Dr. Ju Nyeong Park, Ph.D., M.H.S., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology (Research) at Brown University, and a Research Scientist at Rhode Island Hospital. Dr. Park's team, the Harm Reduction Innovation Lab (HRIL) is based at Rhode Island Hospital. Our mission is to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative interventions to promote the health and wellbeing of people who use drugs, including overdose detection technologies, drug checking programs and harm reduction centers. Dr. Park's team includes Erin Thompson, MPH (Project Manager) and Jessie Tardif, BA (Research Assistant), as well as students from Brown University and Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Park has extensive experience in data analysis using epidemiologic methods, including longitudinal data analysis, multi-level modeling and confirmatory factor analysis. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed publications on substance use, HIV and overdose.
Currently, Dr. Park serves as PI/Co-PI on mixed-methods projects in Rhode Island and Maryland, and mentors undergraduate students, graduate students and fellows. She earned her Ph.D. and M.H.S. in Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and B.S. from the University of Sydney.
Sherman SG, Rouhani S, White RH, Weicker N, Morris M, Schneider K, Park JN, Barry C. "Acceptability of Overdose Prevention Sites in the Business Community in Baltimore, Maryland." Journal of Urban Health, 2022. |
Gandhi P, Rouhani S, Park JN, Urquhart GJ, Allen ST, Morales KB, Green TC, Sherman SG. "Alternative use of buprenorphine among people who use opioids in three U.S. Cities." Substance Abuse, vol. 43, no. 1, 2022, pp. 364-370. |
Kurani S, Webb L, Cadet K, Ma M, Gibson M, Jallah N, Park JN, Johnson RM. "Area-level deprivation and adverse childhood experiences among high school students in Maryland." BMC Public Health, vol. 22, no. 1, 2022, pp. 811. |
Rosen JG, Toomre T, To C, Olatunde PF, Cooper L, Glick JL, Park JN. "Communicative appeals and messaging frames in visual media for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis promotion to cisgender and transgender women." Culture, Health & Sexuality, 2022, pp. 1-17. |
Park JN, Urquhart G, Morris M, Dahal R, Rouhani S, Sherman SG. "Discordance Between Self-reported and Biologically Tested Exposure to Fentanyl Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose." Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2022. |
Park JN, Owczarzak J, Urquhart G, Morris M, Weicker NP, Rouhani S, Sherman SG. "HIV Risk Among Urban and Suburban People Who Inject Drugs: Elevated Risk Among Fentanyl and Cocaine Injectors in Maryland." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 26, no. 1, 2022, pp. 277-283. |
Tomko C, Schneider KE, Rouhani S, Urquhart GJ, Nyeong Park J, Morris M, Sherman SG. "Identifying pathways to recent non-fatal overdose among people who use opioids non-medically: How do psychological pain and unmet mental health need contribute to overdose risk?." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 127, 2022, pp. 107215. |
Beckham SW, Glick JL, Schneider KE, Allen ST, Shipp L, White RH, Park JN, Sherman SG. "Latent Classes of Polysubstance Use and Associations with HIV Risk and Structural Vulnerabilities among Cisgender Women Who Engage in Street-Based Transactional Sex in Baltimore City." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 7, 2022. |
Rosen JG, Park JN, Schneider KE, White RH, Beckham SW, Glick JL, Footer KHA, Sherman SG. "Mapping Interests in Event-Driven and Long-Acting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Formulations onto the HIV Risk Environment of Street-Based Female Sex Workers: A Latent Class Analysis." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 26, no. 6, 2022, pp. 1992-2002. |
Park JN, Schneider KE, Fowler D, Sherman SG, Mojtabai R, Nestadt PS. "Polysubstance Overdose Deaths in the Fentanyl Era: A Latent Class Analysis." Journal of Addiction Medicine, vol. 16, no. 1, 2022, pp. 49-55. |
Rosen JG, Zhang L, Pelaez D, Coleman JS, To C, Cooper L, Olatunde PF, Toomre T, Glick JL, Park JN. "Provider Perspectives on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Service Disruptions and Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Baltimore, Maryland: A Qualitative Study." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 36, no. 8, 2022, pp. 313-320. |
