Faculty Profile - Megan O'Grady | Department of Public Health Sciences

Megan A. O'Grady, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
ogrady@uchc.edu

Dr. O’Grady is currently a co-investigator on 4 NIH-funded studies focused on the implementation of substance use services and system-level quality improvements. Dr. O’Grady also provides evaluation and technical assistance on SAMHSA- and State-funded projects in partnership with New York State and the State of Connecticut. In addition, Dr. O’Grady serves as a lead on the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Center for Prevention Evaluation and Statistics (CPES) at UConn Health which supports the State in identification, collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of data pertaining to substance use prevention, mental health, and health disparities. Dr. O’Grady advises students and teaches courses in the Public Health Sciences program, including Implementation Science and the Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health.

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O’Grady, M.A., Mootz, J., Suleman, A., Sweetland, A., Teodoro, E., Anube, A., Feliciano, P., Bezuidenhout, C., Fortunato Dos Santos, P., Fumo, W., Gouveia, L., Pinsky, I., Mello, M., Kann, B., & Wainberg, M.L. (in press). Mobile technology and task shifting to improve access to alcohol treatment services in Mozambique. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. O’Grady, M.A., Levak, S., Conigliaro, J., Morley, J., Kapoor, S., Ritter, M., Marini, C., & Morgenstern, J. (2021). “I felt I was reaching a point with my health”: Patients’ experiences and reasons for engagement in treatment services for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 12, 1-10. O’Grady, M.A., Lincourt, P., Greenfield, B., Manseau, M.W., Hussain, S., Genece-Greene, K., & Neighbors, C.J. (2021). A facilitation model for implementing change management practices to improve outpatient substance use disorder treatment: A stepped-wedge trial study protocol. Implementation Science, 16(5). PMID: 33413493

Dr. O’Grady is an applied social psychologist and health services researcher interested in making science-based improvements to the addiction treatment system of care. Dr. O’Grady’s research and evaluation program aims to improve the system of care for and prevention of substance use disorders and focuses on three main areas: 1) implementation of integrated care practices, 2) development and implementation of technology tools for health and addiction care settings, and 3) quality improvement and systems-level interventions. She received her PhD in Applied Social Psychology from Colorado State University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine Alcohol Research Center.