Janet E. Childerhose, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Childerhose_Janet_720x720Division of General Internal Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
700 Ackerman Road, Suite 4002
Columbus OH 43202

Janet.childerhose@osumc.edu

Dr. Janet Childerhose is a medical anthropologist and bioethics researcher who conducts mixed-methods community-engaged and clinical research using survey, qualitative, and biomarker methods. She investigates 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, she conducts research on how providers manage opioid-prescribing for pain and shared decision-making with persons who have sickle cell disease.

 

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.

Education and Training

  • Hecht-Levi Postdoctoral Fellow, The Berman Institute of Bioethics. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore MD) 
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Bioethics and Social Science in Medicine. Department of General Medicine, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor MI)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Anthropology
  • Department of Anthropology, McGill University (Montreal QC). Specialization: Medical Anthropology. 
  • Master of Arts, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. University of Toronto (Toronto ON)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. University of Waterloo (Waterloo ON)

Selected Publications

  • Childerhose Janet E., Myers John V., Dzurec Megan E., Gault Caroline, Lieberman Marya, Stenger Sarah G., Munch Fabienne, Niles Kaleigh T., & Fernandez Soledad A. (2025). Usability Testing of Five Fentanyl Test Strip Brands in Real-World Settings. Substance Use & Misuse, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2481321 
  • Childerhose JE, Gelberg K, Vickers-Smith R, Dzurec ME, Oga E, Harris M, Caspar R, Babineau DC, Hall ME, Linas BS, Marks K, Fallin-Bennett A, Fanucchi LC, Gilbert L, David JL, Russo M, Lancaster KE, Fernandez S, Konstan M, Chandler RK, Roeber C, Villani J, Jackson RD, Freisthler B, Walsh SL, El-Bassel N. (2024). Prospective Cohort Study of Fentanyl Test Strip Use and Distribution in Three States: The Stay Safe Study Protocol and Implementation Recommendations for Researchers [preprint]. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4870101/v1 

  • Freeman PR, Walley AY, Winhusen TJ, Oga EA, Villani P, Hunt T, Chandler RK, Oyler DR, Reilly B, Gelberg K, Douglas C, Lyons MS, Holloway J, Vandergrift NA, Adams JW, Asman K, Baker TJ, Brancato CJ, Cheng DM, Childerhose JE, David JL, Feaster DJ, Gilbert L, Glasgow LM, Goddard-Eckrich DA, Knott C, Knudsen HK, Lofwall MR, Marks KR, McMullan JT, Oser CB, Roberts M, Shoben AB, Stein MD, Walters ST, Watson J, Zarkin GA, Jackson RD, Samet JH, Walsh SL, El Bassel N. (2025). Effect of the Communities That HEAL Intervention on overdose education and naloxone distribution: A cluster-randomized, wait-list controlled trial. Am J Public Health. PMID: PMID: 39388670; PMCID: PMC11269010 (available on 2025-08-01). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39388670
  • Lewis N, Eggleston B. Chandler RK, Goddard-Eckrich D, Luster JE, Beard DD, Rodgers E, Chahine R, Westgate PM, Benjamin SN, Holloway J, Clarke T, Lefebvre RC, Stein MD, Helme DW, Reynolds J, Walsh  SW, Freedman D, El-Bassel N, Stephens K, Silwal A, Lofwall M. Childerhose JE, Surratt HL, Crockett BN, Farmer AL, David JL, Fanucchi L, Harness J, Wilburn B, Bursey K, Mattson K, Mann S, Jackson RD, Shadwick A, Calver K, Chassler D, Kimball J, Regan N, Samet JH, Sword-Cruz R & Slater MD. (2024). Stigma and efficacy beliefs regarding opioid use disorder treatment and naloxone in communities participating in the HEALing Communities Study intervention. PLOS ONE 19(12) (December 4). PMID: 39630633. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308965

  • Bose-Brill S, Riley SR, Fried M, Childerhose, Janet E, Hanks C, Moss KO, Miles L, Xu W, Schnell PM, Hyer JM,  Fernandez S, Retchin S, Jonas, DE. (2024). The Center for Health Outcomes in Medicine Scholarship and Service (HOMES): Fostering and Supporting Physician-Initiated Research. Academic Medicine ():10.1097/ACM.0000000000005929 (November 14). | DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005929
  • MacEwan SR, Niles K, Fried M, Schnell PM, Childerhose JE. (2024). Tensions associated with responding to the opioid epidemic: Perspectives of Ohio public library directors. (2024). J Lib Admin 64(7):1-26 (August 27). DOI: 10.1080/01930826.2024.2388497. 

  • Schnell P, Zhao R, Schoenbeck S, Niles K, MacEwan SR, Fried M, Childerhose JE. (2024). How Ohio public library systems respond to opioid-related substance use: A descriptive analysis of survey results. BMC Public Health 24:1336 (May). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18799-x

  • Childerhose JE, Emerson B, Schamess A, Caputo J, Williams M, Gabram O, Klatt M. (2024). “I can’t cry on cue”: Distress experiences of sickle cell disease patients during the emergency clinical encounter. SSM Qual Res Health. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100426
  • Bose-Brill S, Bardales C, Anjum P, Prater L, Otsubo M, Walker C, Miles L, Kreger C, Childerhose JE, Kopechek J. (2023). A Portfolio Coach Informed Professional Development Framework. J Contin Educ Health Prof. (Oct 1). PMID: 37053579.
  • Childerhose JE, Cronin RM, Klatt MD, Schamess A. (2023). Treating chronic pain in sickle cell patients — The need for a biopsychosocial model. N Engl J Med (April 13). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2301143. PMID: 37036154.
  • Crossnohere NL, Childerhose JE, Bose-Brill S. (2022). Increasing the patient-centeredness of predictive analytics tools. Patient 15(6)(Nov):615-617. PMID: 36053486. 

  • Walker DM, Childerhose JE, Chen S, et al. (2022). Exploring perspectives on changing opioid prescribing practices: A qualitative study of community stakeholders in the HEALing Communities Study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 233(April):109342. PMID: 35151024.
     
  • Bose Brill S, O’Rourke B, Moss K, Lockwood B, S Scheck McAlearney A, Howard D, Childerhose J, Crossnohere N, Bridges J. (2022). Integrating Primary Care and Public Health for Advance Care Planning. Am J Accountable Care 10(1)(March):31-37.