Stephanie Mathis

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EDUCATION

DrPH Community Health
College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University 

MPH Health Behavior
School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham               

BA Psychology, Sociology
Lenoir-Rhyne University 

RESEARCH FOCUS

Substance use disorder
Implementation science
Rural health disparities
Program evaluation

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Articles

Salwan, A., Mathis, S. M., Brooks, B., Hagemeier, N. E., Tudiver, F., Foster, K. N., ... & Pack, R. P. (2024). A theoretical explanation of naloxone provision among primary care physicians and community pharmacists in Tennessee. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 20(10), 978-985. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.07.001

Wahlquist, A. E., Mathis, S. M., Hunt Trull, L., Toitole, K. K., Howard, A., Fletcher, E., & Meit, M. (2024). Associations between drug overdose mortality and recovery Ecosystems in the United States: A county-level analysis using a novel index. Substance Use & Addiction Journal. doi: 10.1177/29767342241262125

Horn, K., Mathis, S. M., Nagle, L., Hagaman, A., Dunkenberger, M. B., & Pack, R. (2024). Is peer support a tipping point for the opioid use disorder crisis in Appalachia? Research holds the answer. Harm Reduction Journal, 21(1), 122. doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01041-7

Balio, C. P., Mathis, S. M., Francisco, M. M., Meit, M., & Beatty, K. E. (2024). State priorities and needs: The role of block grants. Public Health Reports, 139(4), 451-457. doi: 10.1177/00333549231205338

Beatty, K. E., Mathis, S. M., McCurry, A. R., Francisco, M. M., Meit, M., & Wahlquist, A. E. (2023). The association between grandparents as caregivers and overdose mortality in Appalachia and non-Appalachia counties. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1035564

Wallace, G. T., Buller, D. B., Pagoto, S., Berteletti, J., Baker, K. E., Mathis, S., & Henry, K. L. (2023). Nonmedical prescription drug use among female adolescents: The relative influence of maternal factors, social norms, and perceptions of risk and availability. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 30(3), 334-343. doi: 10.1080/09687637.2022.2028727

Loudermilk, E. N., White, M., Turner, E., Jones, M. K., Mamudu, H. M., Bynum, L., Underwood, R., Dotson, L. S., Adkins, J., Bohannon, J., Mathis, S. M., Foster, K. N., Pack, R., Moorman, J., Zheng, S., & Quinn, M. (2021). Development of a survey tool for assessing life traumas and barriers to HIV care in a Center of Excellence for HIV/AIDS in Appalachian Tennessee. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 20(4), 354-378. doi: 10.1080/15381501.2021.1999361.

Dowling-McClay, K., Mathis, S. M., & Hagemeier, N. (2021). Community pharmacist engagement in HIV and HCV prevention: Current practices and potential for service uptake. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 4. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100088

Ventricelli, D. J., Mathis, S. M., Foster, K. N., Pack, R. P., Tudiver, F., & Hagemeier, N. E. (2019). Communication experiences of DATA-waivered physicians with community pharmacists: A qualitative study. Substance Use & Misuse, 55(3), 349-357 doi: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1670210

Mathis, S. M., Hagemeier, N., Foster, K. N., Baker, K. & Pack, R. P. (2019). “It’s took over this region”: Patient perspectives of prescription drug abuse in Appalachia. Substance Use & Misuse, 55(1), 37-47. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1654514

Mathis, S. M., Hagaman, A., Hagemeier, N., Baker, K. & Pack, R. P. (2019). Provider-patient communication about prescription drug abuse: A qualitative analysis of the perspective of

prescribers. Substance Abuse, 41(1), 121-131. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1635956

Mathis, S. M., Hagemeier, N., Hagaman, A., Dreyzehner, J., & Pack, R. P. (2018). A dissemination and implementation science approach to the epidemic of opioid use disorder in the

United States. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 15(5):359-370. doi: 10.1007/s11904-018-0409-9

Moorman, J. P., Krolikowski, M. R., Mathis, S. M., & Pack, R. P. (2018). HIV/HCV co-infection: Burden of disease and care strategies in Appalachia. Current HIV/AIDS Reports,

15(4):308-314. doi:10.1007/s11904-018-0404-1

Policy Briefs

Balio, C. P., Galler, N., Mathis, S. M., Francisco, M. M., Morrison, C., Meit, M. B., Pack, R., & Beatty, K. E. (2024). Use of the Area Deprivation Index and rural applications in the peer-reviewed literature. Policy brief for the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy developed by the ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center. https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/publications/1647

Beatty, K. E., Mathis, S. M., Wahlquist, A. E., & Meit, M. B. (2023). The relationship between experience with mental illness and stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs. Policy brief for the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy developed by the ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center. https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/publications/1614

Meit, M., Beatty, K., Mathis, S., Kearley, J., & Wahlquist, A. (2022). Examining the burden of public stigma associated with mental illness in the rural United States. Policy brief for the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy developed by the ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center.

