Staff Publications & Presentations

Chou, J. L., Patton, R., Aletraris, L., Zaarur, A., Grella, C., Roman, P., & Feeney, E. (2024). Examining utilization of family-based treatment in substance use treatment centers. Contemporary Family Therapy, 46, 267–279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-024-09700-4

Dewey, J., Grella, C., & Dennis, M. (2024, June 11). Qualitative finding from participants' experiences with adaptive recovery management checkups (RMC-adaptive) to improve OUD treatment linkage and retention [Poster presentation]. Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) Research 2024 Conference, Bethesda, MD, United States. 

Dewey, J., Grella, C., & Dennis, M. (2024, June 16). Qualitative finding of adaptive recovery management checkups (RMC-adaptive) to improve OUD treatment linkage and retention [Poster presentation]. College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal, Canada. 

Grella, C. E., & Palmer, J. (2024, June 11). Improving retention across the OUD service cascade upon re-entry from jail using recovery management checkups [Session]. Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) Research Conference, Bethesda, MD, United States. 

Grella, C. E., Needell, B. N., Shi, Y., & Hser, Y. I. (2009). Do drug treatment services predict reunification outcomes of mothers and their children in child welfare? Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 36(3), 278–293. PMCID: PMC2848488

Grella, C. E., Ostlie, E., Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Carnevale, J.,& Watson, D. P.(2021). A scoping review of factors that influence opioid overdose prevention for justice-involved populations. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 16(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00346-1

Grella, C. E., Ostlie, E., Watson, D. P., Scott, C. K., Carnevale, J., & Dennis, M. L. (2022). Scoping review of interventions to link individuals to substance use services at discharge from jail. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 138, 108718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108718

Grella, C. E., Scott, C. K., & Foss, M. A. (2005). Gender differences in long-term drug treatment outcomes in Chicago PETS. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 28(Suppl. 1), S3–S12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2004.08.008

Grella, C. E., Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & LaVallee, R. A. (2023). Access to services for pregnant people with opioid use disorder in jails in the United States. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 29(4). 299–307. https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.22.03.0023

Grella, C. E., Scott, C. K., Foss, M. A., & Dennis, M. L. (2008) Gender similarities and differences in the treatment, relapse and recovery cycle. Evaluation Review, 32(1), 113–137. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X07307318

Grella, C. E., Scott, C. K., Foss, M. A., Joshi, V., & Hser, Y-I. (2003). Gender differences in drug treatment outcomes among participants in the Chicago Target Cities Study. Evaluation and Program Planning, 26(3), 297–310. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0149-7189(03)00034-X 

Jalali, A., Clairemont, C., Hart, K., Ryan, D., McCollister, K., Watson, D. P., Grella, C., Dennis, M., & Murphy S. (2024, June). Health-related quality of life Profiles of individuals with a history of opioid use disorder by intensity of criminal-legal system involvement. [Conference session] College on Problems of Drug Dependence 86th Annual Scientific Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Kahn, J. H., Hart, M. K., Watson, D. P., Allen, C. B., Singh, R. R., Grella, C. E., & Dennis, M. L. (2025). Recent incarceration and minoritized racial status as barriers to the effectiveness of Recovery Management Checkups. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 20(53). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-025-00684-4

Kahn, J. H., Hart, M. K., Watson, D. P., Allen, C. B., Singh, R. R., Grella, C. E., & Dennis, M. L. (2025). Recent incarceration and minoritized racial status as barriers to the effectiveness of Recovery Management Checkups. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 20(53). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-025-00684-4

Scott C. K, Grella, C. E., Dennis, M. L., Carnevale, J., & LaVallee, R. (2022). Availability of best practices for opioid use disorder in jails and related training and resource needs: findings from a national interview study of jails in heavily impacted counties in the U.S. Health and Justice, 10(1), 36. PMCID: PMC10015976

Scott, C. K, Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Mischel, A. F. & Carnevale, J. (2021). The impact of the opioid crisis on U.S. state prison systems. Health and Justice 9. Doi: 10.1186/s40352-021-00143-9, PMC8310396

Scott, C. K, Dennis, M. L., Johnson, K. A., & Grella, C. E. (2020). A randomized clinical trial of smartphone self-managed recovery support services. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 117, 108089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108089

