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Overview

Kevin E. O'Grady is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant body of work spanning epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and education.

Their research addresses several main topics, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Religious Education and Schools

Kevin E. O'Grady has contributed to multiple publications, with frequent venues featuring their work being:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Religion & Education
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

Their recent papers include:

  • Preventing Hospital Readmission for Patients With Comorbid Substance Use Disorder, 2021, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Association of a Simplified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool With the Need for Pharmacologic Treatment for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Extended-release naltrexone for youth with opioid use disorder, 2021, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Adolescent SBIRT implementation: Generalist vs. Specialist models of service delivery in primary care, 2020, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Computer- vs. nurse practitioner-delivered brief intervention for adolescent marijuana, alcohol, and sex risk behaviors in school-based health centers, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kevin E. O'Grady include:

  • Shannon Gwin Mitchell
  • Robert P. Schwartz
  • Jan Gryczynski
  • Hendrée E. Jones
  • Laura B. Monico

Best Publications

  • Neonatal abstinence syndrome after methadone or buprenorphine exposure

    Hendrée E. Jones;Karol Kaltenbach;Sarah H. Heil;Susan M. Stine

  • Suicide Ideation Among College Students: A Multivariate Analysis

    Amelia M Arria;Kevin E O'Grady;Kimberly M Caldeira;Kathryn B Vincent

  • Prevalence and predictors of persistent suicide ideation, plans, and attempts during college.

    Holly C. Wilcox;Amelia M. Arria;Kimberly M. Caldeira;Kathryn B. Vincent

  • Buprenorphine versus methadone in the treatment of pregnant opioid-dependent patients: effects on the neonatal abstinence syndrome.

    Hendree E. Jones;Rolley E. Johnson;Donald R. Jasinski;Kevin E. O’Grady

  • Effects of Therapist Response Modes in Brief Psychotherapy.

    Clara E. Hill;Janet E. Helms;Victoria Tichenor;Sharon B. Spiegel

  • Energy drink consumption and increased risk for alcohol dependence

    Amelia M. Arria;Kimberly M. Caldeira;Sarah J. Kasperski;Kathryn B. Vincent

  • Opioid agonist treatments and heroin overdose deaths in Baltimore, Maryland, 1995-2009.

    Robert P. Schwartz;Jan Gryczynski;Kevin E. O’Grady;Joshua M. Sharfstein

  • A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: results at 12 months postrelease.

    Timothy W. Kinlock;Michael S. Gordon;Robert P. Schwartz;Terrence T. Fitzgerald

  • Performance of the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool for Substance Use Screening in Primary Care Patients

    Jennifer McNeely;Li Tzy Wu;Geetha Subramaniam;Gaurav Sharma

  • List of Therapist Intentions Illustrated in a Case Study and with Therapists of Varying Theoretical Orientations.

    Clara E. Hill;Kevin E. O'Grady

  • The occurrence of cannabis use disorders and other cannabis-related problems among first-year college students.

    Kimberly M. Caldeira;Amelia M. Arria;Kevin E. O'Grady;Kathryn B. Vincent

  • Increased alcohol consumption, nonmedical prescription drug use, and illicit drug use are associated with energy drink consumption among college students.

    Amelia M. Arria;Kimberly M. Caldeira;Sarah J. Kasperski;Kevin E. O'Grady

  • The academic consequences of marijuana use during college.

    Amelia M. Arria;Kimberly M. Caldeira;Brittany A. Bugbee;Kathryn B. Vincent

  • Drug exposure opportunities and use patterns among college students: results of a longitudinal prospective cohort study.

    Amelia M Arria;Kimberly M Caldeira;Kevin E O'Grady;Kathryn B Vincent

  • Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants During College: Four-Year Trends in Exposure Opportunity, Use, Motives, and Sources

    Laura M. Garnier-Dykstra;Kimberly M. Caldeira;Kathryn B. Vincent;Kevin E. O’Grady

  • Longitudinal predictors of past-year non-suicidal self-injury and motives among college students

    Holly C. Wilcox;Amelia M. Arria;Kimberly M. Caldeira;Kathryn B. Vincent

  • Applying the Collaborative Study Psychotherapy Rating Scale to rate therapist adherence in cognitive-behavior therapy, interpersonal therapy, and clinical management.

    Clara E. Hill;Kevin E. O'Grady;Irene Elkin

  • Measures of explained variance: Cautions and limitations.

    Kevin E. O'Grady

  • Methadone maintenance vs. methadone taper during pregnancy: Maternal and neonatal outcomes

    Hendrée E. Jones;Kevin E. O'Grady;Debbie Malfi;Michelle Tuten

  • Treatment of opioid-dependent pregnant women: clinical and research issues.

    Hendree E. Jones;Peter R. Martin;Sarah H. Heil;Karol Kaltenbach

  • Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants and Analgesics: Associations with Social and Academic Behaviors among College Students

    Amelia M. Arria;Kevin E. O'Grady;Kimberly M. Caldeira;Kathryn B. Vincent

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Schwartz
Robert P. Schwartz University of Maryland, Baltimore
Amelia M. Arria
Amelia M. Arria University of Maryland, College Park
Shannon Gwin Mitchell
Shannon Gwin Mitchell Friends Research Institute
Barry S. Brown
Barry S. Brown University of North Carolina Wilmington
Eric D. Wish
Eric D. Wish University of Maryland, College Park
Wendee M. Wechsberg
Wendee M. Wechsberg Research Triangle Park Foundation
Gary A. Zarkin
Gary A. Zarkin Research Triangle Park Foundation
James Dziura
James Dziura Yale University
Kenneth H. Beck
Kenneth H. Beck University of Maryland, College Park
Carol M. Mangione
Carol M. Mangione University of California, Los Angeles

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