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.

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.

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

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., 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

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.

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/

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Hagaman, A. (2021, November). Peer Recovery Support Specialists: Role Clarification and Fit Within the Recovery Ecosystems of Central Appalachia. Dissertation Results Summary.

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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

Mathis, S. M., Hagemeier, N., Foster, K. N., Baker, K., & Pack, R. P. (2020). "It's Took Over This Region": Patient Perspectives of Prescription Drug Abuse in Appalachia. Substance use & misuse, 55(1), 37–47. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1654514

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.

Pack, R., Healton, C., & Galea, S. (2020, March). Maximizing public benefit from opioid settlement resources. The Milbank Quarterly. DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12450

Salwan, A., Hagemeier, N. E., Tudiver, F., Dowling-McClay, K., Foster, K. N., Arnold, J., Alamian, A., & Pack, R. P. (2020). Community pharmacist engagement in opioid use disorder prevention and treatment behaviors: A descriptive analysis. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA, 60(6), e173–e178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.06.008

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

Warfield, S. C., Pack, R. P., Degenhardt, L., Larney, S., Bharat, C., Ashrafioun, L., Marshall, B. D. L., & Bossarte, R. M. (2021). The next wave? Mental health comorbidities and patients with substance use disorders in under-resourced and rural areas. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 121, 108189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108189