Join us at the Poster Hall, inside the Exhibit Hall, where professionals showcase cutting-edge research, innovative treatment approaches, and key insights from those working on the front lines of the addiction and opioid epidemic. Each poster represents an opportunity to explore real-world solutions, emerging data, and practical strategies designed to advance the field. Attendees can engage with presenters to discuss findings, share experiences, and gain valuable knowledge to implement in their own work.

Poster presentations are scheduled for the following dates/times:

• Monday, April 21, 5:30 PM–7:00 PM ET
• Tuesday, April 22, 3:30 PM–4:15 PM ET
• Wednesday, April 23, 3:30 PM–4:15 PM ET

10 Years of Impact and Innovation: Revolutionizing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Through Value-Based Partnerships and Holistic Care
Presenter: Tina Pettingill, MPH

A Critical MATter: Creating Access to Opioid Pharmacotherapy for Rural Jails
Presenter: Anna Swanson, MPA

A Needs Assessment of People Who Use Drugs in SE Tennessee—A Call for Positive Change to Expand Harm-Reduction Services, Evidenced-Based Treatment of Substance Use Disorder, and Mental Health Services
Presenter: Robert Childs, MPH

Abatement Baristas: How to Brew Technical Assistance from the Complex Varietals of Opioid Settlements, with Experience from Mid-Atlantic States
Presenter: Charlie Lintecum, CFE, MPA

Addressing the Spectrum of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Interventions Within a Rural Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
Presenter: Robert Rogers, PS-A, LADC, CCS, LSW

Adult Attitudes about Marijuana Legalization and Support for Youth Protection Provisions within Marijuana Laws: Findings from a National Survey
Presenter: Robyn Oster, BA

An Overview of Trauma Training for Law Enforcement: Its Impact on Health, Prevention, and Policing
Presenter: Deneka Turney Cain, JD

Applying Peer-Driven Social Model Recovery Principles to Healthcare
Presenter: Jarod Goodwin, TCADC

Breaking Down the Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment Divide
Presenter: John Hamilton, LMFT, LADC

Breaking Generational Cycles: Comprehensive Aftercare Management for Substance Use Disorder in Rural Kentucky
Presenter: Meleigha Milby, PharmD

Bridging Primary Prevention and Harm Reduction: Engaging Youth Across the Continuum of Care
Presenter: Corrinne Shea, MA

Bringing an Earlier and Broader Approach to Prevention to Local Schools and Communities
Presenter: Cori Hammond, MPH

Building a Center of Excellence: Evidence-Based Peer Support for Families Impacted by Substance Use
Presenter: Yoyce Geronimo-Galvan, MA

Building and Refining the Impact Reporting System for North Carolina Local Governments Participating in the Opioid Settlements
Presenter: Katherine Gora Combs, MPH

Building Relationships and Resilience for Substance Use Prevention: Lessons Learned from the Plymouth County Comfort Dog Program
Presenter: Jennifer Cantwell

Building Resilience: The Multidimensional Inventory of Recovery Capital
Presenter: Kate Parsons, CPRS

Buprenorphine Prescribing Capacity after Elimination of the X Waiver in West Virginia
Presenter: Nathan Wood, MPH

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs): A Sustainable and Replicable Model for Enhancing Care and Reducing Recidivism
Presenter: Ross Buitendorp, MS

Changing Pathways: The Power of Peers on the Road to Recovery
Presenter: Carol Bourdon, LCSW

Characteristics and Predictors of Patients Receiving Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder from Emergence Department Visits—New Insights from Electronic Health Records Data, 2022
Presenter: Xinji Jiang

Childhood Stimulant Use and COVID-19 in West Virginia
Presenter: Nathan Wood, MPH

Clinical Supervision: A Solution to Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages
Presenter: Kelley McNichols, PhD, LPC, NCC, CADC, CCDP, CCTP

Closing the Gap: Addressing Substance Use Among Patients in Primary Care. The Tennessee State Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment Implementation Initiative
Presenter: Michelle Lyn Donaldson, CPRS

Coach Compass: Enhancing Family Peer Support with AI-Driven Training Simulations
Presenter: Kathy Strain

Connecting People and Policy to Research on Overdose Prevention Centers
Presenter: Abdullah Shihupar, MPH

CravAlert: Wearable Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring and Peer Recovery Interventions
Presenter: Raj Masih, MPH, FRSPH, PS II

Creating a Harm Reduction Friendly Workplace—The SafeSpot Overdose Hotline
Presenter: Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP

Creating Systemic Improvements in Behavioral Healthcare through Data Harmonization and Cross-Sector Coordination
Presenter: Donna Davidson, MPH

Delivering Medically Tailored Meals (MTM) and Prescriptions for Food is Medicine(FIM) to Address Diet-Health Issues Related to the Illicit Drug Crisis to Improve Lives and Enhance Health Equity
Presenter: Walter Okoroanyanwu, MD, MPH, MBA

Developing, Scaling, and Evaluating Sustainable Drug Disposal Programs: Lessons From Texas and Connecticut
Presenter: Kelly Juleson

Developing a Statewide Drug-Endangered Children / Handle with Care Collaborative
Presenter: Evangeline Watanabe, MSSW

Driving Change: Meeting Transportation Needs in Rural Communities
Presenter: Valerie Lefler, MPA

Drug Checking: Opportunities for Public Health and Public Safety Collaboration
Presenter: Abigail Rinderle, MPH

Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings and LAPPA's Model State Law
Presenter: Heather Gray, Esq.

