Beth E. Meyerson, MDiv, PhD

Dr. Meyerson directs the Harm Reduction Research Lab at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is the director of policy for the Center for Comprehensive Pain and Addiction, and is faculty of UArizona’s LGBTQI+ Institute.

She has three decades of public health practice and research experience, typified by roles as president of a policy research consultancy focused on HIV and sexually transmitted diseases with an international portfolio, as the state AIDS/STD director for Missouri, and directing a nonprofit AIDS service organization.

Current Projects as Principal Investigator:

• ASAP – Access to Syringes at Pharmacies for the Prevention of Blood Borne Infections among People who Inject Drugs. Funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse
• Evidence for Action: COVID as a window of opportunity to normalize MOUD Access. Funded by FORE Foundation For Opioid Response Efforts
• Evidence & Action to Normalize MAT Access in AZ. Funded by Vitalyst Health Foundation
• MPACT: Methadone Patient Access to Collaborative Treatment. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R61DA059889)
   

Current Project as Co-Principal Investigator:

• PharmNet: Strengthening the Safety Net for Overdose and HIV/HCV Prevention through Indiana’s Network of Pharmacies. Funded by the Indiana University Grand Challenge: Responding to the Addictions Crisis. Principal Investigators: Beth Meyerson/Jon Agley