Pain/Opioid Consortium of Research Team

Principal Investigators

Alicia Heapy, PhD VA Connecticut Healthcare System

William Becker, MD VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Erin Krebs, MD, MPH Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Internal Leadership Committee

Matthew Bair, MD, MS Roudebush VA Medical Center	Lori Bastian, MD, MPH VA Connecticut Healthcare System	Diana Burgess, PhD Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Sara N. Edmond, PhD VA Connecticut Healthcare System	Adam Gordon, MD, MPH VA Salt Lake City Health Care System	Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RN VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Lewei (Allison) Lin, MD, MS VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System	Amanda M. Midboe, PhD VA Palo Alto Health Care System	Stephanie L. Taylor, PhD Greater Los Angeles VA Center

Project Management Team

Malloree Argust, BS, Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Kathryn LaChappelle, MPH, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Tracy Sides, PhD, MPH, Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Maria Zenoni, MS, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Collaborations

Women’s Health Core: This group of VA researchers collaborates on infographics, portfolio reviews, and other initiatives to support and accelerate pain and opioid research for women Veterans. For example, the group partnered with the VA Women’s Health Research Network to produce a 2025 report on Chronic Pain in Women Veterans .

VA Pain Services Evaluation Program (PSEP): This partnership between the Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) Office and the PRIME Center – led by Dr. Sara Edmond – aims to conduct rigorous partnered program evaluation to 1) develop and refine measurement approaches for tracking indicators of high-quality pain care and high functioning pain management teams (PMTs), 2) evaluate the impact of PMOP initiatives and policies on pain care and PMTs throughout VHA, and 3) support PMOP in the development and implementation of best practices for PMTs.

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