Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
Dr. Jessica Magidson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at University of Maryland, specializing in behavioral research for addiction treatment, including implementation science, international addiction science, and the intersection of HIV and substance use. She is currently funded by a NIDA K23 award to evaluate peer and community health worker-delivered substance use treatment integrated into HIV primary care in Cape Town, South Africa. Prior to her current position, she was an Assistant Professor at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and collaborated with the MGH Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) Initiative to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of integrating peer recovery coaches into primary care.