Tessa Frohe, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Acting Assistant Professor

Leadership Role(s)

Faculty Member, Harm Reduction Research and Treatment Center

frohe06@uw.edu

I am a trained Behavioral Psychologist. 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

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Recent Publications

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
Safer-use strategies in the context of harm-reduction treatment for people experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorder.
(2024 Jun 20)
Int J Drug Policy 129(): 104448
Alawadhi YT, Shinagawa E, Taylor EM, Jackson C, Fragasso A, Howard M, Fan L, Kolpikova E, Karra S, Frohe T, Clifasefi SL, Duncan MH, Collins SE
Impaired Control (Both Attempts to Control Drinking and Failed Control) as Prospective Predictors of Negative Outcomes Among Young Adults Who Drink Heavily.
(2024 Jul)
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 85(4): 508-521
Leeman RF, Berey BL, Frohe T, Vásquez Ferreiro A, O'Malley SS
Examining Changes in Pain Interference via Pandemic-Induced Isolation Among Patients Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: A Secondary Data Analysis.
(2023 Aug 9)
Res Sq
Frohe T, Janssen T, Garner BR, Becker SJ
Why get high? Coping and enjoyment motives mediate elevated cannabis demand and cannabis-related outcomes.
(2023 Sep)
Psychol Addict Behav 37(6): 796-808
Schultz NR, Frohe T, Correia CJ, Ramirez JJ
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