |
Previous K12 Scholars
Name | Department | Institution | Degree | Research Focus | Mentor |
Pediatrics | MGH for Children | MD, MSc | Improving pharmacotherapy engagement and retention among pregnant and parenting women with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). | John Kelly, PhD (mentor), Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH (co-mentor), Timothy Wilens, MD (co-mentor) | |
Psychiatry | MGH | PhD | Pilot study of a transdiagnostic, emotion-focused group intervention for young adults with substance use disorders and emotional distress. | Eden Evins, MD, MPH | |
Pediatrics | MGH for Children | MD, MPH | Potential value of early neuroimaging biomarkers for improving treatment and outcome in opioid-exposed neonates. | Jodi Gilman, PhD | |
Division of General Internal Medicine | MGH | MD, MPH | Feasibility of enrolling a population of individuals with OUD and SBI in a prospective cohort, observing clinical and SUD outcomes in the cohort, and exploring the potential to use OUD to improve outcomes in this population. | Nancy Rigotti, MD (primary mentor), Travis Baggett, MD, MPH (co-mentor) | |
Psychiatry | MGH | MD | Integrated smoking cessation treatment for smokers with serious mental illness. | Eden Evins, MD, MPH (mentor), Elyse Park, PhD (co-mentor), Nancy Rigotti, MD (co-mentor) |