Tessa Frohe, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Research Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Health Systems and Population Health

Leadership Role(s)

Faculty Member, Harm Reduction Research and Treatment Center

Faculty Member, Research with Expert Advisors on Drug Use

frohe06@uw.edu

I am a trained Behavioral Psychologist with a PhD in Health & Human Performance. The main goal of my work is to reduce substance-related harms and improve quality of life for people experiencing problems related to their substance use. I work closely with community members who use drugs to inform my line of research and address key needs identified. My primary appointment is at the Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center within the UW School of Medicine and hold an Affiliate Faculty appointment within the School of Public Health.​ My aim is to adapt, refine, and disseminate harm reduction programs through digital health interventions to empower individuals and ameliorate substance-related harms.

Education

PhD, Health Behavior Psychology, University of Florida, 2015-2020
BA, Psychology major & Honors and Music minor, University of New Mexico, 2010-2014

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs
Training Programs

Other Affiliations

Research with Expert Advisors on Drug Use (READU) Evaluation Team

Clears Project

Recent Publications

"All it's gonna tell you is if it has fentanyl or not:" Perceptions of fentanyl and drug checking among first responders and people who use drugs.
(2025 Jun 25)
J Subst Use Addict Treat 176(): 209747
Goh BY, Williams EC, Wettemann C, Fockele CE, Frohe T, Williams G, Holland N, Rourke RE, Pitcher R, Oliphant-Wells T, van Draanen J
"I don't let anybody die on my watch": perspectives on the intersection of community overdose response and emergency medical services among people who use drugs in Seattle, WA.
(2025 Mar 28)
Harm Reduct J 22(1): 43
Wettemann C, Perlmutter DL, Frohe T, Ryan T, Williams GW, Holland N, Rourke R, Pitcher R, Elswick Fockele C, Goh B, Billingsley G, van Draanen J
Using digitally delivered measurement-based care in substance use disorder treatment: qualitative analysis of patients' perspectives.
(2025)
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 51(3): 317-327
Frohe T, Cohn EB, Frost MC, Johnson TR, Hallgren KA
The association between pain and negative alcohol-related consequences among college students engaged in binge drinking: The moderating role of reward and relief drinking motives.
(2025 May)
Addict Behav 164(): 108287
Holmes F, Herchenroeder L, Votaw VR, Frohe T, Yeung EW
Exploratory analysis of blood alcohol concentration-related technology use and drinking outcomes among young adults.
(2024 Nov)
Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) 48(11): 2188-2199
Wilson SE, Lavoie HA, Berey BL, Frohe T, Rowland BHP, Hone LSE, Leeman RF
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