ORCCA/STARS Affiliate Research
The following selection of articles represents research and practice conducted by ORCCA and STARS team members aligned with the aims of these networks. Articles are listed in alphabetical order by the first author’s last name. Full texts of the articles can be accessed by clicking on the article image and/or DOI. A few of these publications are not open access; please contact Angela Hagaman if you do not have institutional access to the full texts. ORCCA and STARS members are invited to add related publications to this list.
2025
Bell, J.S., Hagaman, A., Beattey, J., Fears, G., White, WL., and Watson, D.P. (2025). Advancing peer support workforce research: insights and recommendations through the lens of professionalization. Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment, 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209612
Hagaman, A., Warren, H.L., Miller, R., & Henderson, C. (2025). Peer support service activity prevalence by setting: a nine-state survey of peer workers. Frontiers in public health, 13. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1533051
2024
Horn, K., Mathis, S.M., Nagle, L. et al. Is peer support a tipping point for the opioid use disorder crisis in Appalachia? Research holds the answer. Harm Reduct J 21, 122 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01041-7
2023
Beatty, K.E., Mathis, S.M., McCurry, A.R., Francisco, M.M., Meit, M., & Wahlquist, A.E. (2023). The association between grandparents as caregivers and overdose mortality in Appalachia and non-Appalachia counties. Frontiers in Public Health. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1035564.
Hagaman A, Foster K., Kidd M., Pack R. (2023). An examination of peer recovery support specialist work roles and activities within the recovery ecosystems of Central Appalachia. Addiction Research & Theory, 3:1-7. doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2022.2163387
Hagaman, A., Roark, K., & Washburn, L. T. (2023). U.S. Cooperative Extension's response to substance misuse: A scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1127813. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1127813.
Cioffi, C. C., Hibbard, P. F., Hagaman, A., Tillson, M., & Vest, N. (2023). Perspectives of researchers with lived experience in implementation science research: Opportunities to close the research-to-practice gap in substance use systems of care. Implementation Research and Practice, 4. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895231180635
2022
Hagaman, A., Brooks, B., Mathis, S.M., Moore, K., & Pack, R.P. (2022). The opioid crisis in Appalachia. In F.D. Scutchfield and R. Wykoff (Eds.). Appalachian health: Culture, challenges, and capacity (pp. 177-193). Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813155579/appalachian-health/
Meit, M., Beatty, K., Mathis, S., Kearley, J., & Wahlquist, A. (2022). Examining the burden of public stigma associated with mental illness in the rural United States. Rural Health Equity Research Center. https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/publications/1531
Melton, T. C., Hagemeier, N. E., Tudiver, F. G., Foster, K. N., Arnold, J., Brooks, B., Alamian, A., & Pack, R. P. (2022). Primary care physicians' opioid-related prevention behaviors and intentions: A descriptive analysis. Journal of opioid management, 18(1), 75–83. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2022.0697016/
Morshedzadeh, E., Dunkenberger, M. B., Nagle, L., Ghasemi, S., York, L., & Horn, K. (2022). Tapping into community expertise: stakeholder engagement in the design process. Policy Design and Practice, 5(4), 529-549. DOI 10.1080/25741292.2022.2157130.
Wallace, G.T., Buller, D.B., Pagoto, S., Berteletti, J., Baker, K.E., Mathis, S.M., & Henry, K.L. (2022). Nonmedical prescription drug use among female adolescents: The relative influence of maternal factors, social norms, and perception of risk and availability. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2028727
2021
Dowling-McClay, K., Mathis, S. M., & Hagemeier, N. (2021). Community pharmacist engagement in HIV and HCV prevention: Current practices and potential for service uptake. Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy, 4, 100088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100088
Hagaman, A. (2021, November). Peer Recovery Support Specialists: Role Clarification and Fit Within the Recovery Ecosystems of Central Appalachia. Dissertation Results Summary
