Samantha J. Harris, PhD

Assistant Scientist @BSPH_HPM @JohnsHopkinsSPH | PhD @uga_spia | she/her

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@ShelbySteuart @UMDPublicHealth Congratulations, Shelby!! Couldn’t be happier for you! 🌟❤️

[Brendan Saloner @BrendanSaloner]

Our new (open access!) paper in Harm Reduction journal looks at how racial/ethnic minority people who use drugs are experiencing the volatile illicit drug supply. Working with @PIREResearch and @VitalStrat we did 60 interviews in 3 states.
https://t.co/kChZaInWa0

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[Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy @JHSPH_CMAP]

🚨🚨🚨 CMAP is hiring! See below a new ad for an program coordinator to help with many of the exciting events and programs we have going on at CMAP over the next few years!

https://t.co/h1EK7E7Njn

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@bradfowd1 Congrats, David!!

[Brendan Saloner @BrendanSaloner]

Job alert! My team is hiring a research assistant https://t.co/SJDJDU91x8

We are looking for people excited about research, policy impact, and mental health and substance use services. BA a must, masters degree a big plus.

cc @JHSPH_CMAP

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@OliviaKSugarman Thank you, friend. Yes they are! 👏

[Christina Andrews @c_m_andrews]

Our @Health_Affairs paper is out! We find that Medicaid MCO plans in Republican-leaning states were far more likely to impose prior auth on buprenorphine than MCO plans in swing and Democratic-leaning states. https://t.co/tSGZBfIYvU

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@BSPH_HPM @JohnsHopkinsSPH Amazing! Congrats Sarah!

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@DR_KMP @theNAMedicine @BSPH_HPM @JohnsHopkinsSPH @HPRScholars Congratulations!!

[Noa Krawczyk @NoaKrawczyk]

Deeply moved by the intense level of attention, passion and deep caring that was felt among participants of the ⁦@MethadoneLib⁩ conference. This is how you know the need to #freemethadone is as real as it gets. Thank you to all who joined for this incredible experience 🙏💕

[Brendan Saloner @BrendanSaloner]

Interested in a PhD in health policy & management?

Sign up for the @BSPH_HPM online info session:

September 27th at noon ET:
https://t.co/l9Ne4vFcoA

Admitted students receive full funding!

We have 4 amazing concentrations: econ, HSR, health & public policy, and bioethics

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@MaraAlyseGH Congratulations!!! Looks like a perfect day! ❤️

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@corystruthers @uwevansschool Congratulations!!

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@AShouldersEcon Awesome work! Congrats!!

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@BBrunjes Thanks Ben!!

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@MattDEisenberg Thanks so much, Matt! 🥲

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

Thank you to my awesome collaborators @cryarbrough and Amanda Abraham!

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

New paper in Health Affairs: In 2020, #Medicare began covering #methadone for the first time. The great news is over half of beneficiaries reside in counties with an opioid treatment program that now accepts Medicare! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

In their new @Health_Affairs paper, @sjharrisphd of @JohnsHopkinsSPH + coauthors used 2021 data from the National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities to examine county-level factors associated with OTPs accepting Medicare. https://t.co/gWt7Q53mSh

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

The not great news, >20 million beneficiaries lived in a county with no OTPs that accepted Medicare, half of which had no other access to specialty facilities that accepted Medicare and offered any MOUD. While promising, geographic disparities persist. It's time to #freemethadone

[Samantha J. Harris, PhD @sjharrisphd]

@BradleyDStein Thank you, Brad!! :)