Drug Free Is Up to Me! Virtual Youth Prevention Assembly
Presenter: Lisa Deane

Drug Overdose Deaths among Individuals with Any Reported Mental Health Disorder
Presenter: Amanda Dinwiddie, MPH

Effective Communication Campaigns: A Case Study from North Carolina
Presenter: Holly Carter, RDH

Empowering Families: Innovation in Substance Use Prevention through Empathetic UX Research
Presenter: Andrea Quintana

Empowering Recovery: Transformative Success in a Nurse-Led Holistic Wellness Program for Women in Recovery Residence
Presenter: Elizabeth Delaney, DNP, CNS, FNP-BC, OCN, ACHPN

EMS Readiness to Address the Fourth Wave of Opioid Crisis
Presenter: Bala Simon, MD, DrPH

Enhancing Clinical Research Culture in Community Settings
Presenter: Kenneth Roberts, MPS, LPCC, LADC, DBH-Candidate

Enhancing Real-Time Overdose Detection with Natural Language Processing and Data Automation
Presenter: Victor Adewopo, PhD

Estimating the Economic Benefits and Costs of Recovery Programs: A New Modelling Tool for Recovery Organization
Presenter: Madison Ashworth, PhD

Examining the Effectiveness of the Utilization of QR Code Technology to Increase Harm Reduction and Naloxone Distribution in North Dakota
Presenter: Charlotte Williams, PhD

Expanding Access to Methadone in Carceral Settings Using the Hospital/Clinic Designation
Presenter: Kelly Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, DFASAM

Faith-based Approaches to Recovery and Harm Reduction
Presenter: Ashlee Crouse, CPRS,RCPF

Faith-Rooted Solutions: Enhancing Primary Prevention through Strategic Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations
Presenter: Greg Delaney, BS

Handle with Care
Presenter: Andrea Darr, RBA

Harm Reduction Health Hub for People Who Use Drugs: Addressing Systemic Barriers to Healthcare and Housing
Presenter: Lauren Kestner, BFA, CSAP

Harnessing User Research and AI to Shape a Digital Substance Use Prevention Tool
Presenter: Thomas O’Donnell, MS

High Risks, No Rewards. Understanding the Impact of High-Potency Cannabis on the Adolescent Brain
Presenter: Kristen Gilliland, PhD

Holistic Approach to Substance Use and Recovery in Public Health—The Hub Model
Presenter: Michael Nix, MSW, LCADC

How to Maximize Opioid Settlement Funds for a Comprehensive Response to the Opioid Crisis
Presenter: Robert Bohler, PhD, MPH, MA

How We Speak Matters: Undoing Stigmatizing Language
Presenter: Andrew Scheier, ICS, CSAC, LPC, BACC, ICGC-II

Implementing Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT): Successes, Challenges, Early Findings from a Statewide Pilot Program
Presenter: Christy Doyle, MSW, LCSW, DLP

Improving Missouri’s Overdose Response with the Development of a SUDORS Dashboard
Presenter: Leighanna Bennett, MPH

Innovative Data Collection Methods to Assess Experiences of Stigma Among People Who Use Drugs
Presenter: Zykevise Gamble, BS

Indiana Peer Education Program ECHO: The Power of Lived Experience in Carceral Public Health Education
Presenter: Deborah Nichols

Innovative Education to Support Ethical Decision Making and Reduce Stigma Amongst Nursing Students While Caring for Mothers with Substance Use Disorder
Presenter: Sara Arter, PhD, RN

Integrating AI and EHR Data for Opioid Crisis Intervention: A Collaborative Approach to Predicting and Preventing Overdoses
Presenter: Steven Kelley, MBA, FACHE

Integrating Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Awareness into Primary Prevention: Lessons from BHcare's Alliance for Prevention & Wellness
Presenter: Anna Gasinski, CPS

Involuntary Treatment and Civil Commitment for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders and LAPPA's Model State Law
Presenter: Stephanie Noblit, Esq., MLS (ASCP)CM

Learning Unlocked: Utilizing an Educational Escape Room to Teach Healthcare Students About Opioid Use Disorder
Presenter: Kelsey Schmuhl, PharmD, BCACP

