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Meghan Gannon, PhD, MSPH

Associate Professor

Contact Information

Meghan Gannon

Jefferson Center for Maternal Addiction, Treatment, Education and Research
1233 Locust Street
Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email Meghan Gannon

215-955-8577

Associate Professor

RESEARCH & CLINICAL INTERESTS

  • Improving health outcomes for pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders 
  • Evaluating doula and perinatal support interventions for individuals in treatment for substance use disorders
  • Family‑centered models of care in substance use treatment programs
  • Health policy and systems research related to maternal addiction treatment

EDUCATION

  • Fellow, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Mental Health, Addiction, and Primary Care Program (2023)
  • Postdoctoral Certificate, Association of College & University Educators, Effective Instruction (2022)
  • PhD, Thomas Jefferson University, Population Health Science (2015)
  • MSPH, Thomas Jefferson University, Clinical Epidemiology (2005)
  • BS, Drexel University, Biology (2002)

PUBLICATIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)

  • Garrick C, Bear B, Gannon M, Kazak AE, Eisenberg J, Alibabaee Y, Schwartz BI. Social support related to menses in gender diverse adolescents: a qualitative study. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. [accepted]
  • Ratner, Jessica A. MD; Chaiyachati, Barbara H. MD, PhD; Demharter, Neera Shah MD; Gannon, Meghan PhD; Hossain, Jobayer PhD; Larkin, Olivia MD; McAllister, Jennifer M. MD; Peera, Fateh MD; Schiff, Davida M. MD, MSc; Sibinga, Erica M.S. MD, MHS; Rohde, Jessica F. MD, MPH; Goyal, Neera K. MD, MSc. Pediatricians’ Attitudes Toward and Use of Terminology About Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine ():10.1097/ADM.0000000000001467, February 17, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001467
  • Gannon M, Hand D, Short VL, Carrubba T, Thiele G, Pancoe S, Lawson S, HaerizadehYazdi N, Keith SW, Abatemarco D. "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. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Nov 15:209585. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209585. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39551148.
  • Reed MK, Camacho TE, Gillingham J, Gill S, Gannon M, Abatemarco D, Kelly EL, Weinstein LC. Patient and navigator experiences with the opioid use disorder treatment system in Philadelphia, PA. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Sep 6:209509. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209509. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39245350.
  • Gannon M, Short V, Keith S, Hand D, Oliner LO, Yang A, Haerizadeh-Yazdi N, IzeIyamu A, Kelly E, Weinstein L, Goyal N, Jeminiwa R, Abatemarco D. Scarce perinatal social support for women with OUD: Opportunities for doula services. Midwifery. 2024 Aug 30;138:104169. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104169. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39217911.
  • Jeminiwa R, Park S, Popielaski C, Gannon M, Myers R, Abatemarco DJ. Development of an Educational Brochure about Treatment Options for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorders. Pharmacy. 2024; 12(4):97. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12040097
  • Bear B, Gannon M, Kazak A, Garrick C, Eisenberg J, Alibabaee Y, Schwartz B. Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults’ Experiences and Attitudes Towards Menstruation. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. April 2024. 
  • Short VL, Spritzer K, Jaffe GA, Sabitsky M, Abatemarco D, McLaughlin K, Hand DJ, Gannon M. Perceptions of Primary Care Among Women in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study. Subst Use Addctn J. 2024 May 15:29767342241253129. doi: 10.1177/29767342241253129. 
  • Short VL, Abatemarco DJ, Gannon M. Breastfeeding Intention, Knowledge, and Attitude of Pregnant Women in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Am J Perinatol. 2024 Jan;41(1):82-88. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740145. Epub 2021 Nov 28. PMID: 34839473; PMCID: PMC9142755.
  • Goyal N; Sood N; Gannon M; Harris G; Hand D; Abatemarco D; Short V. Priorities for Well Child Care of Families Affected by Parental Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine ():10.1097/ADM.0000000000001243, November 22, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001243
  • Gannon M, Hand D, Short V,  McLaughlin K, Flood T, Shaffer K, Lenegan N, Abatemarco D,  DiDonato S, Maternal Perspective of Inpatient Methadone Initiation: Opportunities to Increase Retention in Treatment. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2024 Mar-Apr 01;18(2):122-128. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001252. Epub 2023 Nov 30. PMID: 38039080.
