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ELIZABETH EVANS, PHD, MA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Department of Health Promotion and Policy, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
312 Arnold House, 715 North Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003
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An Uncommon Path to UMass: Story on Sam Tarplin
From UMass' SPHHS department: "MPH student Sam Tarplin's path to UMass is unlike most of his classmates'. As a former counselor...
Nov 1, 2021
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Registration open for NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
Registration for the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival is now open. The research festival will take place virtually...
Oct 15, 2021
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Research Seminar Series on Policing and Health hosted by the SEICHE Center for Health & Justice
The SEICHE Center for Health & Justice is hosting a virtual fall research seminar series. Click the links below to learn more and...
Oct 14, 2021
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SAMHSA grant to fund trauma treatment for people with addiction
Along with many established community partners in Franklin County, MA, Dr. Liz Evans received a $2.6 million grant through the Substance...
Sep 28, 2021
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CPDD 2022 Symposia/Workshops/Forum Meeting Submissions Open
The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 2022 annual meeting submissions are now open! You can submit for the Symposia,...
Sep 24, 2021
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"Confronting the Public Health and Ethical Challenges of COVID-19" with Dr. Fauci & Dr. Grady
A Discussion with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Dr. Christine Grady, entitled "Confronting the Public Health and Ethical Challenges of...
Sep 13, 2021
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Register now for the 2021 virtual AHSR conference
The 2021 virtual Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) conference will be held October 13th - 15th 2021. Currently, free registration...
Sep 8, 2021
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ACCJH 2022 Conference Call for Abstracts
The 15th annual Academic & Health Policy Conference on Criminal Justice Health, hosted by the American Consortium on Criminal Justice...
Sep 8, 2021
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Making it Plain Town Hall Meeting
Making it Plain hosted by the Black Coalition Against COVID (BCAC) Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 7pm - 9pm Click here to learn more about...
Sep 3, 2021
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JCOIN launches JCOIN Training and Engagement Center (JTEC)
JCOIN recently launched an online learning center for anyone interested in "the science of addiction and evidence-informed practices to...
Aug 20, 2021
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Building Blocks to Success: A Doctoral Program Seminar Series
Attention all UMass Amherst graduate students! During the fall 2021 semester, a doctoral speaker series will be hosted at UMass Amherst...
Aug 19, 2021
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New JCOIN Mixed Methods course created by Liz Evans
Dr. Liz Evans created an online mixed methods course, now accessible on the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) portal. A...
Aug 19, 2021
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18th Annual Qualitative Research Summer Intensive
Click here to sign up for the 18th Annual Qualitative Research Summer Intensive, hosted by the UNC Odum Institute For Research In Social...
Jun 17, 2021
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Samantha Hano ('22) named Rising Researcher
May 20, 2021. Our very own Research Assistant, Samantha Hano, was a recipient of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Undergraduate...
Jun 17, 2021
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Alumna Devon Goldberg, MPH '20 : Helping End Addiction in New England
April 12, 2021. Congrats to Devon for her new position as a community coordinator on the HEALing Community Study funding by NIH Here is...
Jun 17, 2021
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Bailey, Michener, & Schwartz Selected as JCOIN LEAP Scholars
April 7, 2021. We would like to congratulate our very own Graduate Research Assistant, Amelia Bailey, for her acceptance into the Justice...
Jun 17, 2021
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Beyond the Classroom: HEART in Holyoke
March, 2021. Click here to watch the SPHHS featured video about the HEART initiative at the Holyoke District Court. This video features...
Jun 17, 2021
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Lemere Selected as JCOIN Scholar
May 14, 2020. Join us in congratulating Susan Lemere for her selection as a JCOIN Scholar. Click here for more information about Lemere's...
Jun 17, 2021
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National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS)
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Jun 9, 2021
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LATEST NEWS


Alumni Spotlight: School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Rithika Senthilkumar ’22 earned dual degrees in Public Health Sciences and Biochemistry with Honors from UMass Amherst. She is passionate...
May 12, 2023
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Scoping Review: Outcomes and Implications of Post-overdose Intervention Programs
An emergent intervention to address the opioid epidemic is the use of multidisciplinary outreach teams which connect an individual in the...
May 12, 2023
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Recent Publication on Court-Based Interventions for Reducing Opioid Overdoses
The District Court in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is among the first courts nationwide to provide access to medications for opioid use...
May 12, 2023
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Qualitative perspectives and experiences among jail staff in Massachusetts
Individuals with opioid use disorder released to communities after incarceration experience an elevated risk for overdose death....
Aug 22, 2022
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Opioid Overdoses Among Incarcerated People and the Effect of Treatment Continuity
New research from Tufts University School of Medicine, UMass Amherst and UMass Chan Medical School aims to reduce opioid deaths among...
Aug 12, 2022
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JCOIN HEAL Research Spotlight
Jails are thought to be ‘Ground Zero’ for the opioid epidemic in the nation. That’s because in addition to having high rates of opioid...
Aug 9, 2022
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Commentary on Adams et. al.: Using Administrative Big Data for the Public Good
Adams et al. demonstrate why US states should learn from Massachusetts on how to build ‘administrative big data’ warehouses for the...
Jul 15, 2022
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Recent publication on the MA public health data warehouse
Liz Evans and colleagues published a recent study entitled "The Massachusetts public health data warehouse and the opioid epidemic: A...
Jun 1, 2022
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"Toxic Intersections" webinar featuring Dr. Abigail Judge
The webinar "Toxic Intersections: Substance Use, Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation" will be hosted by the Opioid Task...
Feb 22, 2022
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NEPHTC Health Equity Internship Program Open to Applicants
The New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC) is accepting applications from both graduate and 3rd-4th year undergraduate...
Feb 7, 2022
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) Conference
To be determined: 2023
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