Michele Staton

Datos Biográficos

ID5417002
NOMBREMichele Staton
NOMBRESMichele
APELLIDOStaton
FIRMASTATON M
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Kentucky
ORCID0000-0002-5093-8131
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS39
TOTAL DE CITAS4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR39
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1999
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Factors associated with tobacco product use patterns among criminal legal system impacted adults in Kentucky

    Open AccessAmanda M Bunting, Jaimee Williams et al.ARTICLEHealth & Justice2026

    The tobacco use landscape is rapidly shifting, with growing numbers of people using multiple forms of nicotine delivery (e.g., combustible, electronic nicotine delivery, smokeless). In general populations, multi-product use is associated with high-risk behaviors and poorer health outcomes. Individuals in the criminal legal system (CLS) are a high-risk and vulnerable population with high rates of tobacco use, but little is known about existing tob…

  • Mental Health, Interpersonal Trauma, and Violent Offending in a Sample of Justice-Involved Women With Opioid Use Histories

    Mary M Levi, J Matthew Webster et al.ARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2026

    There is a known relationship between mental health, victimization, and perpetration of violence, yet few studies have investigated this relationship with substance-using women. The current study examined differences in psychological diagnoses, mental health symptoms, and interpersonal trauma between violent and nonviolent female offenders with opioid use histories. Findings revealed that lifetime mental health diagnoses and interpersonal trauma …

  • Clinical and demographic characteristics of participants in a hepatitis C treatment trial in rural Kentucky

    Open AccessJennifer R Havens, B Williams et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: The advent of curative direct acting antiviral (DAA) drugs to treat those actively infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has allowed for discussion around HCV elimination. Restrictive state-by-state policies for the coverage of DAAs for Medicaid recipients may hamper elimination efforts in the United States by limiting access to these curative treatments. METHODS: The purpose of the current analysis was to examine the sociodemog…

  • County health rankings, provider shortages, and the health of incarcerated women with opioid use disorder

    Open AccessMeghan Urhahn, Martha Tillson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2026

    PURPOSE: Incarcerated women in rural Kentucky face significant barriers to healthcare, including provider shortages, geographic isolation, and limited access to preventive services. This study examines how county health rankings and primary care provider (PCP) availability relate to women's self-reported health conditions and healthcare utilization prior to incarceration (PIT). METHODS: A total of 900 incarcerated women across nine Kentucky jails…

  • Social Network Barriers to Extended-Release Naltrexone Within Rural Appalachia

    Amanda M Bunting, Carrie B Oser et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2025

    Background Extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX, Vivitrol®) is an effective, but underutilized, evidence-based treatment for people with opioid use disorder (POUD) who are incarcerated. Networks of family, friends, and clinicians serve as social influencers of health behaviors, including XR-NTX initiation, and are especially salient in Appalachia.Objectives Using a triangulation of perspectives, this study examined concordance between the social n…

  • Overdose education and naloxone distribution in jails

    Open AccessTimothy Hunt, Carrie B Oser et al.ARTICLEHealth & Justice2025

    BACKGROUND: Opioid-related overdose is the leading cause of mortality among individuals recently released from incarceration in the U.S. Naloxone is an FDA-approved opioid antagonist medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. Despite evidence of its acceptability and effectiveness at reducing the risk of opioid overdose death after release from incarceration, only an estimated 25% of US jails provide naloxone upon release. This study…

  • Overdose education and naloxone distribution among women with a history of OUD transitioning to the community following jail release

    Open AccessMichele Staton, Megan F Dickson et al.ARTICLEHealth & Justice2025

    BACKGROUND: The criminal legal system (CLS) provides a critical intervention point for women at high risk for overdose, and the need continues to rise as the number of incarcerated women increases. Effective, targeted prevention interventions to reduce overdose risk for CLS-involved women are needed, such as naloxone distribution. This study describes the overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) procedures used in the Kentucky-hub of t…

  • Correlates of Six-Month Recidivism among Rural Incarcerated Women

    Brittany D Miller-Roenigk, Bridgette Peteet et al.ARTICLEWomen & Criminal Justice2025

    With growing rates of incarceration among women, it is crucial to understand factors associated with reincarceration. Rural incarcerated women have increased risks for strains and drug use. General Strain Theory posits that strains (drug use, psychosocial stressors) are associated with recidivism. Women experience as much, or more strain than men. The present secondary analysis examined intravenous drug use (IDU) and psychosocial factors (partner…

  • Exploring the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and internalized substance use stigma

    Open AccessJaxin Annett, Marguerite Webster et al.ARTICLEStigma and Health2025

    While adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health (MH) may significantly influence internalized substance use stigma (ISUS), these relationships remain underexplored. This study addresses this gap by: (1) examining bivariate relationships between ACEs, MH, and ISUS, and (2) investigating the mediating role of MH-specifically anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-in this relationship. As part of the ongoing NIDA…

  • Correlates of recovery capital among women in jails

    Open AccessAmanda Fallin‐Bennett, Amanda Fallin-Bennett et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2025

    This sample of incarcerated women reported low recovery capital. However, findings highlight recovery capital as a multidimensional construct, related to factors across all four SAMSHA dimensions of recovery, especially 'community'. Interventions are needed to build recovery capital across each dimension, particularly leveraging social support, to promote sustained recovery among women who are incarcerated

  • Facebook as a Strategy To Deliver a Peer Navigation Intervention for Recently Incarcerated Women with Opioid Use Disorder

    Open AccessMartha Tillson, Jaxin Annett et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2025Referencias: 59

  • Overdose Experiences Among a Sample of Women in Jail with Opioid Use Disorder

    Megan F Dickson, Jaxin Annett et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2024

    Background: Previous non-fatal overdose may increase risk of overdose fatality for women reentering the community following incarceration, but pre-incarceration overdose experiences are understudied. This study describes the prevalence and correlates of non-fatal overdose prior to jail among women with opioid use disorder (OUD). Methods: Women (N = 700) were randomly selected from eight Kentucky jails, screened for OUD, and interviewed as part of…

  • The Association of Geographic Congruence With Postrelease Substance Use and Reincarceration

    Open AccessAmanda M Bunting, Martha Tillson et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2024

    This research examined consistency in living in the same geographical area pre- and post-incarceration as a predictor of postrelease substance use and recidivism. Data from a 2018–2020 cohort of the Criminal Justice Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study ( n = 935) were analyzed. Rural–urban congruence compared the county an individual reported living in prior to incarceration to the county they reported living in at the time of their follow-up. Logist…

  • Rapid jail-based implementation of overdose education and naloxone distribution in response to the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessCarrie B Oser, Margaret Mcgladrey et al.ARTICLEHealth & Justice2024

  • Rural and urban clinician views on Covid-19’s impact on substance use treatment for individuals on community supervision in Kentucky

    Open AccessCarrie B Oser, Maria Rockett et al.ARTICLEHealth & Justice2024

  • Protective Factors Associated With Lower Likelihood of Injection Drug Use and Experiencing Overdose Among Incarcerated Women

    Open AccessMichele Staton, Martha Tillson et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2024

  • Facilitating factors and barriers for use of medications to treat opioid use disorder (Moud) among justice‐involved individuals in rural Appalachia

    Open AccessMichele Staton, Erika Pike et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2024Citada por: 2Referencias: 51

    The purpose of this qualitative study is to assess facilitating factors and barriers for medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiation among justice‐involved individuals in one rural Appalachian community, as well as how those factors may differ across the three types of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medications. Qualitative interviews were conducted with rural justice‐involved individuals ( N = 10) with a history of op…

  • Transactional sex among rural, justice‐involved Appalachian women who use drugs

    Open AccessMegan F Dickson, Martha Tillson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2023

    PURPOSE: Transactional sex is associated with an array of other health risk behaviors and adverse health outcomes, including HIV. However, despite concerns regarding a potential HIV outbreak, there is limited understanding of transactional sex among rural Appalachians who engage in high-risk behaviors. Thus, the current study describes the prevalence and correlates of transactional sex among a sample of rural, justice-involved Appalachian women w…

  • The Importance of Justice and Health Care Partnerships in Moud Feasibility Trials

    Michele Staton, Erika Pike et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice…2023

    This paper overviews the importance of justice and health-care partnerships in a MOUD feasibility trial in a rural Appalachian community. Research partners included a local jail, a local community supervision office, and a local community federally qualified health center. This paper describes the pilot feasibility study participants and methodology, as well as lessons learned including the challenges encountered and needed changes to address fea…

  • Scales for participant Alliance with Recovery Coach (SPARC)

    Amanda Fallin‐Bennett, Amanda Fallin-Bennett et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2023

    Recovery coaches are individuals with lived experience with recovery from substance use disorder who typically engender a greater sense of trust than found with other types of healthcare providers. However, there currently are no validated tools that measure the connection between recovery coaches and their participants. The purpose of this study was to describe the initial development of the Scales for Participant Alliance with Recovery Coach (S…

  • Community Relationship Quality and Reincarceration Following Rural Drug-Using Women’s Reentry From Jail

    Open AccessMartha Tillson, Megan F Dickson et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2022

    Interpersonal relationships and social support are important factors in women’s successful reentry from incarceration, but limited research has explored the role of women’s relationships to their communities during the reentry process. In the current study, women were recruited from three rural Appalachian jails, screened for high-risk behaviors (including drug use and unprotected sex), and interviewed at 12 months postrelease ( N = 339). Intervi…

  • The rural identity scale

    Open AccessCarrie B Oser, Justin Strickland et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2022

    PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to conduct a psychometric evaluation of a new 35-item survey developed in the United States to measure rural identity. METHODS: Factor structure, reliability, convergent validity, and incremental validity of the Rural Identity Scale (RIS) were examined using two datasets. Study 1 examined RIS psychometric properties using survey data collected from substance use treatment counselors in a southeastern state (…

  • An Exploratory Examination of Social Media Use and Risky Sexual Practices

    Open AccessMichele Staton, Megan F Dickson et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • Adaptation of a standard extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) protocol for rural re-entering offenders with OUD

    Open AccessMichele Staton, Hannah K Knudsen et al.ARTICLEHealth & Justice2021

  • Polysubstance Use Patterns among Justice-Involved Individuals Who Use Opioids

    Amanda M Bunting, Carrie B Oser et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2020

    Aim The current study explores pre-incarceration polysubstance use patterns among a justice-involved population who use opioids. Design: Setting: Data from prison and jail substance use programing in the state of Kentucky from 2015–2017 was examined. Participants: A cohort of 6,569 individuals who reported both pre-incarceration use of opioids and reported the use of more than one substance per day. Measurements: To determine the different typolo…