Project AURA (Advancing Unity in Rural America)
A SAMHSA funded Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center Program
Overview:
Project AURA is an initiative of the Center for Rural Health at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. Project AURA is responsible for developing and disseminating resources, training, and technical assistance that focuses on opioid and stimulant misuse in rural areas throughout HHS Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas). Robust partnerships and collaborative approaches within Region 6 are essential to the success of Project AURA. Together with our partners we will:
- Identify model programs
- Develop and update materials related to the prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery activities for SUD and OUD
- Ensure that high-quality training is provided
Team Members:
Principal Investigator: Julie Croff
Project Director: Emily McKenzie
Title TBD: Dallas McCance
Project Manager: Ashleigh Chiaf
Institutional Partners:
University of New Mexico
Cassandra Boness, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
Research Assistant Professor https://casaa.unm.edu/cboness.html
Megan Kirouac, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
Research Assistant Professor https://casaa.unm.edu/mkirouac.html
University of Texas Health San Antonio
Krista Comfort
Community Outreach Coordinator, Senior
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristacomfort/
Adrienne Lindsey, MA, DBH
Director, Center for Substance Use Training and Telementoring
Assistant Professor, UT Health San Antonio
https://directory.uthscsa.edu/academics/profile/lindseya2
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH
Executive Director, Be Well Texas
Vice President for Research, UT Health San Antonio https://directory.uthscsa.edu/academics/profile/potterjs
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Meghan Breckling, PharmD, BCACP
Assistant Professor, Center for Implementation Research
Department of Pharmacy Practice
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS Bio: https://pharmacy.uams.edu/team/meghan-breckling-pharm-d-bcacp/
Leah Tobey, PT, DPT, MBA
Instructor & Academic Detailer, Center Health Services Research
Physical Therapist, Chronic Pain Division
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS Bio: https://psychiatry.uams.edu/research/center-for-health-services-research/faculty-and-staff/leah-tobey-pt-dpt-mba/
Mohab Ali, MD
Academic Detailer
Psychiatric Research Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences https://addiction-behavioral-conferences.magnusgroup.org/speaker/mohab-ali
Tulane University School of Medicine
Robert Limbaugh, MD
Addiction Medicine