  • Gannon M, McLaughlin K, Short V, Wu A, Inguito K, Hand DJ, Abatemarco DJ. Food Insecurity and Psychological Distress Amongst Parenting Women in Treatment for Opioid Use: Identifying Barriers to Nutritional Equity and Implications for Future Intervention Research. American Journal Health Promotion. 2023 Jul 24:8901171231192840. doi: 10.1177/08901171231192840. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37489060.
  • Goyal N, Gannon M, Sood E, Harris G, Franko E, Abatemarco DJ, Hand DJ, Leib S, Short VL. Group Well Child Care for Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder: Framework for Implementation. Maternal Child Health J. 2023 Jul 29. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03762w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37515747.
  • Short V; Abatemarco D; Sood S; Hand D; Gannon M; Hossain J; Goyal N. The Child Healthcare at MATER Pediatric Study (CHAMPS): A 2-arm cluster randomized control trial of group well child care for mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder and their children. Trials [in publication]. 2023.
  • Schwartz BI, Maccani M, Bansal S, Gannon M. Parental perceptions of the HPV vaccine for prevention of anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Vaccine X. 2023 Apr 2;14:100298. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100298. PMID: 37113741; PMCID: PMC10126902.
  • Short, V. L., Hand, D. J., Pyfer, L., Steiger, H., Gannon, M., Jaffe, G., & Abatemarco, D. J. (2022). Health Status and Preventive Health Services Among Reproductive-Aged Women in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Women’s Health Reports, 3(1), 9981005. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2022.0057
  • Short VL, Gannon M, Sood E, Harris G, Kale A, Abatemarco DJ, Hand DJ, Goyal N. Opportunities to increase well child care engagement for families affected by maternal opioid use disorder: Perceptions of mothers and clinicians. Academic Pediatrics. 2023 March:S1876-2859(22)00363-1.
  • Gannon M, Mackenzie M, Short V, Reid L, Hand D, Abatemarco D. You can’t stop the waves but you can learn how to surf: Realized mindfulness in practice for parenting women in recovery.  Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Complementary Therapeutics Clinical Practice. 2022 May;47:101549. Epub 2022 Feb 9. 
  • Gannon M, Short V, Becker M, Parikh S, McGuigan K, Hand D, Keith S, Abatemarco D. Doula Engagement and Maternal Opioid Use Disorder (OUD): Experiences of women in OUD recovery during the perinatal period.  Midwifery. 2021 Dec 30;106:103243. 
  • Abatemarco DJ, Gannon M, Short VL, Baxter J, Metzker KM, Reid L, Catov JM. Mindfulness in Pregnancy: A Brief Intervention for Women at Risk. Maternal Child Health Journal. 2021 Dec;25(12):1875-1883. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03243-y. Epub 2021.
  • Hand DJ, Fischer AC, Gannon ML, McLaughlin KA, Short VL, Abatemarco DJ. Comprehensive and Compassionate Responses for Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant and Parenting Women.  International Review of Psychiatry Int Rev Psychiatry. 2021 Sep;33(6):514-527.
  • Short VL, Alexander K, Gannon M, Abatemarco DJ, Goyal NK. What aspects of their child's primary care do mothers value? A qualitative analysis of perspectives of women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Child Care Health Development. 2021 Jan;47(1):40-46. 
  • Alexander K, Short V, Gannon M, Goyal N, Naegle M, Abatemarco DJ. Identified gaps and opportunities in perinatal healthcare delivery for women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Substance Abuse. 2021;42(4):552-558.
  • Short VL, Abatemarco DJ, Gannon M. Breastfeeding Intention, Knowledge, and Attitude of Pregnant Women in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. American Journal Perinatology. 2021 Nov 28:10.1055/s-0041-1740145. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740145.
  • Abatemarco DJ, Gannon M, Hand DJ, Short VL, McLaughlin K, Martin D. The use of mindfulness dialogue for life in substance use disorder treatment in the time of COVID19. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2021 Mar;122:108213. 
  • Short VL, Hand DJ, Gannon M, Abatemarco DJ. Maternal Characteristics Associated with Preconception Marijuana Use. American Journal Preventive Medicine. 2020 Oct;59(4):555-561.
  • Alexander K, Short V, Gannon M, Goyal N, Naegle M, Abatemarco DJ. Maternal perceptions of the birth hospitalization among women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Substance Abuse. 2020 Aug 19;1-7. 
  • Gannon M, Short V, LaNoue M, Abatemarco D. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences of Parenting Women in Drug Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Community Mental Health Journal. 2020 Jun 16. doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00661-0. 

