SPOTLIGHT Publications

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Selected Publications

Transforming first response through non-police, community safety response programmes: a peer-reviewed and grey literature scoping review protocol

Todd, Therese L; Lappen, Hope; Neath, Scarlet; Markham, Max J; Purtle, Jonathan; Allen, Bennett; Rouhani, Saba; Friedman, Barry

BMJ open. 2025 Dec 05; 15:e109499

Assessing User Engagement With an Interactive Mapping Dashboard for Overdose Prevention Informed by Predictive Modeling in Rhode Island

Skinner, Alexandra; Neill, Daniel B; Allen, Bennett; Krieger, Maxwell; Gray, Jesse Yedinak; Pratty, Claire; Macmadu, Alexandria; Goedel, William C; Samuels, Elizabeth A; Ahern, Jennifer; Cerdá, Magdalena; Marshall, Brandon D L

Journal of public health management & practice. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 31:E330-E337

Trajectories of neighborhood-level overdose risk predictions for prioritization of harm reduction services: Results from the PROVIDENT study

Skinner, Alexandra; Goedel, William C; Hallowell, Benjamin D; Allen, Bennett; Krieger, Maxwell; Pratty, Claire; Ahern, Jennifer; Cerdá, Magdalena; Marshall, Brandon D L

Drug & alcohol dependence. 2025 Oct 16; 277:112927

Investigating heterogeneous effects of an expanded methadone access policy with opioid treatment program retention: A Rhode Island population-based retrospective cohort study

Allen, Bennett; Krawczyk, Noa; Basaraba, Cale; Jent, Victoria A; Yedinak, Jesse L; Goedel, William C; Krieger, Maxwell; Pratty, Claire; Macmadu, Alexandria; Samuels, Elizabeth A; Marshall, Brandon D L; Neill, Daniel B; Cerdá, Magdalena

American journal of epidemiology. 2025 Sep 03; 194:2744-2754

Correction: Study assessing the effectiveness of overdose prevention centers through evaluation research (SAFER): an overview of the study protocol

Cerdá, Magdalena; Allen, Bennett L; Collins, Alexandra B; Behrends, Czarina N; Santacatterina, Michele; Jent, Victoria; Marshall, Brandon D L

Harm reduction journal. 2025 Jun 27; 22:112

Study assessing the effectiveness of overdose prevention centers through research (SAFER): an overview of the study protocol

Magdalena, Cerdá; Bennett, L Allen; Alexandra, B Collins; Czarina, N Behrends; Michele, Santacatterina; Victoria, Jent; Brandon, D L Marshall

Harm reduction journal. 2025 May 13; 22:76

An Overdose Forecasting Dashboard for Local Harm-Reduction Response

Krieger, Maxwell; Yedinak, Jesse; Duong, Ellen; Macmadu, Alexandria; Skinner, Alexandra; Allen, Bennett; Pratty, Claire; Ahern, Jennifer; Cerdá, Magdalena; Marshall, Brandon D L

Health promotion practice. 2025 May 05; 15248399251335620

Considerations for the epidemiological evaluation of hyperlocal interventions: A case study of the New York City overdose prevention centers

Allen, Bennett; Moore, Brandi; Jent, Victoria A; Goedel, William C; Israel, Khadija; Collins, Alexandra B; Marshall, Brandon D L; Cerdá, Magdalena

Social science & medicine. 2025 May 03; 378:118156

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