Park JN, Sherman SG, Sigmund V, Breaud A, Martin K, Clarke WA. "Validation of a lateral flow chromatographic immunoassay for the detection of fentanyl in drug samples." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 240, 2022, pp. 109610. |
Weicker NP, Whaley S, Urquhart G, Park JN, Sherman SG, Owczarzak J. "I Know It Is Going to Ruin Their Life:" Fortune-Telling, Agency, and Harm Reduction in Narratives Concerning Injection Initiation Assistance." Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 56, no. 12, 2021, pp. 1860-1868. |
Urquhart GJ, Sisson LN, Spira AP, Rojo-Wissar DM, Park JN, White RH, Sherman SG. "Associations of cumulative violence and structural vulnerability with restless sleep among female sex workers in Baltimore, Maryland." Sleep Health, vol. 7, no. 1, 2021, pp. 10-13. |
Poteat T, White RH, Footer KHA, Park JN, Galai N, Huettner S, Silberzahn BE, Allen ST, Glick J, Beckham SW, Gaydos CA, Sherman SG. "Characterising HIV and STIs among transgender female sex workers: a longitudinal analysis." Sexually Transmitted Infections, vol. 97, no. 3, 2021, pp. 226-231. |
Tomko C, Glick JL, Nestadt DF, White RH, Allen ST, Park JN, Galai N, Sherman SG. "Characterizing Health Care Access among Cisgender Female Sex Workers with Substance Use Histories in Baltimore, Maryland." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 32, no. 3, 2021, pp. 1584-1603. |
Tomko C, Nestadt DF, Rouhani S, Silberzahn BE, Haney K, Park JN, Galai N, Logie CH, Sherman SG. "Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Construct Validity of the Internalized Sex Work Stigma Scale among a Cohort of Cisgender Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland, United States." The Journal of Sex Research, vol. 58, no. 6, 2021, pp. 713-723. |
Park JN, Decker MR, Bass JK, Galai N, Tomko C, Jain KM, Footer KHA, Sherman SG. "Cumulative Violence and PTSD Symptom Severity Among Urban Street-Based Female Sex Workers." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 36, no. 21-22, 2021, pp. 10383-10404. |
Park JN, Frankel S, Morris M, Dieni O, Fahey-Morrison L, Luta M, Hunt D, Long J, Sherman SG. "Evaluation of fentanyl test strip distribution in two Mid-Atlantic syringe services programs." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 94, 2021, pp. 103196. |
Park JN, Rashidi E, Foti K, Zoorob M, Sherman S, Alexander GC. "Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs in the illicit stimulant supply: Results from U.S. drug seizure data, 2011-2016." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 218, 2021, pp. 108416. |
Zemlak JL, White RH, Nestadt DF, Alexander KA, Park JN, Sherman SG. "Interpersonal Violence and Contraceptive Method Use by Women Sex Workers." Women's Health Issues, vol. 31, no. 6, 2021, pp. 516-522. |
Schneider KE, Urquhart GJ, Rouhani S, Park JN, Morris M, Allen ST, Sherman SG. "Practical implications of naloxone knowledge among suburban people who use opioids." Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, 2021, pp. 47. |
Rouhani S, Decker MR, Tomko C, Silberzahn B, Allen ST, Park JN, Footer KHA, Sherman SG. "Resilience among Cisgender and Transgender Women in Street-Based Sex Work in Baltimore, Maryland." Women's Health Issues, vol. 31, no. 2, 2021, pp. 148-156. |
Sherman SG, Nestadt DF, Silberzahn BE, Decker M, Park JN, Footer KHA. "The Role of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Police as Clients Among Street-Based Female Sex Workers in Baltimore City." Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 48, no. 1, 2021, pp. 12-18. |
Schneider KE, Nestadt PS, Shaw BR, Park JN. "Trends in substances involved in polysubstance overdose fatalities in Maryland, USA 2003-2019." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 223, 2021, pp. 108700. |
Owczarzak J, Weicker N, Urquhart G, Morris M, Park JN, Sherman SG. "We know the streets:" race, place, and the politics of harm reduction." Health & Place, vol. 64, 2020, pp. 102376. |
Park, Ju Nyeong, Tomko, Catherine, Silberzahn, Bradley E., Haney, Katherine, Marshall, Brandon D.L., Sherman, Susan G. "A fentanyl test strip intervention to reduce overdose risk among female sex workers who use drugs in Baltimore: Results from a pilot study." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 110, 2020, pp. 106529. |
Weicker NP, Owczarzak J, Urquhart G, Park JN, Rouhani S, Ling R, Morris M, Sherman SG. "Agency in the fentanyl era: Exploring the utility of fentanyl test strips in an opaque drug market." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 84, 2020, pp. 102900. |