Leave Narcan Behind: How to Implement a Successful Community Prevention and Training Outreach Program
Presenter: Steven Cohen, BS

Leveling Up: Optimizing the Impact of Multi-sector Collaboration to Improve Rural Recovery Outcomes
Presenter:  Kari Earle, M.Ed

Leveraging a Public Health Approach to Opioid Settlement Funds: Guidance for Decision Makers
Presenter: Juan Gonzalez, MS

Leveraging Partnerships in Overdose Fatality Reviews to Drive Community Response Strategies
Presenter: Kelsey Tambasco, BS

Leveraging PDMP Data Analysis and Collaboration to Maximize Overdose Prevention Capacity for Stakeholders
Presenter: Cayla Anderson, MPH

Leveraging the Right Partnerships at the Local Level
Presenter: Jeremy Kourvelas, MPH

Life Care Specialist: How a New Position in Healthcare Is Reducing Opioid Prescribing & Innovating Pain Management
Presenter: Alexandra Farrugia

Life Skills Education: A Critical Support Service for the Management of Substance Use Disorder Recovery
Presenter: Robin Thompson, DrPH, MPH

Little Minds, Big Science: Pioneering ACEs Intervention Strategies in Early Childhood
Presenter: Trish Luna, MS

Low Barrier MOUD on the Road: Mobile Addiction Medicine Clinic Deployment in a Diverse, Rural North Carolina County
Presenter: Lindsay Kennedy, PharmD

Making Harm Reduction Work in Wraparound Housing Using Recovery Residence Model
Presenter: Pete Nielsen, MS, LAADC

Maximizing Impact: Strategically Distributing Opioid Settlement Funds for Community Empowerment
Presenter: Jennifer Tracey

Maximizing the Impact of Opioid Litigation Funds: A Case Study on Ohio
Presenter: Abigail Fritsch, MPA

Medication Assisted Therapy Group Visit in Primary Care
Presenter: Julie Kirk, PharmD

Methadone Treatment and Policy Considerations in the Fentanyl Era: A Single-State Case Study
Presenter: Laura Chambers, PhD, MPH

Motivation in Vocation: Trade(ing) Construction for Prevention
Presenter: Cara Ferguson, CHW

Navigating Strategic Planning and Collaboration in North Carolina's Region A: Insights and Innovations
Presenter: Ailala Kay

Nitazene Analogs—Ongoing Evaluation of an Emerging Thread
Presenter: Joshua Schrecker, PharmD

No One Is Disposable: Changing the Public Discourse around Substance Use and Empowering Individuals to Save Lives
Presenter: Monika Salvage, PMP

No Wrong Door (Wrap-Around Services at ONE Facility for Individuals Struggling with Substance Abuse and Mental Health)
Presenter: Jessica Jaramillo-Salazar, MS

Nurturing the Inner Wanderer: Using Digital Tools to Build Prevention Skills Among Youth
Presenter: Jose Nieto, MA

Ohio’s Collaborative Approach to the Implementation of Nonfatal Drug Overdose Reporting and a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Indicator to Inform Clinicians
Presenter: Jolene Defiore-Hyrmer, MPH

Opioid Abatement Toolkit: An Evidenced-Based Method for Identifying & Implementing Strategies to Combat Fatal Opioid Overdoses
Presenter: Tyler Burton

Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) Naloxone Saturation Layer: Near Real-Time Naloxone Information to Augment Overdose Response Efforts
Presenter: Joshua Love, MPH

Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Team Pilots: Identifying and Helping Drug-Endangered Children
Presenter: Nikki Romer

Partnering to Save Lives: One Safe Ride at a Time
Presenter: Erica Abeyta

Patterns and Treatment Among Patients Diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder, Using National Medical and Prescription Claims Data
Presenter: John Nguyen, MPH

Paws off Those Meds—Reducing Diversion of Controlled Substances Prescribed for Animal Use
Presenter: Bill Gibson

Pharmacist Collaboration in Prescribing/Administering Medications for Opioid Use Disorder and LAPPA’s Model State Law
Presenter: Jon Woodruff, Esq.

