Publications

Molfenter, T., Vechinski, J., Kim, J.-S., Zhang, J., Meng, L., Tveit, J., Madden, L., & Taxman, F. S. (2025). Assessing the comparative effectiveness of ECHO and coaching implementation strategies in a jail/provider MOUD implementation trial. Implementation Science.

Gustafson, D. H., Mares, M. L., Johnston, D. C., Curtin, J. J., Pe-Romashko, K., & Landucci, G. (2025). Comparison of smart display versus laptop platforms for an eHealth intervention to improve functional health for older adults with multiple chronic conditions: protocol for a randomized clinical trial. JMIR Research Protocols.

Molfenter , T., Ducharme, L., & Elkington , K. (2024). A conceptual framework for assessing implementation strategy integrity. Implementation Research and Practice.

Gustafson Sr, D., Mares, M., Johnston, D., Vjorn, O., Curtain, J., Landucci, G., Pe-Romashko, K., Gustafson JR, D., & Shah, D. (2024). An eHealth intervention to improve quality of life, socioemotional, and health-related measures among older adults with multiple chronic conditions: randomized controlled trial. JMIR Aging.

Black , A. C., & Sung, M. L. (2024). Clinician and practice characteristics associated with support of office-based methadone: Findings from a national survey. Journal of Addiction Medicine.

Pusnik , A., Molfenter, T., Hartzler, B., Vjorn , O., Rutkowski, B., Chaple, M., Becker, S., Freese, T., & Nichols , M. (2024). Comparison of use rates of telehealth services for substance use disorder during and following COVID-19 safety distancing recommendations: two cross-sectional surveys. Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health .

Gustafson Sr, D. H., Gustafson Jr, D. H., Mares, M. L., & Johnston, D. C. (2024). Couple-focused smartphone intervention to reduce problem drinking: pilot randomized control trial. JMIR Formative Research.

Cotter, L. M., Shah, D., Brown, K. M. M. L. L. G. S. S. . & G. D. H., Mares, M. L., & Landucci, G. (2024). Decoding the influence of eHealth on autonomy, competence, and relatedness in older adults: qualitative analysis of self-determination through the motivational technology model. JMIR Aging.

Gustafson, D. H., Landucci, G., Vjorn, O. J., Gicquelais, R. E., Goldberg, S. B., & Johnston, D. C. (2024). Effects of bundling medication for opioid use disorder with an mhealth intervention targeting addiction: a randomized clinical trial. American Journal of Psychiatry.

Bart, G., Korthuis, P. T., Dohonue, J. M., Hagedorn, H. J., & Gustafson , D. H. (2024). Exemplar Hospital initiation trial to enhance treatment engagement (EXHIT ENTRE): protocol for CTN-0098B a randomized implementation study to support hospitals in caring for patients with opioid use disorder. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice.

Mi, R. Z., & Yang, E. F. (2024). mHealth engagement for antiretroviral medication adherence among people with HIV and substance use disorders: observational study. Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Olson , J., Chwastiak, L., Druss, B., Molfenter, T., Walker, E., Cerrato, A., Benson, F., & Gotham , H. (2024). Supporting implementation through online learning communities: lessons learned from a national training and technical assistance network. Evaluation & the Health Professions.

Pfaff , A. Z.-C. G., Cochran , A., Molfenter , T., Vechinski , J., & Zayas-Cabán , G. (2024). The association between attitudes and the provision of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in United States jails. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Sawyer-Morris , G., Taxman , F., Wilde , J., & Molfenter, T. (2024). Use of digital health and digital therapeutics to treat SUD in criminal justice settings: a review. Current Addiction Reports.

Brincks, A. M., MacKinnon, D. P., Gustafson , D. H., & McKay, J. R. (2024). Using causal mediation to examine self-efficacy as a mechanism through which continuing care interventions reduce alcohol use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Molfenter, T., Jacobson, N., Kim, J., Horst, J., Kim, H., Madden, L., Brown, R., Haram, E., & Knudsen, H. K. (2023). Building medication for opioid use disorder prescriber capacity during the opioid epidemic: Prescriber recruitment trends and methods. . Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment.

Molfenter, T., Kim, H., Kim, J. S., Kisicki, A., Knudsen, H. K., Horst, J., Brown, R., Madden, L. M., Toy, A., Haram, E., & Jacobson, N. (2023). Enhancing use of medications for opioid use disorder through external coaching. Psychiatric Services .

Fleddermann, K., Jacobson, N., Horst, J., Madden, L. M., Haram, E., & Molfenter, T. (2023). Opening the “black box” of organizational coaching for implementation. BMC Health Services Research.

