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Carla King
Carla King, MPH
NYU Grossman School of Medicine - PhD student, Department of Population Health
Education
MPH, Public Health, Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada
ND, Naturopathic Medicine, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
BAS, Cognitive Neuropsychology and Nutrition, Guelph University, Canada
Research Interests
Substance use, opioid use, health services research, implementation science, gender disparities, racial disparities, drug overdose
BIO
Carla King is a PhD student in the Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her research uses implementation science and mixed methods to study the effects of addiction-focused interventions and policies on substance use related health outcomes. Prior to joining NYU, Ms. King worked in behavioral health program implementation for New York City’s public hospital system.
Publications

Recent

Textor L, King C, Rostam-Abadi Y, Fernando J, Appleton N, Fawole A, Barron C, Schatz D, McNeely J (2025).
They never, never, never give up on me”: Perspectives on an addiction consult service from hospitalized people who use opioids at 6 New York City public hospitals
Substance Use & Addiction Journal [Epub 2025 Dec 1]. doi: 10.1177/29767342251392696.

Choi S, Knopf E, O'Grady MA, Van Domselaar I, Ortiz J, King C, Neighbors CJ, D'Aunno T (2025).
Understanding barriers and facilitators of inter-organizational dynamics in addressing substance use disorder among pregnant and parenting women
PLoS One, 20 (11), e0336029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336029. PMCID: PMC12611144.

Rostam-Abadi Y, McNeely J, Tarpey T, Fernando J, Appleton N, Fawole A, Mazumdar M, Kalyanaraman Marcello R, Cooke C, Dolle J, Siddiqui S, Schatz D, King C (2025).
Medication for opioid use disorder for hospitalized patients at six New York City public hospitals with an addiction consult service
Journal of Addiction Medicine, 19 (5), 557-564. doi: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001450.

Bunting AM, Fawole A, Fernando J, Appleton N, King C, Textor L, Schatz D, McNeely J (2025).
Staff perspectives of barriers and facilitators to implementation of the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program in New York City safety net hospitals
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 168, 209560. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209560. PMCID: PMC11624107.

Stevens ER, Fawole A, Rostam Abadi Y, Fernando J, Appleton N, King C, Mazumdar M, Shelley D, Barron C, Bergmann L, Siddiqui S, Schatz D, McNeely J (2025).
Attributes of higher- and lower-performing hospitals in the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program implementation: A multiple-case study
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 168, 209528. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209528. PMCID: PMC11624095.

Ms. King's Research Gate Profile