Profile

B.S. University of Michigan 2006
M.P.H. Wayne State University 2011
M.S. Michigan State University 2015
Ph.D. Michigan State University 2016

Position/Grant/Award/etc.

• 2025-present: Assistant Dean for Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Research
• 2025-present: Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington
• 2024-2025: Interim Assistant Dean for Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Research
• 2019-2025: Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington
• 2016-2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont

Scholarly Interest

Dr. Parker's research interests lie in the field of drug use epidemiology, how drug use and drug use disorders disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, and opportunities for public health strategies. Her focus is on identifying characteristics associated with opioid use at the population level with attention to developing hypotheses that lead to more efficacious interventions or treatment. She also has expertise in implementing tobacco regulatory science research on individuals who smoke with concurrent affective disorders, opioid use disorder, and socioeconomic disadvantage.

• Opioid and Other Drug Use
• Psychiatric Disorders
• Tobacco Regulatory Science
• Vulnerable Populations

Parker, M.A. & Córdoba-Grueso, W.S.* (2023). Epidemiology of Opioid Use + Smoking, Alcohol, and Polysubstance Use among Persons Using Opioids. The Oxford Handbook of Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder. Dunn, K.E. (ed), New York, NY. ISBN: 9780197618431

Peck, M.X.* & Parker, M.A. (2025). Perceived Risk and Prescription Amphetamine Misuse Among US High School Seniors: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Subst Use Misuse. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2574356

Córdoba-Grueso, W.S.,* Mestre, L.,* & Parker, M.A. (2025). Physical Activity in Adolescence and Cannabis Use in Adulthood: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health in the United States (1994-2018). Health Behav Res. doi: 10.4148/2572-1836.1339

Mestre, L.M.,* Parker, M.A., Lee, J.,* White, M., & Bold, K. (2025). Increasing Trends of Polysubstance Use among Lesbian and Bisexual US Female Adults. Addict Behav. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108469

Liu, X-J.*, Valdez, D., Parker, M.A., & Walsh-Buhi, E.R. (2025). Quality and Misinformation in Cancer-Related Information on Social Media: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review (2014-2023). JMIR. doi: 10.2196/73185

Lee, J., Weinberger, A.C., & Parker, M.A. (2025). The association between sexual identity and cannabis vaping among United States adults: Exploring differences by serious psychological distress. AJPM. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2025.108013

Jacobs, W., Lowry, V.,* Amuta-Jimenez, A., & Parker, M.A. (2025). Cannabis and Tobacco Use and Binge Drinking Among U.S. Black Young Adults: Nativity Differences in Influence of Racial and Societal Stressors. Ethn Health. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2025.2482619

*=student or postdoc involved