Fleddermann, K., Molfenter, T., Vjorn, O., Horst, J., Hulsey, J., Kelly, B., Zawislak, K., Gustafson, D. H., & Gicquelais, R. E. (2023). Patient preferences for mobile health applications to support recovery. Journal of Addiction Medicine.

Wilde, J. A., Zawislak, K., Sawyer-Morris, G., Hulsey, J., Molfenter, T., & Taxman, F. S. (2023). The adoption and sustainability of digital therapeutics in justice systems: A pilot feasibility study. The International Journal of Drug Policy.

Sung, M. L., Black, A. C., Blevins, D., Henry, B. F., Cates-Wessel, K., Dawes, M. A., Drexler, K., Hagle, H., Molfenter, T., Levin, F. R., Becker, W. C., & Edelman, E. J. (2022). Adaptations to opioid use disorder care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of prescribers. Journal of Addiction Medicine.

Gotham, H., Cummings, J., Dolce, J., & Druss, B. (2022). Applying implementation science in mental health services: Technical assistance cases from the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) network. General Hospital Psychiatry.

Gustafson, D. H., Kornfield, R., Mares, M.-L., Johnston, D. C., Cody, O., Yang, E., Gustafson, Jr., D. H., Hwang, J., Mahoney, J. E., Curtin, J. J., Tahk, A., & Shah, D. (2022). Effect of an eHealth intervention on older adults’ quality of life and health-related outcomes: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Becker, S., Kisicki, A., Chaple, M., Freese, T. E., Gotham, H., Greller, R., Hagle, H., Henry, M., Krom, L., Martin, R., Powell, K., Roget, N., Velez-Echevarria, I. I., Yáñez, R., & Molfenter, T. (2022). Providing behavioral workforce development technical assistance during COVID-19: adjustments and needs. Translational Behavioral Medicine.

Gustafson, D. H., Mares, M.-L., Johnston, D. C., Landucci, G., Pe-Romashko, K., Vjorn, O., Hu, Y., Gustafson, Jr., D. H., Maus, A., Mahoney, J. E., & Mutlu, B. (2022). Using smart displays to implement an eHealth system for older adults with multiple chronic conditions: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols.

Blevins, D., Henry , B., Sung, M., Edelman, E., Black , A., Dawes, M., Molfenter, T., Hagle, H., Drexler, K., Cates-Wessel, K., & Levin, F. (2022). Well-being of health care professionals treating opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a national survey. Psychiatric Services.

Gustafson, Sr., D. H., Mares, M. L., Johnston, D. C., Mahoney, J. E., Brown, R. T., Landucci, G., Pe-Romashko, K., Cody, O. J., Gustafson, Jr. , D. H., & Shah, D. V. (2021). A web-based eHealth intervention to improve the quality of life of older adults with multiple chronic conditions: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols.

Fleddermann, K., Molfenter, T., Jacobson, N., Horst, J., Roosa, M. R., Boss, D., Ross, J. C., Preuss, E., & Gustafson, D. H. (2021). Clinician perspectives on barriers and facilitators to implementing e-health technology in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment facilities. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment.

Hochstatter, K., Gustafson, D. H., Landucci, G., Pe-Romashko, K., Cody, O., Maus, A., Shah, D. V., & Westergaard, R. P. (2021). Effect of a mobile-health intervention (A-CHESS) on hepatitis C testing uptake among people with opioid use disorder: a randomized controlled trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

McKay, J. R., Gustafson, D. H., Ivey, M., Pe-Romashko, K., Curtis, B., Thomas, T., Oslin, D. W., Polsky, D., Quanbeck, A., & Lynch, K. G. (2021). Efficacy and comparative effectiveness of telephone and smartphone remote continuing care interventions for alcohol use disorder: a randomized controlled trial. Addiction.

Guan, M., Han, J. Y., Shah, D. V., & Gustafson, D. H. (2021). Exploring the role of social support in promoting patient participation in health care among women with breast cancer. Health Communication.

Molfenter, T., Vechinski, J., Taxman, F. S., Breno, A. J., Shaw, C. C., & Perez, H. A. (2021). Fostering MOUD use in justice populations: Assessing the comparative effectiveness of two favored implementation strategies to increase MOUD use. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

McKay, J. R. (2021). Impact of continuing care on recovery from substance use disorder. Alcohol Research : Current Reviews.

Torres Diaz, A., Lock, L. J., Molfenter, T. D., Mahoney, J. E., Boss, D., Bjelland, T. D., & Liu, Y. (2021). Implementation for sustained impact in teleophthalmology (I-SITE): applying the NIATx Model for tailored implementation of diabetic retinopathy screening in primary care. Implementation Science Communications.

