B.S. University of Michigan 2006
M.P.H. Wayne State University 2011
M.S. Michigan State University 2015
Ph.D. Michigan State University 2016

Position/Grant/Award/etc.

• 2024-present: Interim Assistant Dean for Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Research
• 2019-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington
• 2016-2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont

Scholarly Interest

Dr. Parker's research interests lie in the field of drug use epidemiology, how drug use and drug use disorders disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, and opportunities for public health strategies. Her focus is on identifying characteristics associated with opioid use at the population level with attention to developing hypotheses that lead to more efficacious interventions or treatment. She also has expertise in implementing tobacco regulatory science research on smokers with concurrent affective disorders, opioid use disorder, and socioeconomic disadvantage.

• Opioid and Other Drug Use
• Psychiatric Disorders
• Tobacco Regulatory Science
• Vulnerable Populations

Ochalek, T.A., Parker, M.A., Higgins, S.T., & Sigmon, S.C. (2019). Fentanyl exposure among patients seeking opioid treatment. J Subs Abuse Treat, 96, 23-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2018.10.007

Parker, M.A. (2019). Persistence of extra-medical prescription pain reliever use and alcohol involvement among United States 12-20 year olds. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. doi: 10.1037/pha0000262

Peck, K.R., Parker, M.A., & Sigmon, S.C. (2019). Reasons for Non-Medical Use of Prescription Opioids among Young Adults: Role of Educational Status. Prev Med. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.047

Parker, M.A., Pearson, J.L., Villanti, A.C. (2019). Limited utility of detailed e-cigarette use measures: An analysis of NESARC-III. Addict Behav, 97, 56-62. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.05.001

Parker, M.A. & Villanti, A.C. (2019). Patterns and frequency of current e-cigarette use in United States adults, 2012-2013. Subst Use Misuse, 1-7. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1626433

Cheng, H.G., Parker, M.A., Anthony, J.C. (2019). Female-male differences in prescription pain reliever dependence levels: Evidence on newly incident adolescent and young-adult users in the United States, 2002-2014. Drug Alcohol Depend.