Alison Newman
Since joining ADAI in 2017, Ms. Newman has provided training and education on overdose, opioids, and worked on the website stopoverdose.org. She specializes in health education and healthcare access...
View ArticleNicole Branche
Nicole Branche joined ADAI in March 2019 as an Administrative Assistant. She previously worked at Overlake Hospital in a busy clinical environment. Nicole has varied experience including customer...
View ArticleMandy Owens
Mandy Owens began working at ADAI in April 2019. She received her doctorate from the University of New Mexico, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Health Services Research & Development at the...
View ArticleSusan M. Ferguson
Dr. Susan Ferguson was named as the new Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute in April, 2019, and officially began her role at ADAI on July 1, 2019. Dr. Ferguson holds a faculty position in...
View ArticleKristina Rowlett
Kristina Rowlett began working with the Fetal Alcohol & Drug Unit in March 2019. She works on two current FADU projects: the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Health and Neurobehavior...
View ArticleLisa Khairy
Lisa Khairy began working at ADAI in 2019. She is a Research Assistant for CTN 0069, Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department, in which OUD patients in the Harborview E.D. receive treatment with...
View ArticleKyle S. Conley
Kyle Conley began working as a Research Study Assistant in August, 2019, on the “Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department” study in the NIDA Clinical Trials Network.
View ArticleOksana Nyshta
Oksana Nyshta began working at ADAI in December 2019 as part of the Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit. She performs varied fiscal administrative support functions, including budgets, grants and contracts,...
View ArticleGillian L. Schauer
Gillian Schauer is a Research Scientist at ADAI, beginning in January 2020. Her research focuses on tobacco and marijuana policy and co-use, emerging tobacco and cannabis products, and tobacco...
View ArticleR. David Jefferson
David started in the field of substance use disorders in 1988. He graduated with a master’s degree in Social Work Administration from the University of Washington in 1998. David’s work history is...
View ArticleHelen Llamado
Helen has been working in the field of grants management since 2007. She is responsible for managing the Institute’s grants and contracts program (both pre- and post-award), participating in strategic...
View ArticleSusan M. Ferguson
Dr. Susan Ferguson was named as the new Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute in April, 2019, and officially began her role at ADAI on July 1, 2019. Dr. Ferguson holds a faculty position in...
View ArticleMandy Owens
Mandy Owens began working at ADAI in April 2019. She received her doctorate from the University of New Mexico, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Health Services Research & Development at the...
View ArticleCaislin Firth
Caislin Firth, PhD, MPH is a Research Scientist at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI) at the University of Washington (UW). Outside of ADAI, Caislin is a postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of...
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