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68
Citations
15930
World Ranking
861
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411

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Colleen L. Barry is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has produced significant research primarily within the fields of medicine, health professions, and social sciences. Their work spans several subfields including general health professions, economics and econometrics, clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and health.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas related to health and policy, notably healthcare policy and management, opioid use disorder treatment, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, suicide and self-harm studies, gun ownership and violence research, COVID-19 and mental health, and health disparities and outcomes.

Barry has co-authored numerous papers with several frequent collaborators, including Emma E. McGinty, Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Elizabeth A. Stuart, and Matthew D. Eisenberg. These collaborations reflect a strong network within health policy and substance abuse research.

The scholar has published extensively in several venues, with a concentration in Preventive Medicine, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, JAMA Network Open, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and Psychiatric Services.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Psychological Distress and Loneliness Reported by US Adults in 2018 and April 2020 (2020) published in JAMA
  • Psychological Distress and COVID-19-Related Stressors Reported in a Longitudinal Cohort of US Adults in April and July 2020 (2020) published in JAMA
  • Reports of Forgone Medical Care Among US Adults During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021) published in JAMA Network Open
  • The role of stigma in U.S. primary care physicians' treatment of opioid use disorder (2021) published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Stigma Reduction to Combat the Addiction Crisis - Developing an Evidence Base (2020) published in New England Journal of Medicine

Barry's work on stigma, addiction, and mental health intersects with their broader focus on public health, social determinants of health, and healthcare policy.

In recognition of their contributions, Barry was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Psychological Distress and Loneliness Reported by US Adults in 2018 and April 2020.

    Emma E. McGinty;Rachel Presskreischer;Hahrie Han;Colleen L. Barry

  • Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Analgesic Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1999-2010

    Marcus A. Bachhuber;Brendan Saloner;Chinazo O. Cunningham;Colleen L. Barry

  • Stigma, Discrimination, Treatment Effectiveness, and Policy: Public Views About Drug Addiction and Mental Illness

    Colleen L Barry;Emma Elizabeth McGinty;Bernice Pescosolido;Howard H. Goldman

  • Using propensity scores in difference-in-differences models to estimate the effects of a policy change

    Elizabeth A. Stuart;Haiden A. Huskamp;Kenneth Duckworth;Jeffrey Simmons

  • Obesity Metaphors: How Beliefs about the Causes of Obesity Affect Support for Public Policy

    Colleen L. Barry;Victoria L. Brescoll;Kelly D. Brownell;Mark Schlesinger

  • Social Stigma Toward Persons With Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Associations With Public Support for Punitive and Public Health–Oriented Policies

    Alene Kennedy-Hendricks;Colleen L. Barry;Sarah E. Gollust;Margaret E. Ensminger

  • Effects of News Media Messages About Mass Shootings on Attitudes Toward Persons With Serious Mental Illness and Public Support for Gun Control Policies

    Emma Elizabeth McGinty;Daniel W. Webster;Colleen L. Barry

  • Moving beyond Parity — Mental Health and Addiction Care under the ACA

    Colleen L. Barry;Haiden A. Huskamp

  • Portraying mental illness and drug addiction as treatable health conditions: effects of a randomized experiment on stigma and discrimination.

    Emma E. McGinty;Howard H. Goldman;Bernice Pescosolido;Colleen L. Barry

  • News Media Framing of Serious Mental Illness and Gun Violence in the United States, 1997-2012

    Emma Elizabeth McGinty;Daniel W. Webster;Marian Jarlenski;Colleen L. Barry

  • Medication Sharing, Storage, and Disposal Practices for Opioid Medications Among US Adults

    Alene Kennedy-Hendricks;Andrea Carlson Gielen;Eileen McDonald;Emma Elizabeth McGinty

  • Trends In News Media Coverage Of Mental Illness In The United States: 1995–2014

    Emma E. McGinty;Alene Kennedy-Hendricks;Seema Choksy;Colleen L. Barry

  • Psychological Distress and COVID-19-Related Stressors Reported in a Longitudinal Cohort of US Adults in April and July 2020.

    Emma E. McGinty;Rachel Presskreischer;Kelly E. Anderson;Hahrie Han

  • Behavioral Health Insurance Parity for Federal Employees

    Howard H. Goldman;Richard G. Frank;M. Audrey Burnam;Haiden A. Huskamp

  • Reports of Forgone Medical Care Among US Adults During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Kelly E. Anderson;Emma E. McGinty;Rachel Presskreischer;Colleen L. Barry

  • After Newtown — Public Opinion on Gun Policy and Mental Illness

    Colleen L. Barry;Emma Elizabeth McGinty;Jon S. Vernick;Daniel W. Webster

  • A Political History of Federal Mental Health and Addiction Insurance Parity

    Colleen L. Barry;Haiden A. Huskamp;Howard H. Goldman

  • Storage Practices of US Gun Owners in 2016

    Cassandra K. Crifasi;Mitchell L. Doucette;Emma E. McGinty;Daniel W. Webster

  • Medication Treatment For Opioid Use Disorders In Substance Use Treatment Facilities.

    Ramin Mojtabai;Christine Mauro;Melanie M. Wall;Colleen L. Barry

  • Framing the consequences of childhood obesity to increase public support for obesity prevention policy

    Sarah E. Gollust;Jeff Niederdeppe;Colleen L. Barry

Frequent Co-Authors

Emma E. McGinty
Emma E. McGinty Cornell University
Jeff Niederdeppe
Jeff Niederdeppe Cornell University
Susan H. Busch
Susan H. Busch Yale University
Daniel W. Webster
Daniel W. Webster Johns Hopkins University
Elizabeth A. Stuart
Elizabeth A. Stuart Johns Hopkins University
Ramin Mojtabai
Ramin Mojtabai Johns Hopkins University
David S. Mandell
David S. Mandell University of Pennsylvania
Richard G. Frank
Richard G. Frank Harvard University
Melanie M. Wall
Melanie M. Wall Columbia University
Shelly F. Greenfield
Shelly F. Greenfield Harvard University

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