Scott, C. K, Grella, C. E., Dennis, M. L., & Funk, R. R. (2016). A time-varying model of risk for predicting recidivism among women offenders over 3 years following their release from jail. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 43(9), 1137–1158. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854816632551

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., & Watson, D. P. (2021). Improving retention across the OUD service cascade upon reentry from jail using Recovery Management Checkups-Adaptive (RMC-A) experiment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 128, 108245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108245

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Kurz, R., Sumpter, J., Nicholson, L., & Funk, R. (2020). A community outreach intervention to link individuals with opioid use disorders to medication-assisted treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 108, 75–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2019.07.001

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Nicholson, L., Sumpter, J., Kurz, R., & Funk, R. (2020). Findings from the recovery initiation and management after overdose (RIMO) pilot study experiment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 108, 65–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2019.08.004

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Watson, D. P., Davis, J. P., & Hart, M. K. (2023). Using recovery management check-ups for primary care to improve linkage to alcohol and other drug use treatment: A randomized controlled trial three month findings. Addiction, 118(3) 520–532. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16064

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Watson, D. P., Davis, J. P., & Hart, M. K. (2023). A randomized controlled trial of recovery management checkups for primary care patients: Twelve‐month results. Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, 47(10), 1964–1977. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15172

Scott, C. K., Grella, C. E., Dennis, M. L., & Nicholson, L. (2018). Linking individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) in primary care to SUD treatment: The Recovery Management Checkups-Primary Care (RMC-PC) pilot study. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 45, 160–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-017-9576-5

Scott, C. K., Grella, C. E., Nicholson, L., & Dennis, M. L. (2018). Opioid recovery initiation: Pilot test of a peer outreach and modified recovery management checkup intervention for out-of-treatment opioid users. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 86, 30–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2017.12.007

Watson, D. P., Clark, K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., & Hart, M. K. (2025).“They don’t give you no note if it’s got fentanyl”: Using cognitive interviews to understand self-report and urine drug screen discrepancies. Substance Use: Research and Treatment, 19, 29768357251316220. https://doi.org/10.1177/2976835725131622

Watson, D. P., Dennis, M. L., & Grella, C. E. (2024, July). Using cognitive interviews to explore discrepancies in criminal legal system-involved study participants’ urine test results and perceived fentanyl exposure. [Conference Session]. 38th International Academy of Law and Mental Health Congress, Barcelona, Spain.

Watson, D. P., Singh, R., Johnstone, C., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. G., & Scott, C. K. (2023, December). Preparing Recovery Management Checkups for Primary Care(RMC-PC) for delivery by Federally Qualified Health Center Staff: Assessing feasibility for a future hybrid study. [Conference session]. 16th Annual Conference on Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Crystal City, VA, United States.

Watson, D. P., Singh, R., Johnstone, C., Dennis, M., Grella, C., & Scott, C. (2023, December 11). Preparing recovery management checkups for primary care (RMC-PC) for delivery by federally qualified health center staff: Assessing feasibility for a future hybrid study [Poster presentation]. Academy Health 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC, United States

Watson, D. P., Staton, M. D., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., & Scott, C. K. (2021). Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: A qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centers with SBIRT services. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 16(1), 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00381-y

Watson, D. P., Staton, M. D., Grella, C. E., Dennis, M. D., & Scott, C. K. (2022, April). Navigating intersecting public health crises: Understanding people with opioid use disorder’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic through semi-structured interviews. [Conference session]. 3rd Annual HEAL Investigators Meeting, Virtual conference.

Watson, D. P., Staton, M. D., Grella, C. E., Scott, C. K., & Dennis, M. L. (2022). Navigating intersecting public health crises: A qualitative study of people with opioid use disorders' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 17(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00449-3

Watson, D., Dewey, J., Staton, M., Dennis, M., Grella, C., & Swartz, J. (2022, October). “I bought some on the streets, and it worked”: Accessing non-prescribed buprenorphine and methadone in the time of COVID-19. [Conference session].13th National Harm Reduction Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Watson, D.P., Scott, C., Dennis, M., & Grella, C.(2022, September). The feasibility of implementing Recovery Management Checkups(RMC) in an FQHC setting: Finding out what it takes to move a well-established evidence-based practice into real-world practice. [Conference session]. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference 2022. San Diego, CA.