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Overview

Rodney R. Funk is affiliated with Chestnut Health Systems in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on substance abuse treatment and related health outcomes, with a particular emphasis on opioid use disorder and prenatal substance exposure effects.

The scientist's work spans several main fields of study including Medicine and Health Professions.

  • Epidemiology
  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Key topics covered in their research include substance abuse treatment and outcomes, opioid use disorder treatment, prenatal substance exposure effects, health policy implementation science, and community health and development.

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Community Health and Development

Rodney R. Funk has authored several peer-reviewed papers, including:

  • "Trends and age-related disparities in opioid use disorder treatment admissions for adolescents and young adults," 2021, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • "Substance use prevention services in juvenile justice and behavioral health: results from a national survey," 2020, Health & Justice

Their frequent co-authors comprise a range of researchers involved in substance abuse and public health fields, including Justine W. Welsh, Michael L. Dennis, Maggie J. Mataczynski, Mark D. Godley, and Hannah K. Knudsen.

  • Justine W. Welsh
  • Michael L. Dennis
  • Maggie J. Mataczynski
  • Mark D. Godley
  • Hannah K. Knudsen

The scientist has published in prominent venues such as the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment and Health & Justice, reflecting their engagement with research communities focused on substance use treatment and health justice topics.

  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Health & Justice

Best Publications

  • The Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) Study: main findings from two randomized trials.

    Michael Dennis;Susan H. Godley;Guy Diamond;Guy Diamond;Frank M. Tims

  • Prevalence and comorbidity of major internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents and adults presenting to substance abuse treatment

    Ya-Fen Chan;Michael L. Dennis;Rodney R. Funk

  • Development and Validation of the GAIN Short Screener (GSS) for Internalizing, Externalizing and Substance Use Disorders and Crime/Violence Problems Among Adolescents and Adults

    Michael L. Dennis;Ya Fen Chan;Rodney R. Funk

  • The duration and correlates of addiction and treatment careers

    Michael L. Dennis;Christy K. Scott;Rodney Funk;Mark A. Foss

  • Preliminary outcomes from the assertive continuing care experiment for adolescents discharged from residential treatment

    Mark D Godley;Susan H Godley;Michael L Dennis;Rodney Funk

  • An experimental evaluation of recovery management checkups (RMC) for people with chronic substance use disorders.

    Michael Dennis;Christy K Scott;Rod Funk

  • The effect of assertive continuing care on continuing care linkage, adherence and abstinence following residential treatment for adolescents with substance use disorders.

    Mark D. Godley;Susan H. Godley;Michael L. Dennis;Rodney R. Funk

  • Cross-validation of the alcohol and cannabis use measures in the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) and Timeline Followback (TLFB; Form 90) among adolescents in substance abuse treatment

    Michael L. Dennis;Rodney Funk;Susan Harrington Godley;Mark D. Godley

  • Characteristics and problems of 600 adolescent cannabis abusers in outpatient treatment.

    Frank M. Tims;Michael L. Dennis;Nancy Hamilton;Betty J. Buchan

  • Surviving drug addiction: the effect of treatment and abstinence on mortality

    Christy K. Scott;Michael L. Dennis;Alexandre Laudet;Rodney R. Funk

  • The stability and impact of environmental factors on substance use and problems after adolescent outpatient treatment for cannabis abuse or dependence.

    Mark D. Godley;Jeffrey H. Kahn;Michael L. Dennis;Susan H. Godley

  • Working alliance, treatment satisfaction, and patterns of posttreatment use among adolescent substance users.

    Brooke T. Tetzlaff;Jeffrey H. Kahn;Susan H. Godley;Mark D. Godley

  • Gender differences in victimization severity and outcomes among adolescents treated for substance abuse.

    Janet C. Titus;Michael L. Dennis;William L. White;Christy K. Scott

  • Adolescent outpatient treatment and continuing care: Main findings from a randomized clinical trial ☆

    Susan H. Godley;Bryan R. Garner;Lora L. Passetti;Rodney R. Funk

  • Consumer satisfaction of parents and their children with child/adolescent mental health services

    Susan Harrington Godley;Elisa Mustari Fiedler;Rodney R. Funk

  • A Pilot Study to Examine the Feasibility and Potential Effectiveness of Using Smartphones to Provide Recovery Support for Adolescents.

    Michael L. Dennis;Christy K. Scott;Rodney R. Funk;Lisa Nicholson

  • Combining psychometric and biometric measures of substance use

    Richard Lennox;Michael L. Dennis;Christy K Scott;Rod Funk

  • A randomized trial of assertive continuing care and contingency management for adolescents with substance use disorders.

    Mark D. Godley;Susan H. Godley;Michael L. Dennis;Rodney R. Funk

  • Maltreatment issues by level of adolescent substance abuse treatment: the extent of the problem at intake and relationship to early outcomes.

    Rodney R. Funk;Melissa Mcdermeit;Susan H. Godley;Loree Adams

  • Exposure to Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach treatment procedures as a mediator of the relationship between adolescent substance abuse treatment retention and outcome.

    Bryan R. Garner;Susan H. Godley;Rodney R. Funk;Michael L. Dennis

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Godley
Mark D. Godley Chestnut Health Systems
Susan H. Godley
Susan H. Godley University of Miami
Christy K. Scott
Christy K. Scott Chestnut Health Systems
Christine E. Grella
Christine E. Grella University of California, Los Angeles
Jane Ellen Smith
Jane Ellen Smith University of New Mexico
Alexandre B. Laudet
Alexandre B. Laudet National Development and Research Institutes
Jeffrey H. Kahn
Jeffrey H. Kahn Illinois State University
Nancy M. Petry
Nancy M. Petry University of Connecticut
Guy S. Diamond
Guy S. Diamond Drexel University
Jessica M. Sales
Jessica M. Sales Emory University

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