CoARS Directory

CoARS participation happens in a myriad of ways.  The CoARS Steering Committee guides the overall direction and facilitates communication across CoARS.  It is comprised of representatives from each Workgroup and Member Project. 

The lifeblood of CoARS are the people who participate: in workgroups, in attending the Showcase Series, by sharing thoughts and ideas via our listserv, and more. Everyone — regardless of CoARS membership — is welcome to participate.

Reach out to any and all of us with questions, ideas and/or news you may have! 

Listed below are the people who participate in CoARS.  To add your contact information to the list, please complete this form. 

To remove your contact information from this list, please use this link. 

Please note: This directory is a new tool that we are in the process of adding (launched on April 15, 2026).  The goal of the Directory is to help CoARS participants network among each other.  Stay tuned for updates, as we update this Directory.

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  • Brandon Bergman, Ph.D.

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  • Camille C Cioffi, Ph.D. (Hear my name)

    • Research Scientist, Influents Innovations, Oregon Research Institute, University of Oregon

    • ccioffi@ori.org

    • Keywords: pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, substance use disorder, overdose prevention, well-being among people who use drugs

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  • Craig Henderson, Ph.D. (Hear my name)

    • Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Director of Clinical Training, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Sam Houston State University

    • ceh003@shsu.edu

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  • Lourah M Kelly, Ph.D. (Hear my name)

    • Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emergency Medicine Co-Investigator of the Collaborative Hub of Emerging Adult Recovery Research (CHEARR)

    • lourah.kelly@umassmed.edu

    • Keywords: digital health interventions; emerging adults; participatory engaged research

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  • Li Yan McCurdy, Ph.D. (Hear my name)

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine

    • liyan.mccurdy@yale.edu

    • Keywords: social connection, peer support, recovery support services, linkage facilitation, digital interventions

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  • Meghann Perry, B.S.

    • Founder, Meghann Perry Group

    • meghann@meghannperry.com

    • Keywords: program design, behavioral health arts interventions, peer support, training and curriculum development, adolescents and emerging adults, perinatal substance use

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  • Ashli J. Sheidow, Ph.D. (Hear my name)

    • Senior Research Scientist and Director, JEAP Research Center, Lighthouse Institute, Chestnut Health Systems

    • AJSheidow@Chestnut.org

    • Keywords: youth, emerging adults, substance use disorder treatment and recovery, criminal legal system, socioecological model, training, task-shifting, community-based participatory research, mentoring, recovery science

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  • Martha Tillson, Ph.D. (Hear my name)

    • Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science and Center on Drug and Alcohol Research

    • martha.tillson@uky.edu

    • Keywords: peer recovery support specialists, recovery support services, criminal legal system involvement, women, social networks, rural populations

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  • Kristyn Zajac, Ph.D. (Hear my name)

    • Associate Professor, UConn Health

    • zajac@uchc.edu

    • Keywords: emerging adults, peer recovery support services, substance use disorder, recovery supports in clinical settings