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Overview

Carrie B. Oser is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The core themes of their scientific work revolve around topics such as opioid use disorder treatment, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, HIV and drug use in relation to sexual risk, health policy implementation science, prenatal substance exposure effects, criminal justice and corrections analysis, and mental health treatment and access.

They have published extensively, with a number of recent papers illustrating their research interests and contributions. Some of these papers include:

  • "The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices" (2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
  • "Model and approach for assessing implementation context and fidelity in the HEALing Communities Study" (2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
  • "Kentucky Women's Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN): A type 1 effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial to increase utilization of medications for opioid use disorder among justice-involved women" (2021, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
  • "Polysubstance Use Patterns among Justice-Involved Individuals Who Use Opioids" (2020, Substance Use & Misuse)
  • "Community-level determinants of stakeholder perceptions of community stigma toward people with opioid use disorders, harm reduction services and treatment in the HEALing Communities Study" (2023, International Journal of Drug Policy)

Carrie B. Oser frequently collaborates with several co-authors, which include:

  • Michele Staton
  • Hannah K. Knudsen
  • Martha Tillson
  • Sharon Walsh
  • Margaret McGladrey

The notable venues for their publications are:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
  • Health & Justice
  • Substance Use & Misuse
  • Journal of Drug Issues

Best Publications

  • Racial and Gender Discrimination in the Stress Process: Implications for African American Women's Health and Well-Being.

    Brea L. Perry;Kathi L. H. Harp;Carrie B. Oser

  • Barriers to substance abuse treatment in rural and urban communities: counselor perspectives.

    Erin Pullen;Carrie Oser

  • Individual and Network Factors Associated With Prevalent Hepatitis C Infection Among Rural Appalachian Injection Drug Users

    Jennifer R. Havens;Michelle R. Lofwall;Simon D. W. Frost;Carrie B. Oser

  • Causes, consequences, and prevention of burnout among substance abuse treatment counselors: a rural versus urban comparison.

    Carrie B. Oser;Elizabeth P. Biebel;Erin Pullen;Kathi L. H. Harp

  • The Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Services Cascade: A new framework for measuring unmet substance use treatment services needs among adolescent offenders.

    Steven Belenko;Danica Knight;Gail A. Wasserman;Michael L. Dennis

  • Barriers to the implementation of medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders: The importance of funding policies and medical infrastructure

    Hannah K. Knudsen;Amanda J. Abraham;Carrie B. Oser

  • Examining the associations of racism, sexism, and stressful life events on psychological distress among African-American women

    Danelle Stevens-Watkins;Brea Perry;Erin L. Pullen;Jennifer Jewell

  • The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term SM) Communities Study: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial at the community level to reduce opioid overdose deaths through implementation of an integrated set of evidence-based practices

    Sharon L. Walsh;Nabila El-Bassel;Rebecca D. Jackson;Jeffrey H. Samet;Jeffrey H. Samet

  • Individual and network factors associated with non-fatal overdose among rural Appalachian drug users.

    Jennifer R. Havens;Carrie B. Oser;Carrie B. Oser;Hannah K. Knudsen;Michelle Lofwall

  • Differences in Prevalence of Prescription Opiate Misuse Among Rural and Urban Probationers

    Jennifer R. Havens;Carrie B. Oser;Carl G. Leukefeld;J. Matthew Webster

  • OxyContin® as currency: OxyContin® use and increased social capital among rural Appalachian drug users

    Adam B. Jonas;April M. Young;April M. Young;Carrie B. Oser;Carl G. Leukefeld

  • Racism and Illicit Drug Use Among African American Women: The Protective Effects of Ethnic Identity, Affirmation, and Behavior

    Danelle Stevens-Watkins;Brea Perry;Kathi L. Harp;Carrie B. Oser

  • Too Much of a Good Thing? Psychosocial Resources, Gendered Racism, and Suicidal Ideation among Low Socioeconomic Status African American Women

    Brea L. Perry;Erin L. Pullen;Carrie B. Oser

  • Counselor Turnover in Substance Abuse Treatment Centers: An Organizational‐Level Analysis

    Thomas L. McNulty;Carrie B. Oser;J. Aaron Johnson;Hannah K. Knudsen

  • The Criminal Offending–Self-Esteem Nexus Which Version of the Self-Esteem Theory Is Supported?

    Carrie B. Oser

  • Rural Drug Users: Factors Associated With Substance Abuse Treatment Utilization

    Carrie B. Oser;Carl G. Leukefeld;Michele Staton Tindall;Thomas F. Garrity

  • The roles of spirituality in the relationship between traumatic life events, mental health, and drug use among African American women from one southern state.

    Michele Staton-Tindall;Jamieson Duvall;Danelle Stevens-Watkins;Carrie B. Oser

  • Examining Cultural Correlates of Active Coping Among African American Female Trauma Survivors.

    Danelle Stevens-Watkins;Sakshi Sharma;Joi Sheree' Knighton;Carrie B. Oser

  • The adoption of wraparound services among substance abuse treatment organizations serving criminal offenders: The role of a women-specific program

    Carrie Oser;Hannah Knudsen;Michele Staton-Tindall;Carl Leukefeld

  • Health, mental health, substance use, and service utilization among rural and urban incarcerated women.

    Michele Staton-Tindall;Jamieson L. Duvall;Carl Leukefeld;Carrie B. Oser

  • Clinician identified barriers to treatment for individuals in Appalachia with opioid use disorder following release from prison: a social ecological approach.

    Amanda M. Bunting;Carrie B. Oser;Michele Staton;Katherine S. Eddens

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl G. Leukefeld
Carl G. Leukefeld University of Kentucky
Jennifer R. Havens
Jennifer R. Havens University of Kentucky
Hannah K. Knudsen
Hannah K. Knudsen University of Kentucky
Steven Belenko
Steven Belenko Temple University
Paul M. Roman
Paul M. Roman University of Georgia
Brenda M. Booth
Brenda M. Booth University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Justin C. Strickland
Justin C. Strickland Johns Hopkins University
Richard A. Crosby
Richard A. Crosby University of Kentucky
Ralph J. DiClemente
Ralph J. DiClemente New York University
Aimee N. C. Campbell
Aimee N. C. Campbell Columbia University Medical Center

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