Dennis J Hand, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education and Research
Contact
1233 Locust St.
Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Dennis J Hand, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Director, 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
Fellowship
Behavioral Pharmacology of Human Drug Dependence, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Publications
- 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
- Erratum: Correction to: Group Well Child Care for Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder: Framework for Implementation (Maternal and child health journal (2023) 27 Suppl 1 (75-86))
- Priorities for Well Child Care of Families Affected by Parental Opioid Use Disorder
- Group Well Child Care for Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder: Framework for Implementation
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.