Molfenter, T., Kim, J. S., & Zehner, M. (2021). Increasing engagement in post-withdrawal management services through a practice bundle and checklist. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research.

Ford, J. H., & Gilson, A. (2021). Influence of participation in a quality improvement collaborative on staff perceptions of organizational sustainability. BMC Health Services Research.

Hochstatter, K. R., Akhtar, W., Dietz, S., Pe-Romashko, K., Gustafson, D. H., Shah, D. V., Krechel, S., Liebert, C., Miller, R., El-Bassel, N., & Westergaard, R. P. (2021). Potential influences of the COVID-19 pandemic on drug use and HIV care among people living with HIV and substance use disorders: experience from a pilot mHealth intervention. AIDS and Behavior.

Knudsen, H. K., Brown, R., Jacobson, N., Horst, J., Kim, J. S., Kim, H., Madden, L. M., Haram, E., & Molfenter, T. (2021). Prescribers’ satisfaction with delivering medications for opioid use disorder. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.

Moshontz, H., Colmenares, A. J., Fronk, G. E., Sant’Ana, S. J., Wyant, K., Wanta, S. E., Maus, A., Gustafson, Jr., D. H., Shah, D. V., & Curtin, J. J. (2021). Prospective prediction of lapses in opioid use disorder: protocol for a personal sensing study. JMIR Research Protocols.

Liu, Y., Carlson, J. N., Torres Diaz, A., Lock, L. J., Zupan, N. J., Molfenter, T. D., Mahoney, J. E., Palta, M., Boss, D., Bjelland, T. D., & Smith, M. A. (2021). Sustaining gains in diabetic eye screening: outcomes from a stakeholder-based implementation program for teleophthalmology in primary care. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.

Okunseri, C., Boss, D., Jacobson, N., Wang, M. V., Szabo, A., Okunseri, E., & Molfenter, T. (2021). Test of an organizational change model to reduce no-shows in dental care settings. Journal of Public Health Dentistry.

Hwang, J., Toma, C., Chen, J., Shah, D. V., Gustafson, D. H., & Mares, M. L. (2021). The effects of online social connectedness on older adults’ depressive symptoms: evidence from a two-wave cross-lagged panel study. Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Molfenter, T., Heitkamp, T., Murphy, A. A., Tapscott, S., Behlman, S., & Cody, O. J. (2021). Use of telehealth in mental health (MH) services during and after COVID-19. Community Mental Health Journal.

Molfenter, T., Roget, N., Chaple, M., Behlman, S., Cody, O., Hartzler, B., Johnson, E., Nichols, M., Stilen, P., & Becker, S. (2021). Use of telehealth in substance use disorder services during and after COVID-19: online survey study. JMIR Mental Health.

Becker, S., Chaple, M., Freese, T., Hagle, H., Henry, M., Koutsenok, I., Krom, L., Martin, R., Molfenter, T., & Powell, K. (2021). Virtual reality for behavioral health workforce development in the era of COVID-19. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

Yoo, W., Chih, M.-Y., Gustafson, D., & Shah, D. (2020). A smartphone-based support group for alcoholism: effects of giving and receiving emotional support on coping self-efficacy and risky drinking. . Health Informatics Journal.

Liu, Y., Kornfield, R., Shaw, B. R., Shah, D. V., McTavish, F., & Gustafson, D. H. (2020). Giving and receiving social support in online substance use disorder forums: how self-efficacy moderates effects on relapse. Patient Education and Counseling.

Mi, R. Z., Kornfield, R., Shah, D. V., Maus, A., & Gustafson, D. H. (2020). Intraindividual, dyadic, and network communication in a digital health intervention: distinguishing message exposure from message production. Health Communication.

White, V. M., Molfenter, T., Gustafson, D. H., Horst, J., Greller, R., Gustafson, Jr. , D. H., Kim, J. S., Preuss, E., Cody, O., Pisitthakarm, P., & Toy, A. (2020). NIATx-TI versus typical product training on e-health technology implementation: a clustered randomized controlled trial study protocol. Implementation Science.

Jacobson, N., Horst, J., Wilcox-Warren, L., Toy, A., Knudsen, H. K., Brown, R., Haram, E., Madden, L., & Molfenter, T. (2020). Organizational facilitators and barriers to medication for opioid use disorder capacity expansion and use. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research.

Litzelman, K., Reblin, M., McDowell, H. E., & DuBenske, L. L. (2020). Trajectories of social resource use among informal lung cancer caregivers. Cancer.

Kim, S. C., Hawkins, R. P., Shah, D. V., Gustafson, D. H., & Baker, T. B. (2020). Understanding how e-health interventions meet psychosocial needs of breast cancer patients: the pathways of influence on quality of life and cancer concerns. Psychooncology.