Janet Childerhose, PhD
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
Academic information
- Department: Internal Medicine
Research interests
- Opioid Policies and Prescribing Practices
- Community-Based Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Initiatives (US and Canada)
- Drug-Checking Tools and Strategies
- Pain Management for Sickle Cell Disease
- Co-Design with Community Populations
- Research Ethics
About
Biography
I am a medical anthropologist and bioethics researcher who conducts mixed-methods community-engaged and clinical research using survey, qualitative, and biomarker methods. I investigate the design, distribution, and implementation of fentanyl and xylazine test strips to prevent fatal overdose in the United States. With a longstanding interest in how physicians navigate ethical dilemmas in delivering care, I conduct research on how providers manage opioid-prescribing for pain and shared decision-making with persons who have sickle cell disease.
Credentials
Education
- Hech-Levi Postdoctoral Fellow, The Berman Institute of Bioethics
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Bioethics and Social Science in Medicine
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- PhD - Medical Anthropology
- McGill University, Montreal, QC, United States
- MA - History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, United States
- BA - Anthropology
- University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, United States
Research
Research interests
- Opioid Policies and Prescribing Practices
- Community-Based Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Initiatives (US and Canada)
- Drug-Checking Tools and Strategies
- Pain Management for Sickle Cell Disease
- Co-Design with Community Populations
- Research Ethics
- Equity in Research Design
- Moral Distress of Healthcare Providers
Current Projects
- The Overdose Stories. Funders: The Ohio State University Society of Fellows (Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme), The SOAR Initiative / SAMHSA, and HOMES microgrant. Role: PI.
- Fentanyl Test Strip Use and Overdose Risk Reduction Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs in HCS Communities (The Stay Safe Study). Funder: NIH NIDA, 5UM1DA049417-04. Role: Co-I and Ohio Site Lead)
- Optimizing HEALing in Ohio Communities (OHiO). Funder: NIDA/NIH, UM1 DA049417. Role: Co-I.
- Development of a Mobile Application to Train Adults with Sickle Cell Disease in Mindfulness-Based Pain Management. Care Innovation and Community Improvement Program. Role: Co-I.