Book Chapter

Hagaman, A., Brooks, B., Mathis, S.M., Moore, K., & Pack, R.P. (2022). The opioid crisis in Appalachia. In F.D. Scutchfield and R. Wykoff (Eds.). Appalachian health: Culture, challenges, and capacity (pp. 177-193). Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky.

Technical Reports

Mathis, S., Balio, C., Trull, L.H., Pettyjohn, S. C., Sullivan, O. A., Al Ksir, K., Awasthi, M., Pack, R.P., & Meit, M.B. (2023). Evaluation of ARC’s INSPIRE Initiative: Final report. Report for the Appalachian Regional Commission developed by the ETSU Center for Rural Health Research and ETSU Addiction Science Center. https://www.arc.gov/report/evaluation-of-arcs-inspire-iniatiative/

ETSU Center for Rural Health Research. (2022). TN Opportunity Pilot Initiative Planning Grant stakeholder convening results. Report for the First Tennessee Development District Foundation developed by the ETSU Center for Rural Health Research. https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A036fe92a-ed64-4029-915e-a5ad90f83981

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Balio, C., Beatty, K., Meit, M., & Mathis, S. (2024, May-July). The use, utility, and perspectives on area-level social determinants of health indices: Implications for rural communities and policy. Oral presentations at FORHP Regional SORH Partnership Meetings, Portland, ME (Region A), Charleston, SC (Region B), Omaha, NE (Region C), & Sacramento, CA (Region D).

Meit, M., Balio, C., Beatty, K., & Mathis, S. (2024, June). Promoting rural equity in the distribution and use of block grant funding: Opportunities for State Offices of Rural Health. Oral presentation at the FORHP Regional SORH Partnership Meeting, Portland, ME (Region A).

Beatty, K., Mathis, S. M., Wahlquist, A., & Meit, M. (2023, May). Mental illness stigma by geography and demographic characteristics. Oral presentation at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Mathis, S., Foster, K., Al Ksir, K., Kidd, M., & Pack, R. (2022, November). Barriers and facilitators to implementing comprehensive drug-free workplace programs in Tennessee. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Boston, MA.

Beatty, K., Balio, C., Mathis, S., Melton, M., & Meit, M. (2022, September). Do block grant resources equitably reach rural communities? Oral presentation at the Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Conference, Murfreesboro, TN.

Carringer, C., Balio, C., Meit, M., Mathis, S., & Pettyjohn, S. (2022, September). Implementation and evaluation of the PEERhelp program: Addressing recovery in rural communities. Oral presentation at the Tennessee Public Health Association Annual Conference, Murfreesboro, TN.

Beatty, K., Meit, M., Mathis, S., & Wahlquist, A. (2022, May). Rural and racial differences in mental health stigma. Oral presentation at the National Rural Health Association Health Equity Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Kearley, J., Beatty, K., Mathis, S., Wahlquist, A., & Meit, M. (2021, November). Comparing public stigma associated with mental illness in rural and non-rural populations. Oral presentation at the Rural Health Association of Tennessee Annual Conference, Pigeon Forge, TN.

Brooks, B., Mathis, S., Dumas, C., & Pettyjohn, S. (2021, October). Modeling fentanyl-related overdose risk among rural heroin using populations using a community-based approach. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Denver, CO.

Dowling-McClay, K., Mathis, S.M., & Hagemeier, N. (2021, October). A qualitative study of community pharmacist engagement in HIV/HCV prevention services in Central Appalachia. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Denver, CO.

Pack, R. P., Mathis, S., & Hagaman, A. (2021, January). State, regional and national trends in substance use disorder and the impact of COVID-19. Invited presentation at the Psychiatry Grand Rounds (ACCME Accredited), Johnson City, TN.

Hagaman, A., Gray, J., Hagemeier, N., Brooks, B., Mathis, S., Dowling, K., & Pack, R. (2018, November). Impact of an organized marketing campaign on drug take back event outcomes in South Central Appalachia. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, San Diego, CA.Pack, R. &

Mathis, S. (2016, September). Substance use disorder in Central Appalachia: Challenges for cultural competency. Invited talk at Culture and Health: Professional Competency in the 21st Century, Johnson City, TN.

Mathis, S., Hagaman, A., Kirschke, D., & Hagemeier, N. (2016, May). A rural community’s response to opioid overdose deaths. Poster presented at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.Hagaman, A. &

Mathis, S. (2016, April). Interprofessional working group addresses prescription drug abuse. Oral presentation at the National Health Outreach Conference, Roanoke, VA.Mathis, S., Brooks, B., & Pack, R. (2015, November). Non-medical use of prescription drugs in the workplace. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Chicago, IL.