Health Behavior, Society & Policy

Faculty Profile

Keywords

Health services; health policy; behavioral health; health care databases; population-level data; risk factors for behavioral health problems; prevention and treatment services; impact of policies; trends in health care delivery/utilization and outcomes; mental health and substance use; behavioral health care; health equity

Biography
Dr. Samples completed her graduate training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She earned her PhD in Health Services Research and Policy from the Department of Health Policy and Management, her MHS from the Department of Mental Health, and a Certificate of Bioethics and Public Health Policy. Prior to joining Rutgers, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in substance use epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Select Publications
Mauro, P., Samples, H., Klein, K., Martins, S. (2020) "Discussing Drug Use With Health Care Providers Is Associated With Perceived Need and Receipt of Drug Treatment Among Adults in the United States: We Need to Talk.", Medical care Vol. 58 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=32520836&report=abstract

Samples, H., Stuart, E., Saloner, B., Barry, C., Mojtabai, R. (2020) "The Role of Screening in Depression Diagnosis and Treatment in a Representative Sample of US Primary Care Visits.", Journal of general internal medicine Vol. 35 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=31388917&report=abstract

Williams, A., Samples, H., Crystal, S., Olfson, M. (2020) "Acute Care, Prescription Opioid Use, and Overdose Following Discontinuation of Long-Term Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.", The American journal of psychiatry Vol. 177 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=31786933&report=abstract

Samples, H., Williams, A., Crystal, S., Olfson, M. (2020) "Impact Of Long-Term Buprenorphine Treatment On Adverse Health Care Outcomes In Medicaid.", Health affairs (Project Hope) Vol. 39 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=32364847&report=abstract

Samples, H., Stuart, E., Olfson, M. (2019) "Opioid Use and Misuse and Suicidal Behaviors in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults.", American journal of epidemiology Vol. 188 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=30834448&report=abstract

Huskamp, H., Samples, H., Hadland, S., McGinty, E., Gibson, T., Goldman, H., Busch, S., Stuart, E., Barry, C. (2018) "Mental Health Spending and Intensity of Service Use Among Individuals With Diagnoses of Eating Disorders Following Federal Parity.", Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 69 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=29137561&report=abstract

Bandara, S., Samples, H., Crum, R., Saloner, B. (2018) "Is screening and intervention associated with treatment receipt among individuals with alcohol use disorder? Evidence from a national survey.", Journal of substance abuse treatment Vol. 92 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=30032949&report=abstract

Samples, H., Bandara, S., Olfson, M., Saloner, B. (2018) "Tobacco Screening and Counseling in the U.S.: Smokers With Mental Health and Substance Use Problems.", American journal of preventive medicine Vol. 55 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=30135038&report=abstract

Samples, H., Williams, A., Olfson, M., Crystal, S. (2018) "Risk factors for discontinuation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorders in a multi-state sample of Medicaid enrollees.", Journal of substance abuse treatment Vol. 95 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=30352671&report=abstract