Erin Madden, PhD

Biography

Dr. Madden is a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, at Wayne State University. Her research explores healthcare access among marginalized populations (e.g., people of color, tribal communities, low-income, and rural populations), substance use, harm reduction, and social factors affecting healthcare for people who use drugs.

She has published research on primary care programs for people with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, racial and ethnic differences in naloxone prescriptions, stigma related to substance use and harm reduction, and professional attitudes towards medications for opioid use disorders.

Dr. Madden also specializes in interdisciplinary qualitative and mixed methods research and community-engaged research.