Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions – Are they Inclusive of Diverse Populations and Do they Build a More Equitable Future for ALL Youth, Families and Communities?

Pamela Buckley, PhD, Velma McBride Murry, PhD | April 7, 2026: Historically, marginalized groups face persistent health and social inequities, underscoring the need for preventive interventions that are both effective and inclusive. This presentation synthesizes findings from two systematic reviews while situating them within a broader effort to modernize how prevention science defines, generates, and…

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Leveraging Regulatory Flexibility for Methadone Take-Home Dosing to Improve Retention in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Trial to Facilitate Clinic Level Changes

Charles Neighbors, MBA, PhD, Megan O’Grady, PhD, Ashly Jordan, PhD, MPH, Yubua Bao, PhD | March 31, 2026 : Methadone is a highly effective medication for treating opioid use disorders (OUD) that is provided in opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Recent federal regulatory changes have relaxed criteria for take-home dosing of methadone, offering an opportunity to…

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Fellow Spotlight: Alice Zhang, MD, MPH

What if getting addiction care supplies were as simple as using a vending machine? For Alice Zhang, MD, MPH, that question is not theoretical. It’s the starting point for her work.

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How to Make Scientific Inferences and Conduct Power Analyses for Randomized Implementation Rollout Trials

C. Hendricks Brown, PhD, Ian Cero, PhD | March 24, 2026 : This two-part presentation continues the virtual presentations on Randomized Implementation Rollout Designs and Trials, which include Stepped Wedge Implementation Designs. These designs are commonly used to examine how well an evidence-based intervention or package is being implemented in community or healthcare settings.

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Integrating Implementation Outcomes

This guide helps researchers and providers measure how much and how well an intervention or program has been implemented. How Can This Help? This guide helps users to: Measure how much and how well an intervention was delivered (and what to do next) Evaluate the likelihood that an intervention will be used and sustained over…

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STAR Log

The STAR Log provides a simplified, centralized way for research, intervention development, or evaluation teams to track implementation strategies so you can evaluate progress and measure effective implementation of a practice or intervention. How Can This Help? A research team member can fill out the spreadsheet as the study or project progresses to: Document the…

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IFASIS

The IFASIS is an inventory that helps teams create a snapshot of key strengths and opportunities for improvement that can influence efforts to implement a new intervention or program. How Can This Help? The quantitative rating scale can be used by a team or an individual to: Identify factors that may help or hurt the…

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