Meet Our Researchers

Our research team members are experts in opioid use, opioid use disorder, and issues related to the use and problematic use of opioids.

Team members are available for persons seeking more information about research studies, as well as media requests and scientific/clinical consultation.

Please click on each individual below to learn more about his or her expertise.

Meet the Experts

Dr. Eric C. Strain, M.D.
Dr. Eric C. Strain, M.D.
Dr. Andrew S. Huhn, Ph.D., MBA
Dr. Andrew S. Huhn, Ph.D., MBA
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Dr. Kirsten Smith, Ph.D.
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Dr. Suky Martinez, Ph.D.
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Dr. Jennifer Ellis, Ph.D.

Meet the Post-Doctoral Fellows

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Dr. Ariel Hoadley, Ph.D.
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Dr. Robert LeComte, Ph.D.
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Dr. Zachary Pierce-Messick, Ph.D.
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Dr. Tanya Pareek, Ph.D.
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Dr. Lea Marineau, Ph.D.

Meet the Research Staff

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Bre Labos, MSc

Regulatory Specialist

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Natalia Rincon

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Alec Zhang

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Raina Runk

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Rachel Rattenni

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Michael Sklar, MA

Research Program Manager

Student Interns

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Aanya Shah

Meet the Collaborators

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Claudia Campbell, Ph.D.

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Patrick Finan, Ph.D.

Dr. Kelly E. Dunn, Ph.D., MBA
Dr. Kelly E. Dunn, Ph.D., MBA
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Dr. Cecilia Bergeria, Ph.D.
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Dr. Justin Strickland, Ph.D.
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Dr. Charlene Gamaldo, MD
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Dr. Jill Rabinowitz, Ph.D.

Past Team Members

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Dr. Orrin Ware, Ph.D., MPH, MSW

Post Doctoral Fellow

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Alex Tribo

Research Program Supervisor

Caitlyn Grubb, Regulatory Specialist
Caitlyn Durgin

Regulatory Specialist

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Aijia Yao, M.A.

Research Program Coordinator

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Brandon Park

Research Program Coordinator

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Dr. Anjalee Sharma, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Fellow

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Tré Diemer

Student Intern

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Narie Kim

Research Program Coordinator

Rebekah Schlitzer

Research Program Coordinator

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Anju Felix

Research Program Coordinator

Will Davis

Research Program Coordinator

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Emma Pattillo

Research Program Coordinator

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Dr. Greer McKendrick, Ph.D.
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Kirkland Sugrim

Research Program Coordinator

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Anika Parker

Student Intern

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Dr. Elizabeth Bird, Pharm.D.
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Jeff Feldman

Research Program Coordinator

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Neha Skandan

Student Intern

Jess Harbaugh

Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator

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Shirley Xie

Student Intern

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Dhathri Srungaram

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Aicha Monteiro

Student Intern

Stacy Nozime

Student Intern

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Yuna Um

Student Intern

Katja Schmid-Doyle

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Melanie Baime

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Jordan West

Clinical Research Coordinator