- 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
Meghan Gannon, PhD, MSPH
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Jefferson Center for Maternal Addiction, Treatment, Education and Research
1233 Locust Street
Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Associate Professor
RESEARCH & CLINICAL INTERESTS
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)
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Emotional and behavioral problems among children of Appalachian mothers in substance use treatment
- Pediatricians’ Attitudes Toward and Use of Terminology About Mothers With Opioid Use Disorder
- Understanding How Persons With Maternal Opioid Use Disorder Experience Public Food Assistance Programs WIC and SNAP
- Social Support Related to Menses in Gender-Diverse Adolescents: A Qualitative Study
- Parenting through the eyes of mothers with substance use disorder: Implications for treatment and related services
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