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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of Georgia
2003
Master of Arts, University Of Georgia
1999
Bachelor of Arts, University Of Puget Sound
1997
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Kentucky Women's Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network - Phase II
Staton, C. (PI), Dickson, M. F. (CoI), Fallin-Bennett, A. (CoI), Fanucchi, L. (CoI), Freeman, P. (CoI), Knudsen, H. (CoI), Stoops, W. (CoI), Thompson, K. (CoI), Tillson, M. (CoI) & Oser, C. (CoPI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
9/1/25 → 5/31/30
Project: Research project
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Engaging People Who Use Drugs in Harm Reduction Service Delivery: An Intravention to Reduce Risk of HIV, HCV, Overdose, and Injection-related Infections in Rural Appalachia
Young, A. (PI), Fanucchi, L. (CoI), Havens, J. (CoI), Knudsen, H. (CoI), Surratt, H. (CoI) & Thompson, K. (CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
9/30/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Data Management (C5345): KORE/SOR IV (TNBU) Contingency Management Initiative
Stoops, W. (PI), Knudsen, H. (CoI), Regnier, S. (CoI) & Traxler, H. (CoI)
KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Adapting and Testing a Smoking Cessation Intervention in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Regnier, S. (PI), Knudsen, H. (CoI), Stoops, W. (CoI) & Surratt, H. (CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Empowering Dentists to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions to Young People
Oyler, D. (PI), Dominguez Fernandez, E. (CoI), Freeman, P. (CoI), Knudsen, H. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Walsh, S. (CoI), Westgate, P. (CoI) & Rojas Ramirez, M. (CoPI)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
1/1/23 → 12/31/28
Project: Research project
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Clinical and demographic characteristics of participants in a hepatitis C treatment trial in rural Kentucky: How policies around treatment access may impact elimination efforts in the United States
Havens, J. R., Williams, B. D., Schaninger, T., Shepherd-Tackett, V. A., Lofwall, M. R., Staton, M., Walsh, S. L. & Knudsen, H. K., Jan 1 2026, In: Journal of Rural Health. 42, 1, e70128.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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History of Naloxone Possession Among Rural and Urban Individuals Participating in Prison-Based Treatment: An Observational Study
Knudsen, H. K., Batty, E., Staton, M., Traxler, H. K. & Oser, C. B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Substance Use and Addiction Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reach of Community-Selected Strategies to Reduce Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in the HEALing Communities Study
Hall, M. E., Glasgow, L. S., Holloway, J. N., Chahine, R. A., Davis, J., Harris, M. T. H., Knudsen, H. K., Neufeld, J. L., Oga, E., Lounsbury, D. W., Sabounchi, N., Davis, A., Smith, M., Chase, R. P., Ellison, S. A., Harness, J., Surratt, H. L., Walsh, S. L., Nakayima, P. J. & Chandler, R., 2026, In: Substance Use and Misuse. 61, 2, p. 200-208 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers and facilitators to scaling up medications for opioid use disorder in Kentucky: qualitative perspectives of treatment organization staff
Knudsen, H. K., Andrews-Higgins, S., Back-Haddix, S., Lofwall, M. R., Fanucchi, L. & Walsh, S. L., Dec 2025, In: Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 20, 1, 15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corrigendum to “Reducing perceived barriers to scaling up overdose education and naloxone distribution and medications for opioid use disorder in the United States in the HEALing (Helping End Addiction Long-Term®) communities study” (Preventive Medicine (2024) 185, (S0091743524001890), (10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108034))
Knudsen, H. K., Walker, D. M., Mack, N., Kinnard, E. N., Huerta, T. R., Glasgow, L. S., Gilbert, L., Garner, B. R., Dasgupta, A., Chandler, R., Walsh, S. L., Tin, Y., Tan, S., Sprunger, J., Martinez, L. S., Salsberry, P., Saucier, M., Rudorf, M., Rodriguez, S. & Oser, C. B. & 15 others, , Oct 2025, In: Preventive Medicine. 199, 108383.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Prizes
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Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco Section/Outstanding Junior Scholar Award
Knudsen, H. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Honorary award
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Abraham Flexner Master Educator Award for Outstanding Teaching Contribution
Knudsen, H. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Honorary award
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