Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Post Doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
1992
Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers State University-Queens Campus
1990
Master of Science, Rutgers State University-Queens Campus
1988
Bachelor of Arts, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
1982
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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Impact of Cannabis on Opioid Self-Administration: Determining if Cannabis Alters the Drive to Take Opioids in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder
Babalonis, S. (PI), Fanucchi, L. (CoI), Hays, L. (CoI), Leung, S. (CoI), Lofwall, M. (CoI) & Walsh, S. (CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
2/15/26 → 11/30/30
Project: Research project
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Impact of Cannabis on Opioid Self-Administration: Determining if Cannabis Alters the Drive to Take Opioids in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder
Babalonis, S. (PI), Fanucchi, L. (CoI), Hays, L. (CoI), Leung, S. (CoI), Lofwall, M. (CoI) & Walsh, S. (CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
2/15/26 → 11/30/30
Project: Research project
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University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science Enterprise Data Center Expansion
Kern, P. (PI), Evers, B. M. (CoI), Knowles, P. (CoI), Talbert, J. (CoI), Van Eldik, L. (CoI) & Walsh, S. (CoI)
9/15/24 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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Emergency Department and Bridge Clinic Services (C5339): KORE/SOR III/Bridge
Walsh, S. (PI), Akpunonu, P. (CoI), Arora, A. (CoI), Fanucchi, L. (CoI), Fourie, E. (CoI), Lofwall, M. (CoI), Micciche, A. (CoI), Murphy, J. (CoI), Naidu, L. (CoI), Nickels, K. (CoI), Oller, D. (CoI), Polly, R. (CoI), South, A. M. (CoI) & Weaver, D. (CoI)
KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Emergency Department and Bridge Clinic Services (C5339): KORE/SOR IV/Bridge
Walsh, S. (PI), Akpunonu, P. (CoI), Arora, A. (CoI), Fanucchi, L. (CoI), Fourie, E. (CoI), Lofwall, M. (CoI), Micciche, A. (CoI), Murphy, J. (CoI), Naidu, L. (CoI), Nickels, K. (CoI), Oller, D. (CoI), Polly, R. (CoI), South, A. M. (CoI) & Weaver, D. (CoI)
KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
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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Establishing a public health surveillance system for the opioid crisis: The experience of the HEALing Communities Study
Freisthler, B., Feaster, D. J., Knott, C., LaRochelle, M., McCarthy, J., Slavova, S., Walsh, S. L. & Villani, J., Feb 2026, In: Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 181, 209832.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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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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The impact of the communities that HEAL intervention on the provision of jail-based medication for opioid use disorder & linkage programs at release: Results from a randomized, wait-list controlled trial
Oser, C. B., Sprunger, J. G., Hunt, T., Holloway, J. N., Chandler, R. K., Freisthler, B., Balvanz, P., Henry, B. F., Glasgow, L. S., Harris, D. R., Walsh, S. L., Aldridge, A. P., Asman, K., Blevins, D., Booty, M. D., Fox, A. D., Springer, S. A., Kinnard, E. N., Knott, C. & LeBaron, P. A. & 13 others, , Feb 2026, In: Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 181, 209835.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Being treated as the expert:” A blueprint for a community advisory board approach to elevate the voice of people with living experience with substance use in academic research
Survivors Union of the Bluegrass, 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access