Maureen Walton, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Walton is a community psychologist and Associate Professor at the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School.
Dr. Walton's research interests include developing and testing the efficacy of interventions for alcohol, drug use and violence in community health care settings, such as the emergency department (ED), primary care, and substance use treatment. Her research focuses on the interrelationship among multiple risk behaviors such as alcohol, illicit drugs, and violence, particularly among traditionally understudied populations such as adolescents, women, and African-Americans. Dr. Walton and colleagues recently completed studies examining the effectiveness of brief interventions for alcohol and violence among adolescents presenting to urban EDs, marijuana prevention interventions among youth in primary care settings, and health services interventions among adults with substance use disorders presenting to the ED. Dr. Walton was one of the Co-PIs on the original Saferteens efficacy study.
Find out more about Dr. Walton's research on ResearchGate or via Michigan Experts.
Rebecca Cunningham, M.D.
Dr. Cunningham is the Associate Chair for Research and Professor in the University of Michigan (UM) Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of the CDC-funded UM Injury Center, Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, and the Associate Director of the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center.
Dr. Cunningham has a distinguished career in researching intentional injury and substance use prevention, particularly of youth and young adult populations. Her focus on brief interventions in the emergency room has helped position the emergency department as a critical location for public health interventions, specifically for violence. Dr. Cunningham was a Co-PI on the original Saferteens efficacy study, and has led two NIH-funded studies on substance abuse: one focusing on the intersection of youth violence and drug use, and one focusing on underage alcohol misuse and associated injury. Dr. Cunningham concurrently continues her work as a practicing Emergency Department physician at the University of Michigan Health System.
Find out more about Dr. Cunningham's research on ResearchGate or via Michigan Experts.
Patrick Carter, M.D.
Dr. Carter is an Assistant Professor in the UM Injury Center and a board-certified emergency physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan (UM) School of Medicine. He recently completed a 2-year NIH/NIAAA postdoctoral research fellowship through a joint initiative with the UM Injury Center and Substance Abuse Section of the Department of Psychiatry focused on the intersection between substance use and firearm violence.
His current research focuses on understanding the epidemiology and characteristics of firearm violence among urban youth and minority populations. He has been the lead author on several recent publications characterizing the contextual aspects of violent events involving firearms among youth in inner-city settings seeking care in the Emergency Department.
Find out more about Dr. Carter’s research on ResearchGate or via Michigan Experts.
Jessica Roche, M.P.H.
Ms. Roche is a Research Specialist at the University of Michigan Injury Center.
She has extensive experience as part of this research team coordinating brief interventions focused on violence prevention and intervention with youth presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). Ms. Roche has experience in Motivational Interviewing and the development of computerized intervention approaches.
Carrie Smolenski-Bourque, M.S., LLP
Carrie Smolenski-Bourque is a limited licensed clinical psychologist and Clinical Research Coordinator at the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Injury Center.
She has provided clinical supervision and coordinated research projects with brief interventions focused on violence and alcohol prevention with youth presenting to Emergency Department (ED). Mrs. Smolenski-Bourque provided clinical supervision on additional projects investigating brief interventions among adults with substance use disorders presenting to the ED.
Meredith Kotov, M.S., CCRP
Meredith Kotov is a Research Area Specialist in the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine. She has extensive experience coordinating behavioral health assessment and intervention studies which target violence and risky substance use among adolescents and emerging adults recruited from clinical and community settings.