Jessica S. Merlin

Jessica S. Merlin's research focuses on the intersection of chronic pain management, opioid/substance use disorder treatment, and palliative or cancer care. Her work includes developing and testing interventions to help people manage pain while safely engaging in medication treatment for opioid use disorder, studying harm reduction strategies in clinical settings, and examining barriers and stigma affecting patients with pain, cancer, or substance use disorders. Much of this research uses qualitative interviews, implementation studies, and analyses of large patient datasets like Medicare and national survey data.

Publication output grew steadily from 2017 through a peak around 2023, followed by a modest decline in 2024-2025 (with 2026 data still incomplete).

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