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 focuses on increasing access to this care through telehealth and implementation outside of traditional substance use treatment settings, as well as improving care quality and patient-centeredness. I am an investigator at VA Puget Sound Health Care System and a VA Career Development Awardee.

Education

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

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
Patient perspectives on the effectiveness of written exposure therapy and medication for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered in primary care.
(2025 Dec)
J Trauma Stress 38(6): 1021-1031
Frost MC, Joseph M, Bechtel JM, Hauge S, Engel CC, Kaysen D, Cerimele JM, Nolan JP, Sloan DM, Marx BP, Fortney JC
Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study.
(2025 Nov 1)
Am J Psychiatry 182(11): 1016-1023
Coughlin LN, Tomlinson DC, Zhang L, Kim HM, Frost MC, Khazanov G, McKay JR, DePhilippis D, Lin LA
Patient Attitudes Toward Substance Use Screening and Discussion in Primary Care: Comparison Across Demographic Characteristics.
(2025 Jan-Dec)
J Prim Care Community Health 16(): 21501319251364034
Frost MC, McNeely J, Appleton N, Farkas S, Wakeman SE, Wilens TE, Kannry J, McLeman B, Nesin N, Rosenthal RN, Rosa C, Wahle A, Pitts S, Williams EC, Hamilton L
Patient characteristics associated with receipt of contingency management for stimulant use disorder in the Veterans Health Administration.
(2025 Jul 1)
Drug Alcohol Depend 272(): 112683
Frost MC, Coughlin LN, Zhang L, Tomlinson DC, Lin LA
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