NDEWS is led by our research group from the University of Florida, New York University, and Florida Atlantic University.
Our Coordinating Center (CC) is spearheaded by the Cottler Lab (Epidemiology), with investigators from the University of Florida through the Florida Drug-Related Outcomes Surveillance and Tracking System (FROST) and the Center for Addiction Research & Education (CARE), the Palamar Lab at New York University, and the Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics (MPCR) Lab at Florida Atlantic University.
Our CC draws heavily on established and emerging public health surveillance methods and integrates expertise from multiple disciplines including epidemiology, forensic medicine, toxicology, psychiatry, sociology, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Co-I: Elan Barenholtz, PhD
Co-Director of MPCR Lab, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
PI: Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE
Senior Associate Dean for Research in the College of Public Health and Health Professions, and Deans Professor of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, and College of Medicine
NaTional Institute On Drug Abuse
Project Scientist: MeLisa Creamer, PhD, MPH
Deputy Branch Chief, Epidemiology Research Branch, Services and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Fellow: Nicole D. Fitzgerald
NIDA T32 Predoctoral Fellow, PhD Student, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Co-I: Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD
Professor and Chief of Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine
University of Florida
Project Coordinator: Sarah Howell
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine
University of Florida
Data Management Analyst: Arjun Iyer, PhD
Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine
University of Florida
Data Management Analyst: Trokon Johnson, MS
Forensic Medicine Division, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Fellow: Andrew McCabe, MPH
NIDA T32 Predoctoral Fellow, PhD Student, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Admin Coordinator: Tamara Millay
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine
University of Florida
PhD Student: Paul Morris
Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics Lab, Florida Atlantic University
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Co-I: Sara Jo Nixon, PhD
Director, Center for Addiction Research & Education; Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, College of Medicine, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Co-I: Joseph J. Palamar, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health, New York University Langone Medical Center
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Co-I: Tara Sabo-Attwood, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental & Global Health and Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Cultural Affairs, and Wellness Programs, College of Public Health and Health Professions
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
2022 NIDA Summer Scholar: Sydney Sauer
Undergraduate Student, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Co-I: Catherine L. Striley, PhD, MSW, MPE
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine
Xavier University of Louisiana
2022 NIDA Summer Scholar: Ming Tate
Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences
University of Florida
Marketing and Communications Specialist: Naomi Villa
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine
University of Florida
Fellow: Anna Wang
NIDA T32 Predoctoral Fellow, PhD Student, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine
University of Florida
Fellow: Nae Won, MPH
NIDA T32 Predoctoral Fellow, PhD Student, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine
