Dennis J. Hand, PhD
Associate Professor
Executive Director, Jefferson Center for Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education, and Research
Associate Professor
Executive Director, Jefferson Center for Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education, and Research
Education
PhD, Applied Experimental Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI - 2012
MS, Experimental Psychology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI - 2008
Publications
- “Someone is there with you through this [pregnancy] that isn't seeing you through a negative lens”: Considerations for integrating doula referrals into opioid treatment programs
- Standard Versus Rapid Inpatient Methadone Titration for Pregnant Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Scarce perinatal social support for women with OUD: Opportunities for doula services
- Maternal Perspective of Inpatient Methadone Initiation: Opportunities to Increase Retention in Treatment
- Group prenatal care for pregnant women with opioid use disorder: Preliminary evidence for acceptability and benefits compared with individual prenatal care
Fellowship
Behavioral Pharmacology of Human Drug Dependence, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Awards
2013 - NIDA Women & Sex/Gender Junior Investigator Travel Award for travel to the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 75th Annual Meeting.
2020 - Sidney Kimmel Medical College Faculty Team Achievement Award
Research & Clinical Interests
Dr. Hand's leadership roles at MATER include strategic planning and program development with particular emphases on the care management and pharmacological treatment components of substance use disorder treatment. Dr. Hand also conducts research and mentors medical students, residents, and fellows on pharmacological treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy, treatment of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, treatments for tobacco and polysubstance use disorders among pregnant and parenting women and increasing access to comprehensive reproductive health services among individuals with substance use disorders.