Dr. Beth Meyerson is a Professor at the University of Arizona focused on the harm reduction and sexual health policy and systems in the College of Medicine – Tucson (Family and Community Medicine), where she directs the Harm Reduction Research Lab. The lab faculty include researchers from 7 universities across the United States (and one in Australia). A feature of Dr. Meyerson’s lab is the development of researchers with lived/living drug use experience. Beth is also the Policy Director for the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction in University of Arizona Health Sciences, and faculty of the Institute for LGBT Studies at the University of Arizona. Dr. Meyerson works closely with a statewide, transdisciplinary group of people to build the evidence edifice to inform practice and policy to improve the health of people who use drugs. The Drug Policy Research and Advocacy Board (DPRAB) is this group and includes MOUD providers, people on MOUD, people with lived drug use experience, payors, policy makers, harm reduction organizations and university researchers. Beth 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 the state of Missouri, and directing a non-profit AIDS service organization. She has published over 75 peer reviewed manuscripts, a book on the history and contributions of U.S. Public Health Advisors and two children’s books.
Helpful Links:
National Harm Reduction Coalition
