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"On the Rocks" Seminar Series

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"On the Rocks" Seminar Series

Research Seminar Series

"On the Rocks"

On the Rocks is the Greater Intermountain Node's (GIN) monthly Research Discussion Series that highlights the exceptional addiction related research happening in the Greater Intermountain Community. On the Rocks allows for interactive discussion between speakers and attendees to collaborate and share ideas about study expansion and insight. 

The series title is highlighting the beautiful Rocky Mountain views and famous Utah hiking trails just steps away from our offices!

UPCOMING "ON THE ROCKS":

March 30, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM MST

“On the Rocks” The NIDA CTN Greater Intermountain Node’s Research Seminar Series

Cost-effectiveness analysis of alcohol use disorder treatments for achieving abstinence and reduction in drinks per day by Madeline Brendle, PhD, MPH

Madeline Brendle, PhD, MPH recently completed a T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research and the College of Pharmacy of The University of Texas at Austin. She received her PhD in pharmacotherapy outcomes research and health policy from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah and both her BA in Neuroscience and MPH from Boston University. Dr. Brendle's primary research interests focus on improving behavioral health pharmacotherapy and service delivery. Her research employs decision-analytic methods to examine access to care, health outcomes, and cost of care from various vantage points.

In this talk, Dr. Brendle will outline her research on the cost-effectiveness of alcohol use disorder treatments. She will present data from a decision-analytic microsimulation model assessing the value of alcohol use disorder treatments that promote either abstinence or reductions in World Health Organization risk drinking levels.

OTR March 2026

PREVIOUS "ON THE ROCKS":

2025

  • "Across the Continuum: Community-Engaged Research on Substance Use" Jordan A. Dyett, PhD, LCSW - Watch Here
  • "Cannabis: Balancing Risk and Therapeutic Potential" Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, PhD - Watch Here
  • "Scaling Accessible, Quality Care for Opioid Use Disorder with Advanced Community Pharmacist Roles: The PharmValue Project" Kenneth C. Hohmeier, PharmD - Watch Here
  • "Chronic Pain and Productive Activity in Post-9/11 Veterans: The Role of Separation Status, Military Occupation, and Sex Differences" Kelsee M. Stromberg, PhD, MPH - Watch Here

2024

  • "Xylazine in the Era of Synthetic Street Drugs" Fernando Montero, PhD - Watch Here
  • "Improving Care Transitions After Medical Hospitalization for People with Substance Use Disorders" Michael Incze, MD, MSEd - Watch Here

2023

  • "Randomized Clinical Trials to Enhance Smoking Cessation Treatment for African American Smokers" Babalola Faseru, MD, MPH - Watch Here
  • "The Oral History of Harm Reduction in Massachusetts" Corrine Beaugard, Gary Langis, and Anya Lance-Chacko - Watch Here
  • "Varenicline OTC Trial on Safety and Efficacy" Scott Leischow, PhD - Watch Here
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2022

  • "A Mixed-Methods Study to Understand the Role of Community Resources in Improving Opioid-Related Outcomes" Nasser Sharareh, PhD - Watch Here
  • "Parsing the ComplexInfluences of Cannabis Useon the Brain & Behavior:Evidence from RigorousAnalyses of Large Datasets" Philip Spechler, PhD - Watch Here
  • "Tobacco-Related Disparities Among Older Adults at High Risk for Lung Cancer" Jaqueline Avila, PhD - Watch Here
  • "Smartphone-Based Intervention for Sleep Disturbance in Individuals Recovering from Alcohol Use Disorder" Tiffany Love, PhD - Watch Here
  • "Potential of Using Real-Time, Ecologically Valid Data to Understand Buprenorphine Non-Retention in the Postpartum Period" Elizabeth Charron, PhD, MPH - Watch Here
  • "Tobacco Pack Size Policies and Their Impact on Public Health" Jessica Jensen (née King), PhD, CHES - Watch Here
  • "How Words, Actions, Inactions, and Interactions May Impact the Mental Health of LGBTQIA+ Youth" Sadie Gabler, BS CCRC - Watch Here
  • "Sitting with Distress: Mindfulness-Based Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder" Katie Witkiewitz, PhD - Recording Unavailable
  • "Looking Under the Hood: Treating Initiation and Retention of Buprenorphine Episodes During the First Year of COVID" Bradley Stein, MD, PhD, MPH - Recording Unavailable

2021

  • "Patient-centered evaluation of healthcare access and quality for individuals with substance use disorders" Taylor Kelley, MD, MPH, MSc - Watch Here
  • "The RDD study: What you need to know about Optimizing Retention, Duration and Discontinuation Strategies for Opioid Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy (CTN-0100)" Elizabeth Howell, MD, MS - Watch Here
  • "Results of a National Survey of Physical Therapists" John (Jake) Magel, PT, PhD, DScPT - Watch Here
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