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Laura E. Gressler

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: University of Maryland, Baltimore (2018–2021); United States Food and Drug Administration (2021–2024); Center for Devices and Radiological Health (2021–2023); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2023–2024); Health Services Research & Development (2017); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2017); University of Maryland, College Park (2020–2021)

COP | Pharmaceutical Evaluation & Policy

11 h-index 84 pubs 451 cited

  • Humans
  • Male
  • United States
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Aged
  • Cancer Survivors
  • Drug Overdose
  • Drug Prescriptions
  • Veterans

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Laura E. Gressler's research investigates patterns of opioid and benzodiazepine use, focusing on adverse outcomes and risk factors within specific populations, including US veterans and pregnant women. Her work has examined the association of criminal statutes for opioid use disorder with treatment prevalence among pregnant individuals and the factors influencing opioid initiation in veterans with traumatic brain injury. Gressler also studies patient motivations for substance use disorder treatment and consumer willingness to pay for pharmacy services. She has collaborated extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Danica Marinac‐Dabic, Ambrish A. Pandit, Corey J. Hayes, and Kanna Lewis, contributing to a shared publication record.

Metrics

  • h-index: 11
  • Publications: 84
  • Citations: 451

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2021–present
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences COP | Pharmaceutical Evaluation & Policy Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • State X-waiver Statutes and Buprenorphine Prescriber Rates Following Federal X-waiver Elimination, 2021–2023 (2026)
    American Journal of Preventive Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Contraceptive Access for Active Duty Service Women: Evaluation of Women and Infant Community Care Clinics in the Military Health System (2026)
    Military Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Building Real-World Evidence Infrastructure to Improve Health and Healthcare in the United States: Part III— Questions for Translational Science and Action Theory (2025)
    International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Building Real-World Evidence Infrastructure to Improve Health and Healthcare in the United States: Part I—Coordinated Registry Networks and Systemic Coordinated Inter-Organizational Networks (2025)
    International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Building Real-World Evidence Infrastructure to Improve Health and Healthcare in the United States: Part II—How Coordinated Registry Networks Operate Like Systemic Coordinated Inter-Organizational Networks (2025)
    International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Temporomandibular Disorders at a Crossroads: Meeting Summary (2025)
    International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health DOI OpenAlex
  • OP25 Understanding the Needs and Aspirations of Emerging HEOR Talent: Results From the ISPOR New Professional and Student Survey (2025)
    Value in Health DOI OpenAlex
  • The role of manufacturer and user facility database in evaluating BPH and prostate cancer procedures (2025)
    World Journal of Urology DOI OpenAlex
  • Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities: A Review of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-Approved Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-Enabled Cardiovascular Devices (2025)
    Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Contraceptive Prescribing and Dispensing After the Defense Health Agency’s Policy Change (2025)
    JAMA Network Open 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sustainable, Cooperative, Inclusive, Organized Networks, and Translational Health: A Book Review of Saving Societies from Within: Innovation and Equity through Inter-Organizational Networks (2025)
    International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Patient Work-Up in the Modern Workplace: Role of Remote and Non-Invasive Diagnostics (2025)
    Urologic Clinics of North America DOI OpenAlex
  • HPR78 Impact of the X-Waiver Elimination on Buprenorphine Prescribing by Non-Physician Clinicians: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis (2025)
    Value in Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Changes in maternal morbidity and infant outcomes following state-level abortion bans post-Dobbs: a comparative interrupted time series study (2025)
    BMC Public Health 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Generation of Risk Score for Serious Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) Induced Cardiovascular Events (NAÏVE) Among Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans (2025)
    Journal of Pain Research 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Contraceptive Care among Active-Duty Service Women US Department of Defense via Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. Principal Investigator

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229 Collaborators 113 Institutions 10 Countries

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