Green TC, Park JN, Gilbert M, McKenzie M, Struth E, Lucas R, Clarke W, Sherman SG. "An assessment of the limits of detection, sensitivity and specificity of three devices for public health-based drug checking of fentanyl in street-acquired samples." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 77, 2020, pp. 102661. |
Silberzahn BE, Morris MB, Riegger KE, White RH, Tomko CA, Park JN, Footer KHA, Huettner SS, Sherman SG. "Barriers and facilitators to retaining a cohort of street-based cisgender female sex workers recruited in Baltimore, Maryland, USA: results from the SAPPHIRE study." BMC Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. 585. |
Footer KHA, White RH, Park JN, Decker MR, Lutnick A, Sherman SG. "Entry to Sex Trade and Long-Term Vulnerabilities of Female Sex Workers Who Enter the Sex Trade Before the Age of Eighteen." Journal of Urban Health, vol. 97, no. 3, 2020, pp. 406-417. |
Fehrenbacher AE, Park JN, Footer KHA, Silberzahn BE, Allen ST, Sherman SG. "Exposure to Police and Client Violence Among Incarcerated Female Sex Workers in Baltimore City, Maryland." Am J Public Health, vol. 110, no. S1, 2020, pp. S152-S159. |
Bicket MC, Park JN, Torrie A, Allen ST, Weir BW, Sherman SG. "Factors associated with chronic pain and non-medical opioid use among people who inject drugs." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 102, 2020, pp. 106172. |
Mazhnaya A, O'Rourke A, White RH, Park JN, Kilkenny ME, Sherman SG, Allen ST. "Fentanyl Preference among People Who Inject Drugs in West Virginia." Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 55, no. 11, 2020, pp. 1774-1780. |
Rouhani S, White RH, Park JN, Sherman SG. "High willingness to use overdose prevention sites among female sex workers in Baltimore, Maryland." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 212, 2020, pp. 108042. |
Decker M, Rouhani S, Park JN, Galai N, Footer K, White R, Allen S, Sherman S. "Incidence and predictors of violence from clients, intimate partners and police in a prospective US-based cohort of women in sex work." Occupational and environmental medicine, 2020. |
Decker MR, Park JN, Allen ST, Silberzahn B, Footer K, Huettner S, Galai N, Sherman SG. "Inconsistent Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers: Partner-specific Influences of Substance Use, Violence, and Condom Coercion." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 24, no. 3, 2020, pp. 762-774. |
Schneider KE, Park JN, Allen ST, Weir BW, Sherman SG. "Knowledge of Good Samaritan Laws and Beliefs About Arrests Among Persons Who Inject Drugs a Year After Policy Change in Baltimore, Maryland." public health reports, vol. 135, no. 3, 2020, pp. 393-400. |
Althoff KN, Leifheit KM, Park JN, Chandran A, Sherman SG. "Opioid-related overdose mortality in the era of fentanyl: Monitoring a shifting epidemic by person, place, and time." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 216, 2020, pp. 108321. |
Rosen JG, Park JN, Opper N, Lim S, Sherman SG. "Patterns and Correlates of New Drug Initiation among Female Exotic Dancers: The Contribution of Occupational and Structural Risks." Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 55, no. 7, 2020, pp. 1122-1128. |
Schneider KE, O'Rourke A, White RH, Park JN, Musci RJ, Kilkenny ME, Sherman SG, Allen ST. "Polysubstance use in rural West Virginia: Associations between latent classes of drug use, overdose, and take-home naloxone." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 76, 2020, pp. 102642. |
White RH, Park JN, Galai N, Decker MR, Allen ST, Footer KHA, Sherman SG. "Short-term interruptions to sex work among a prospective cohort of street-based cisgender female sex workers in Baltimore." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 84, 2020, pp. 102858. |
Park JN, Rouhani S, Beletsky L, Vincent L, Saloner B, Sherman SG. "Situating the Continuum of Overdose Risk in the Social Determinants of Health: A New Conceptual Framework." Milbank Quarterly, vol. 98, no. 3, 2020, pp. 700-746. |
Glick JL, Lim S, Beckham SW, Tomko C, Park JN, Sherman SG. "Structural vulnerabilities and HIV risk among sexual minority female sex workers (SM-FSW) by identity and behavior in Baltimore, MD." Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, 2020, pp. 43. |
Footer KHA, Park JN, Rouhani S, Galai N, Silberzahn BE, Huettner S, Allen ST, Sherman SG. "The development of the Police Practices Scale: Understanding policing approaches towards street-based female sex workers in a U.S. City." PLoS ONE, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. e0227809. |
