Madeline Frost, PhD, MPH

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

mcfrost@uw.edu

I am a health services researcher and implementation scientist focused on improving care for substance use disorders. My work seeks to increase access to this care through telehealth and implementation outside of traditional substance use treatment settings, as well as to improve care quality and patient-centeredness. I am an investigator at VA Puget Sound Health Care System and a VA Career Development Awardee.

Education

Implementation Research Institute Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, 2025-2026
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Systems Research, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 2022-2025
PhD, Health Services, University of Washington School of Public Health, 2022
MPH, Health Services, University of Washington School of Public Health, 2017
BA, Sociology, Colorado College, 2012

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs

Other Affiliations

Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Recent Publications

"Getting Your Feet Wet": Veteran Perspectives on a Telemedicine Physician-Pharmacist Management Model for Substance Use Disorder Treatment.
(2026 Jul 16)
J Gen Intern Med
Tuegel C, Fletcher OV, Storms M, Frost MC, Kenny M, Wyse JJ, Hagedorn HJ, Hawkins E, Chander G, Kennedy AJ
Provision of recommended treatment for stimulant use disorder in United States substance use treatment facilities.
(2026 Jul 13)
Int J Drug Policy 155(): 105428
Frost MC, Coughlin LN, Stewart MT
Asynchronous Electronic Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Veterans in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Quality Improvement Trial.
(2026 Jun 29)
JAMA Intern Med
Reddy A, Nelson KM, Geyer J, Gunnink E, Wheat CL, Rojas J Jr, Berger D, Shah N, Frost MC, Schuttner L
A Pilot Evaluation of a Telemedicine Pharmacist-Physician Management Model to Increase Access to Medication for Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders for Rural Veterans.
(2026 Mar)
J Rural Health 42(2): e70158
Kennedy AJ, Frost MC, Malte CA, Fletcher OV, Gray M, Kenny ME, Liu AW, Samawat S, Sinton TI, Tuegel C, Wyse JJ, Hagedorn HJ, Hawkins EJ, Chander G
Differences in buprenorphine initiation and retention for opioid use disorder between primary care and substance use disorder specialty care settings.
(2026 Apr)
J Subst Use Addict Treat 183(): 209895
Livingston NR, Malte CA, Frost MC, Saxon AJ, Gordon AJ, Hagedorn HJ, Kennedy AJ, Williams EC, Hawkins EJ
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