Bonnie G McRee

Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Public Health Sciences

Department of Public Health Sciences

Research Area(s) of Interest:  

Health services research with a focus on the implementation and evaluation of prevention programs aimed at reducing psychoactive substance misuse and use disorders. ​

Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) curriculum development and training programs for health professions including medical, dental, nursing, allied health and pharmacy disciplines.​

Preventing pre-natal alcohol/substance exposure through the implementation of SBIRT programs in healthcare settings. ​

Dr. Bonnie McRee is an Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences and Director of the CT SBIRT Training Academy. She has a broad background in health services research with a focus on the implementation and evaluation of prevention programs aimed at reducing substance misuse and use disorders. As an investigator on numerous federally funded grants, she has over 30 years of experience in developing and managing clinical trials, several of which have laid the groundwork for large implementation efforts in screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) initiatives. She has developed SBIRT curriculum across a range of health professions including medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy disciplines. Dr. McRee is currently the principal investigator of a CDC-funded initiative examining the systems-level implementation of SBIRT services in Planned Parenthood of Southern New England’s 15 health centers. She is the lead evaluator on a SAMHSA- and State-funded program designed to reduce opioid misuse, over-dose and death across CT. She received her MPH and PhD in Public Health from the University of Connecticut. ​

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