Jones CM, Bekheet F, Park JN, Alexander GC. "The Evolving Overdose Epidemic: Synthetic Opioids and Rising Stimulant-Related Harms." Epidemiologic reviews, vol. 42, no. 1, 2020, pp. 154-166. |
Rouhani S, Park JN, Morales KB, Green TC, Sherman SG. "Trends in opioid initiation among people who use opioids in three US cities." Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 39, no. 4, 2020, pp. 375-383. |
Sherman SG, Morales KB, Park JN, McKenzie M, Marshall BDL, Green TC. "Acceptability of implementing community-based drug checking services for people who use drugs in three United States cities: Baltimore, Boston and Providence." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 68, 2019, pp. 46-53. |
O'Rourke A, White RH, Park JN, Rodriguez K, Kilkenny ME, Sherman SG, Allen ST. "Acceptability of safe drug consumption spaces among people who inject drugs in rural West Virginia." Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 2019, pp. 51. |
Tomko C, Park JN, Allen ST, Glick J, Galai N, Decker MR, Footer KHA, Sherman SG. "Awareness and Interest in HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Street-Based Female Sex Workers: Results from a US Context." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 33, no. 2, 2019, pp. 49-57. |
Sherman SG, Park JN, Galai N, Allen ST, Huettner SS, Silberzahn BE, Decker MR, Poteat TC, Footer KHA. "Drivers of HIV Infection Among Cisgender and Transgender Female Sex Worker Populations in Baltimore City: Results From the SAPPHIRE Study." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 80, no. 5, 2019, pp. 513-521. |
Coupland H, White B, Bates A, Park JN, Iversen J, Maher L. "Engaging people who inject drugs in hepatitis C virus testing and prevention through community-based outreach, in Sydney, Australia." Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 38, no. 2, 2019, pp. 177-184. |
Rouhani S, Park JN, Morales KB, Green TC, Sherman SG. "Harm reduction measures employed by people using opioids with suspected fentanyl exposure in Boston, Baltimore, and Providence." Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 2019, pp. 39. |
Allen ST, Footer KHA, Galai N, Park JN, Silberzahn B, Sherman SG. "Implementing Targeted Sampling: Lessons Learned from Recruiting Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, MD." Journal of Urban Health, vol. 96, no. 3, 2019, pp. 442-451. |
Park JN, Gaydos CA, White RH, Decker MR, Footer KHA, Galai N, Silberzahn BE, Riegger K, Morris M, Huettner SS, Allen ST, Sherman SG. "Incidence and Predictors of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Trichomonas Among a Prospective Cohort of Cisgender Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland." Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 46, no. 12, 2019, pp. 788-794. |
Park JN, Footer KHA, Decker MR, Tomko C, Allen ST, Galai N, Sherman SG. "Interpersonal and structural factors associated with receptive syringe-sharing among a prospective cohort of female sex workers who inject drugs." Addiction, vol. 114, no. 7, 2019, pp. 1204-1213. |
Schneider KE, Park JN, Allen ST, Weir BW, Sherman SG. "Patterns of polysubstance use and overdose among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland: A latent class analysis." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 201, 2019, pp. 71-77. |
Rouhani S, Gudlavalleti R, Atzmon D, Park JN, Olson SP, Sherman SG. "Police attitudes towards pre-booking diversion in Baltimore, Maryland." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 65, 2019, pp. 78-85. |
Park JN, Linton SL, Sherman SG, German D. "Police violence among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 64, 2019, pp. 54-61. |
Footer KHA, Park JN, Allen ST, Decker MR, Silberzahn BE, Huettner S, Galai N, Sherman SG. "Police-Related Correlates of Client-Perpetrated Violence Among Female Sex Workers in Baltimore City, Maryland." Am J Public Health, vol. 109, no. 2, 2019, pp. 289-295. |
Morales KB, Park JN, Glick JL, Rouhani S, Green TC, Sherman SG. "Preference for drugs containing fentanyl from a cross-sectional survey of people who use illicit opioids in three United States cities." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 204, 2019, pp. 107547. |
Sherman SG, Schneider KE, Park JN, Allen ST, Hunt D, Chaulk CP, Weir BW. "PrEP awareness, eligibility, and interest among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 195, 2019, pp. 148-155. |
