About Us

Working Groups

Director
Josiah “Jody” Rich, MD, MPH

Deputy Director
Traci Green, PhD, MSc

Contact
Alyssa Pellegrini
Research Program Manager
apellegrini@brownhealth.org

The COBRE on Opioids and Overdose working groups are interdisciplinary forums to bring researchers, graduate students and people together to share ideas and discuss work regarding specific research and policy areas related to the opioid crisis and overdose.

Faculty Sponsor: Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA

Faculty Sponsor: Howard Safran, MD and Don Dizon, MD

Faculty Sponsor:  Francesca Beaudoin, MD, PhD

Faculty Sponsor: David Rand, PhD

Prison Opioid Project
Faculty Sponsor: Josiah “Jody” Rich, MD, MPH

Faculty Sponsor: Paul George, MD, MHPE, FAAFP

Faculty Sponsor: TBD

Faculty Sponsor: Paul Christopher

Faculty Sponsor:  Nicole Weiss, PhD

Faculty Sponsor:  Dr. Kirsten Langdon

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