FUNDING (LAST FIVE YEARS)

  • 2024-present, Co-Investigator.  SAMHSA, Project Trauma Informed Nursing Education on Substance Use (TINES) Grant No. H79TI087343
  • 2024-2026, Co-Investigator.  NIH IMPROVE Initiative, Addressing the needs of pregnant women with opioid use disorder with group prenatal care 
  • 2022-2024, Principal Investigator,  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Doula Support Engagement in a Population of Pregnant and Parenting Women in Drug Treatment. Grant No. 1R03HS028498-01A1 
  • 2020-2025, Co-Investigator,  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Group well child care intervention for infants of mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder Grant No. 1R18HS027399-01 
  • 2023-2024, Co-Investigator, Thomas Jefferson University Jefferson Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities Seed Grant, System Strengthening: Evidence-based Design Assessment and Prototypes for Ministry of Health Maternity Wards in Malawi
  • 2021-2024, Co-Investigator. Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Recovery Based Support in Substance Use Treatment Toward Financial Independence – The MATER Academy 
  • 2021-2024, Co-Investigator,Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Recovery Based Support in Substance Use Treatment Toward Financial Independence – The MATER Academy 
  •  2022-2023, Principal Investigator, W.W. Smith Charitable Trust, Nutritional Disparities and Women in Drug Treatment Phase II 
  • 2022-2023, Principal Investigator.  Thomas Jefferson University Faculty Seed Award, Addressing Substance Use Stigma and Bias in the Inpatient Setting: A Novel Interactive Training for Healthcare Providers 
  • 2021-2022, Co-Investigator.  Stratton Foundation, Primary Stakeholder Evaluation of Acute Care Induction Period Women Entering Substance Use Treatment 
  • 2021-2022, Principal Investigator, W.W. Smith Charitable Trust, Nutritional Disparities and Women in Drug Treatment Phase 1 
  • 2021-2022, Principal Investigator. Thomas Jefferson University Faculty Completion Grant, Strategic Design Development for Malawian Public Health Center Labor & Delivery Suites 
  • 2021-2022, Principal Investigator. Vesta Fund, Assessing the well-being and professional quality of life of OB/GYN providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic response 
  • 2020-2021, Co-Investigator,  Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Association, Recovery Support Services for Pregnant and Parenting Women with Stimulant Use Disorder. Grant No. GIFA 20.05 Pregnancy Support Services 
  • 2020-2021, Co-Investigator. Merck Corporation, Perceptions of the HPV Vaccine for Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer.
  • 2020, Principal Investigator. City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Doula Care Services in Pregnant and Parenting Women in Drug Treatment 
  • 2018-2020. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Determinants of Breastfeeding Intention, Initiation and Continuation among Women Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Grant No. HD092825-01A1 

AWARDS & HONORS (SELECTED)

  • 2025, Hero Award, Jefferson College of Nursing
  • 2022, Post-Doc Research Symposium Presentatin Winner, Thomas Jefferson University
  • 2022, Dean's Award for Excellence in Education, Thomas Jefferson University
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