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Ekaterina Pivovarova PhD

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentFamily Medicine and Community Health
AddressUMass Chan Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester MA 01655
Phone774-443-7505
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    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentFamily Medicine and Community Health


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    College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, United StatesBAPsychology & Criminology
    Fordham University, Bronx, NY, United StatesMAClinical Psychology
    Fordham University, Bronx, NY, United StatesPHDForensic Psychology

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    1. Pivovarova E, Taxman FS, Boland AK, Andraka-Christou B, De La Cruz BA, Smelson D, Lemon SC, Friedmann PD. Medication for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD) Providers' Experiences with Recovery Courts: Qualitative Study of Individual and Systemic Factors Impacting Interagency Collaboration. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 Dec 04; 29767342241297745. PMID: 39629785.
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    2. Pivovarova E, Planas Garcia BY, Friedmann PD, Stopka TJ, Santelices C, Evans EA. Collaborating With Jails to Provide Community-based Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: Qualitative Perspectives From MOUD Treatment Providers. J Addict Med. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 19(1):95-101. PMID: 39621548.
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    3. Andraka-Christou B, Viglione J, Ahmed F, Del Pozo B, Atkins DN, Clark MH, Totaram R, Pivovarova E. Factors affecting problem-solving court team decisions about medications for opioid use disorder. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Jan; 168:209525. PMID: 39389546.
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    4. Stopka TJ, Rottapel R, Friedmann PD, Pivovarova E, Evans EA. Perceptions of extended-release buprenorphine among people who received medication for opioid use disorder in jail: a qualitative study. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Sep 12; 19(1):68. PMID: 39267138.
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    5. Evans EA, Pivovarova E, Senthilkumar R, Rottapel RE, Stopka TJ, Santelices C, Ferguson WJ, Friedmann PD. Diversion of medications to treat opioid use disorder: Qualitative findings from formerly incarcerated adults in Massachusetts. Int J Drug Policy. 2023 Dec; 122:104252. PMID: 37980776.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Friedmann PD, Dunn D, Michener P, Bernson D, Stopka TJ, Pivovarova E, Ferguson WJ, Rottapel R, Hoskinson R, Wilson D, Evans EA. COVID-19 impact on opioid overdose after jail release in Massachusetts. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2023 Mar; 6:100141. PMID: 36879616.
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    7. Pivovarova E, Taxman FS, Boland AK, Smelson DA, Lemon SC, Friedmann PD. Facilitators and barriers to collaboration between drug courts and community-based medication for opioid use disorder providers. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 04; 147:208950. PMID: 36804347.
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    8. Matsumoto A, Santelices C, Evans EA, Pivovarova E, Stopka TJ, Ferguson WJ, Friedmann PD. Jail-based reentry programming to support continued treatment with medications for opioid use disorder: Qualitative perspectives and experiences among jail staff in Massachusetts. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 11; 109:103823. PMID: 35994938.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Stopka TJ, Rottapel RE, Ferguson WJ, Pivovarova E, Toro-Mejias LD, Friedmann PD, Evans EA. Medication for opioid use disorder treatment continuity post-release from jail: A qualitative study with community-based treatment providers. Int J Drug Policy. 2022 Dec; 110:103803. PMID: 35965159.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Pivovarova E, Evans EA, Stopka TJ, Santelices C, Ferguson WJ, Friedmann PD. Legislatively mandated implementation of medications for opioid use disorders in jails: A qualitative study of clinical, correctional, and jail administrator perspectives. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 05 01; 234:109394. PMID: 35349918.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Evans EA, Pivovarova E, Stopka TJ, Santelices C, Ferguson WJ, Friedmann PD. Uncommon and preventable: Perceptions of diversion of medication for opioid use disorder in jail. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2022 07; 138:108746. PMID: 35249789.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Christopher PP, Pridgen BE, Pivovarova E. Experiences of Court Clinicians Who Perform Civil Commitment Evaluations for Substance Use Disorders. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2021 Jun; 49(2):187-193. PMID: 33579732.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Evans EA, Stopka TJ, Pivovarova E, Murphy SM, Taxman FS, Ferguson WJ, Bernson D, Santelices C, McCollister KE, Hoskinson R, Lincoln T, Friedmann PD. Massachusetts Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (MassJCOIN). J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 09; 128:108275. PMID: 33483222.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    14. Murray A, Pivovarova E, Klitzman R, Stiles DF, Appelbaum P, Lidz CW. Reducing the Single IRB Burden: Streamlining Electronic IRB Systems. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2021 Jan-Mar; 12(1):33-40. PMID: 32976069.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Pivovarova E, Min HS, Friedmann PD. Impact of extended release naltrexone on health-related quality of life in individuals with legal involvement and opioid use disorders. Subst Abus. 2021; 42(4):618-624. PMID: 32870122.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Klitzman R, Appelbaum PS, Murray A, Pivovarova E, Stiles DF, Lidz CW. When IRBs Say No to Participating in Research about Single IRBs. Ethics Hum Res. 2020 Jan; 42(1):36-40. PMID: 31967411.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Pivovarova E, Klitzman RL, Murray A, Stiles DF, Appelbaum PS, Lidz CW. How Single Institutional Review Boards Manage Their Own Conflicts of Interest: Findings From a National Interview Study. Acad Med. 2019 10; 94(10):1554-1560. PMID: 30998578.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Pivovarova E, Stein MD. In their own words: language preferences of individuals who use heroin. Addiction. 2019 10; 114(10):1785-1790. PMID: 31140667.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Klitzman R, Pivovarova E, Murray A, Appelbaum PS, Stiles DF, Lidz CW. Local Knowledge and Single IRBs for Multisite Studies: Challenges and Solutions. Ethics Hum Res. 2019 Jan; 41(1):22-31. PMID: 30744311.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Lidz CW, Pivovarova E, Appelbaum P, Stiles DF, Murray A, Klitzman RL. Reliance agreements and single IRB review of multisite research: Concerns of IRB members and staff. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2018 Jul-Sep; 9(3):164-172. PMID: 30285561.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Klitzman R, Pivovarova E, Lidz CW. Single IRBs in Multisite Trials: Questions Posed by the New NIH Policy. JAMA. 2017 05 23; 317(20):2061-2062. PMID: 28445582.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    
    22. Pivovarova E, Tanaka G, Tang M, Bursztajn HJ, First MB. Is Helplessness Still Helpful in Diagnosing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? J Nerv Ment Dis. 2016 Jan; 204(1):3-8. PMID: 26704461.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Lidz CW, Albert K, Appelbaum P, Dunn LB, Overton E, Pivovarova E. Why is therapeutic misconception so prevalent? Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2015 Apr; 24(2):231-41. PMID: 25719358.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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