PhARM-OUD: A Collaborative Evidence-Based Practice Guideline to Improve Access to Medication for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Community Pharmacies
Presenter: Tyler Varisco

Planning for Success: Shared Decision-Making and the Outpatient Transition from Fentanyl to Buprenorphine
Presenter: Liz Ryan, MD

Policy in Action: Early Challenges and Successes of Kentucky’s Conditional Dismissal Program
Presenter: Robin Thompson, DrPH, MPH

Powerful Partnerships: Multi-Sector Collaborations Driving Solutions to Substance Use and Crime
Presenter: Stephanie Thompson, MPA

Preferred Language About Substance Use: Perspectives from Persons with Lived Expertise
Presenter: Nichole Nidey, PhD

Project Lifeline: Eliminating Barriers and Stigma through Lived Experience
Presenter: Randall S. Byrge, CPRS

Project Renew: Revitalization and Recovery Through Civil Legal Aid
Presenter: Casey Michalovic, JD, MS

Project VBOT: Integrating Cutting-Edge Technology to Overcome Barriers in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Presenter: Reynold Yordy, MS

Public Health Drug Checking and Drug Intelligence Surveillance for Understanding Emerging Drug Threats
Presenter: Barry Logan, PhD, F-ABFT

Public Health Vending Machine Rollout and Utilization in Criminal-Legal Settings
Presenter: Rosemarie Martin, PhD

Recovery Corps: A Strategy to Cultivate Hope, Increase Access to Substance Use Recovery, and Strengthen the Behavioral Health Workforce
Presenter: Liz Thompson, MPA

Redesigning the Healthcare Delivery System to Address Youth Substance Use: Clinical and Structural Solutions
Presenter: Gabriel Loud, MS

Restaurant Accolade Program to Reduce Overdoses in Our Community
Presenter: Anne Carr

Reverse the Cycle
Presenter: Tamara Dewees, LPCA, MS

South Carolina Overdose Biosurveillance Dashboard: Real-Time Data on Drug Overdoses
Presenter: Yuping Wang, MS

State Scheduling of Xylazine as a Controlled Substance on Xylazine Exposure
Presenter: Bryant Shuey, MD, MPH

Supporting Maine Rural Pharmacies to Expand Naloxone & Harm Reduction Supplies
Presenter: Athena Witham Bryce

SUSTAIN Study: Development of a Change Package for Primary Care Clinics to Improve Care for Unhealthy Substance Use
Presenter: Jacqueline Britz, MD, MSPH

Tackling the Opioid Crisis in US Schools: The STOP-IT Initiative
Presenter: Holly Geyer, MD

The "Nth Wave" of the Overdose Epidemic: Polysubstance Abuse—the New Normal
Presenter: Jason Piotrowski, BA, MPH Candidate

The Comprehensive Community Reentry and Crime Prevention Program
Presenter: Todd Davidson

The EMS Role in the Overdose Response
Presenter: Matthew Burgan, NRP, CP-C

The Intersection of Detention and Fatal Drug Poisoning Trends—Implications for Coordinated Care
Presenter: Gabrielle Walker, PhD

The New Substances in Town Tainting the Drug Supply: Medetomidine & Bromazolam Making Overdoses Worse & More Difficult to Manage
Presenter: William Lynch Jr., BS Pharm, RPh

The Role of Community Partners in Working with State Governments to Mobilize a Response to the Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis
Presenter: Adena Bernstein, JD, MPA

The T.E.A.M. Approach to Effective Youth Substance Use Prevention
Presenter: Colby J. Myers, BS, CHW, EMT-B

The University of Tennessee Medical Center's Bridge to Recovery
Presenter: Julia van Zyl, MD, MBA, MS, LSSBB

The Use Harm Reduction in Human Trafficking and Use Disorders
Presenter: Jessica Jennings

Theory to Action: Ending the Syndemic Among People Who Use Drugs in Tennessee
Presenter: Anastasia Cajigal, MPH, CPH

Together We Triumph: A Statewide Collaboration to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis
Presenter: Emily Wilkinson, MPH, CHES

Turning Data into Action: A West Virginia QRT's Winding Country Road to Success
Presenter: Brittany Irick, MPH

Two Rivers Public Health Department Overdose Prevention
Presenter: Hayley Jelinek

Unleashing the Power of Collaboration: An Innovative, Adaptable Model
Presenter: Victoria Butler

Using Advanced Analytics to Provide Deep Insights about Contributors to Opioid Addiction Risk in a Community
Presenter: Don Kauerauf

US Emergency Department Visits Involving Buprenorphine Administration and Dispensing, 2017–2022
Presenter: Gery Guy

Using Next-of-Kin Interviews in an Overdose Fatality Review to Inform Overdose Response Strategies and Provide Grief Support
Presenter: Margaret Moore, BS, MA

Using Overdose Risk Factors and Socioeconomic Data for Placing Naloxone Vending Machines
Presenter: Donald Gering, MA

Using Peer-Facilitated Contingency Management to Support Engagement in Harm Reduction Services
Presenter: Megan Alcantar, MA

What Works in Prevention, Deflection, Treatment, and Recovery: A Case Study of a Researcher-Professional Partnership to Overcome Challenges to Evaluate Substance Misuse Programs
Presenter: Allison Dymnicki, PhD

Women’s Specific Considerations along the Recovery Continuum
Presenter: Caroline Beidler, MSW

Workforce 2035 – Building an Agile and Sustainable SUD Workforce Across the Continuum of Care
Presenter: Jennifer Martinez