Posts by Cory
Fellow Spotlight: Sarah Messmer, MD
When Dr. Sarah Messmer moved back to her hometown of Chicago after medical training at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital, she didn’t plan to spend her career working out of a van. But it didn’t take long for her to realize that was exactly where she needed to be.
Read MorePragmatic and Innovative Approaches to Evaluating Implementation Costs
Hannah Cheng, MS and Todd Wagner, PhD | October 21, 2025 : This presentation highlights practical and innovative approaches to economic evaluations in implementation endeavors. Part I provides an overview of Delivering Implementation Strategies Cost (DISCo), a pragmatic micro-costing tool that separates delivery and participation costs while outlining practical considerations for measuring implementation costs. Part…
Read MoreSpotlight on C-DIAS Fellow Ximena Levander, MD, MDCR
Dr. Ximena Levander has built her career at the intersection of addiction medicine and women’s health, focusing on perinatal substance use disorders—when pregnancy, parenting and recovery overlap.
Read MoreImplementing Collaborative Care at Scale: Insights from a Hybrid Trial and Rapid Expansion
Allison Carroll, PhD, Meredith Boyd, PhD, Emily Fu, PhD, MPH | October 14 2025 : The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) is an evidence-based intervention to treat mild to moderate mental health conditions in primary care settings. Although the effectiveness of CoCM has been extensively researched, less is known about the strategies needed to successfully implement…
Read MoreAI-Enhanced Text Messaging for Behavioral Health: Designing the Next Generation of Digital Interventions
Rachel Kornfield, PhD | September 30, 2025 : Text messaging is a uniquely accessible way to deliver digital health interventions, offering high levels of reach and usability relative to most apps. When paired with cutting-edge machine learning techniques, text messaging can also be adaptive and highly personalized. In this talk, Dr. Kornfield will describe how…
Read MoreFaculty Spotlight: Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD
For Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD, member of the C-DIAS Research Core—Methods & Measures Section, implementation science is about turning proven therapies into accessible, adaptable care.
Read MoreSpotlight On Natasha Ludwig-Barron, PhD
For C-DIAS Fellow Natasha Ludwig-Barron, PhD, research is deeply personal. A first-generation college student raised in Los Angeles by a single mother, Natasha’s path into epidemiology was shaped by her family’s history with addiction and her conviction that health is a matter of human rights. “At my core,” she said, “I’m a human rights activist.…
Read MoreSavanna Stromberg, BS
Savanna Stromberg, BS, is an associate project coordinator at Stanford CDI, who works across projects on C-DIAS, CMHIS, and RASC. Savanna recently received her BS in Psychology from the University of Washington, where she conducted research on trauma and mental health outcomes in the Honors Psychology program. With a strong interest in substance use interventions…
Read MoreSpotlight on C-DIAS Fellow Will Garneau, MD, MPH
C-DIAS Fellow Will Garneau, MD, MPH, came to research through the front lines of clinical care. Originally trained as a hospitalist, Will found his path shifting during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he began observing unusual patient outcomes in the ICU. Encouraged by a colleague to write a case series, he discovered the power of research…
Read MoreC-DIAS Annual Meeting Brings Fellows and Faculty Together for Two Inspiring Days
The 2025 C-DIAS Annual Meeting held in September was a tremendous success, bringing together fellows, faculty, and collaborators for two days of learning, reflection, and connection in Half Moon Bay, Calif. The event opened with a warm Fellows Welcome Lunch, followed by focused sessions introducing Cohort 3 to Implementation Science for Addiction Health Services and…
Read More