Lim S, Park JN, Kerrigan DL, Sherman SG. "Severe Food Insecurity, Gender-Based Violence, Homelessness, and HIV Risk among Street-based Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 23, no. 11, 2019, pp. 3058-3063. |
Glick JL, Christensen T, Park JN, McKenzie M, Green TC, Sherman SG. "Stakeholder perspectives on implementing fentanyl drug checking: Results from a multi-site study." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 194, 2019, pp. 527-532. |
Park JN, Sherman SG, Rouhani S, Morales KB, McKenzie M, Allen ST, Marshall BDL, Green TC. "Willingness to Use Safe Consumption Spaces among Opioid Users at High Risk of Fentanyl Overdose in Baltimore, Providence, and Boston." Journal of Urban Health, vol. 96, no. 3, 2019, pp. 353-366. |
Sherman SG, Hast M, Park JN, Decker MR, Flynn C, German D. "Correlates of exchange sex among a population-based sample of low-income women who have heterosexual sex in Baltimore." AIDS Care, vol. 30, no. 10, 2018, pp. 1273-1281. |
Park JN, Weir BW, Allen ST, Chaulk P, Sherman SG. "Fentanyl-contaminated drugs and non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, MD." Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, 2018, pp. 34. |
Hunter K, Park JN, Allen ST, Chaulk P, Frost T, Weir BW, Sherman SG. "Safe and unsafe spaces: Non-fatal overdose, arrest, and receptive syringe sharing among people who inject drugs in public and semi-public spaces in Baltimore City." International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 57, 2018, pp. 25-31. |
Fallon SA, Park JN, Ogbue CP, Flynn C, German D. "Awareness and Acceptability of Pre-exposure HIV Prophylaxis Among Men Who have Sex with Men in Baltimore." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 21, no. 5, 2017, pp. 1268-1277. |
German D, Brady K, Kuo I, Opoku J, Flynn C, Patrick R, Park JN, Adams J, Carroll M, Simmons R, Smith CR, Davis WW, Mid-Atlantic CFAR Consortium. "Characteristics of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.: Geographic Diversity in Socio-Demographics and HIV Transmission Risk." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 75 Suppl 3, 2017, pp. S296-S308. |
Lewis DA, Park JN, Vail L, Sine M, Welsh C, Sherman SG. "Evaluation of the Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program of the Baltimore Student Harm Reduction Coalition." Am J Public Health, vol. 106, no. 7, 2016, pp. 1243-6. |
Park JN, Papworth E, Billong SC, Elat JB, Kassegne S, Grosso A, Moukam L, Macauley I, Yomb YR, Mondoleba V, Eloundou J, LeBreton M, Ketende SC, Baral S. "Correlates of prior HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis." BMC Public Health, vol. 14, 2014, pp. 1220. |
Park JN, Papworth E, Kassegne S, Moukam L, Billong SC, Macauley I, Yomb YR, Nkoume N, Mondoleba V, Eloundou J, LeBreton M, Tamoufe U, Grosso A, Baral SD. "HIV prevalence and factors associated with HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Cameroon." Journal of the International AIDS Society, vol. 16 Suppl 3, 2013, pp. 18752. |
Park JN, White B, Bates A, Enriquez J, Liao L, Maher L. "Motivators and barriers influencing willingness to participate in candidate HCV vaccine trials: perspectives of people who inject drugs." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 123, no. 1-3, 2012, pp. 35-40. |
5P20GM125507 (Rich)
COBRE on Opioids and Overdose Pilot: Feasibility and Evaluation of a Novel Drug Checking Program in Rhode Island
Project Principal Investigator
Active
5P30AI042853 (Cu-Uvin)
Implementation Science Research on Supervised Injection Facilities in Rhode Island
Project Principal Investigator
Active
1UG3DA056881 (Green)
Navigating the Fentanyl Age with Community Drug Checking
Co-Investigator
Active
BPM020865 (Park & Johnson)
Evaluation Services for the Maryland Overdose Data to Action Project (MD OD2A)
Co-Principal Investigator
Active
Year | Degree | Institution |
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2018 | PhD | Johns Hopkins University |
2013 | MHS | Johns Hopkins University |
2009 | BS | University of Sydney |
2019 NIDA Women & Sex/Gender Differences Junior Investigator Travel Award
2016 Charlotte Silverman Award, Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Research Scientist. Rhode Island Hospital, 2021- |
Associate Scientist. The Johns Hopkins University, 2021-2021 |
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Research). Brown University Department of Medicine, 2021- |
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Research). Brown University, School of Public Health, 2021- |
Assistant Scientist. The Johns Hopkins University, 2018-2021 |