Tessa Frohe, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

Leadership Role(s)

Faculty Member, Harm Reduction Research and Treatment Center

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 and people who use drugs to inform my line of research and address key needs identified. Most of my research is conducted at the Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center within the UW School of Medicine.​ 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

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
Examining changes in pain interference via pandemic-induced isolation among patients receiving medication for opioid use disorder: a secondary data analysis.
(2024 Sep 27)
BMC Public Health 24(1): 2581
Frohe T, Janssen T, Garner BR, Becker SJ
"You might be nice, but where you take me, they're not gonna be": Preferences for field-based post-overdose interventions.
(2024 Nov)
Drug Alcohol Rev 43(7): 1865-1879
van Draanen J, Adwell A, Wettemann C, Fockele CE, Goh B, Perlmutter DL, Williams GW, Holland N, Frohe T
Is a very brief web-based intervention with focus on protective behavioral strategies efficacious in reducing impaired control over alcohol in undergraduates?
(2024 Aug 15)
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol
Frohe T, Gebru NM, Wilson B, Leeman RF
Harm Reduction in the Field: First Responders' Perceptions of Opioid Overdose Interventions.
(2024 Jul)
West J Emerg Med 25(4): 490-499
Elswick Fockele C, Frohe T, McBride O, Perlmutter DL, Goh B, Williams G, Wettemann C, Holland N, Finegood B, Oliphant-Wells T, Williams EC, van Draanen J
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