Jake R. Morgan, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Health Law, Policy & Management

PhD, Boston University
MS, Montana State University
BS, Hillsdale College



Jake Morgan, PhD, is a health services researcher specializing in using real-world data to inform evidence-based policy, update clinical guidelines, and improve patient access to and quality of care.

His work is focused on the opioid overdose epidemic and how to best support patients by promoting access and retention to medications for opioid use disorder. His work on the comparative effectiveness of medications for opioid use disorder has been cited in a call for research by the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Nora Volkow and he has a history of collaboration with Massachusetts Department of Public Health to evaluate and inform addiction treatment services. His work has consistently reinforced the importance of patient choice when it comes to treatment for opioid use disorder and has documented the effects of policies that usurp this choice through onerous requirements for treatment, restricting access to vulnerable populations such as individuals who are incarcerated, and cost-sharing schemes that disincentivize treatment. As an applied health economist with extensive experience in statistical, econometric, and simulation modeling approaches, Dr. Morgan frequently works alongside clinical researchers to highlight (and cost) the best treatment interventions for patients. He is currently involved with the Health Economics core of the The HEALing Communities Study; the Prevention and Rescue Of Fentanyl and Other Opioid Overdoses Using Optimized Naloxone Distribution Strategies (PROFOUND) study; the Researching Effective Strategies to Prevent Opioid Death (RESPOND) simulation model, and; The Determining Effective Testing in Emergency Departments and Care Coordination on Treatment Outcomes (DETECT) for HCV trial.

Dr. Morgan works closely with The Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) as a member of the Population Data and Modeling Core and is the primary representative for Boston University School of Public Health. The Center’s mission is to develop and disseminate health economic research on healthcare utilization, health outcomes, and health-related behaviors to inform policy to improve care for individuals with substance use disorder, HIV, and HCV. To that end, CHERISH offers resources and consultations to support this type of research for trainees and investigators at any stage. Please see https://cherishresearch.org/ or contact Dr. Morgan to learn more.


Researching Effective Strategies to Prevent Opioid Death (RESPOND)
09/15/2023 - 07/31/2028 (Multi-PI)
PI: Jake R. Morgan, PhD
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIDA
5R01DA046527-07

Assessing the burden of dementia in transgender populations.
06/15/2024 - 03/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NHLBI
3K01HL151902-04S1

Evaluation of a persuasive health communication intervention designed to increase HIV/HCV screening
09/30/2022 - 07/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NIH NIDA
5R01DA055533-03

Assessing and Addressing Inequities in Cardiovascular Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse Persons
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation Doris Duke Fdn


Health Economics of Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV Treatment: Evaluating Intervention Outcomes for Individuals, Systems, and Communities
07/15/2020 - 04/30/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Weill Medical College of Cornell University NIH NIDA
5P30DA040500-10

JCOIN Coordination and Translation Center Yr 4 – Rapid Response
07/01/2023 - 08/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
George Mason University NIH NIDA
5U2CDA050097-04

Researching Effective Strategies to Prevent Opioid Death (RESPOND)
04/01/2019 - 03/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Boston Medical Center Corporation NIH NIDA
5R01DA046527-05

Prevention and Rescue Of Fentanyl and Other Opioid Overdoses Using Optimized Naloxone Distribution Strategies (PROFOUND)
05/15/2019 - 02/29/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Weill Medical College of Cornell NIH NIDA
5U01DA047408-05

IMPROVING NALOXONE ACCESS AND ITS EFFECTS ON DRUG ABUSE AND OVERDOSES
02/25/2019 - 08/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
RAND Corporation HHS CDC
5R01CE002999-02

Utilization of health services after engagement with opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment provider by individuals with and without post-traumatic stress disorder
05/01/2021 - 04/30/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Weill Medical College of Cornell NIH NIDA
5P30DA040500-08

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  1. Fry CE, Jeffery AD, Horta M, Li Y, Osmundson SS, Phillippi J, Schirle L, Morgan JR, Leech AA. Changes in Postpartum Opioid Prescribing After Implementation of State Opioid Prescribing Limits. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Nov 01; 5(11):e244216. PMID: 39602107; PMCID: PMC11787902; DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.4216;
     
  2. Zang X, Skinner A, Li Z, Shaw LC, Behrends CN, Chatterjee A, Jalali A, Jordan AE, Morgan JR, Nolen S, Schackman BR, Marshall BDL, Walley AY. Improving racial/ethnic health equity and naloxone access among people at risk for opioid overdose: A simulation modeling analysis of community-based naloxone distribution strategies in Massachusetts, United States. Addiction. 2025 Feb; 120(2):316-326.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39450522; PMCID: PMC11707306; DOI: 10.1111/add.16691;
     
  3. Christine PJ, Goldman AL, Morgan JR, Yan S, Chatterjee A, Bettano AL, Binswanger IA, LaRochelle MR. Insurance Instability for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in the Year After Diagnosis. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Jul 05; 5(7):e242014.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39058507; PMCID: PMC11282441; DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2014;
     
  4. Morgan JR, Reif S, Stewart MT, Larochelle MR, Adams RS. Characterizing the Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Discontinuation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in a Commercially Insured Adult Population. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 40(2):E111-E120.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39019485; PMCID: PMC11671613; DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000964;
     
  5. Zang X, Skinner A, Krieger MS, Behrends CN, Park JN, Green TC, Walley AY, Morgan JR, Linas BP, Yedinak JL, Schackman BR, Marshall BDL. Evaluation of Strategies to Enhance Community-Based Naloxone Distribution Supported by an Opioid Settlement. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 01; 7(5):e2413861.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38814644; PMCID: PMC11140538; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.13861;
     
  6. Freibott CE, Jalali A, Murphy SM, Walley AY, Linas BP, Jeng PJ, Bratberg J, Marshall BDL, Zang X, Green TC, Morgan JR. The association between naloxone claims and proportion of independent versus chain pharmacies: A longitudinal analysis of naloxone claims in the United States. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2024; 64(4):102093.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38604474; PMCID: PMC11402586; DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2024.102093;
     
  7. Ellison JE, Brown-Podgorski BL, Morgan JR. Changes in Permanent Contraception Procedures Among Young Adults Following the Dobbs Decision. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Apr 05; 5(4):e240424. PMID: 38607642; PMCID: PMC11065151; DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0424;
     
  8. Morgan JR, Leech AA. Commentary on Schmidt et al.: Informed patient preference and prioritizing access to medications for opioid use disorder for pregnant individuals. Addiction. 2024 Jun; 119(6):1123-1124. PMID: 38570825; PMCID: PMC11781535; DOI: 10.1111/add.16495;
     
  9. McCann NC, LaRochelle MR, Morgan JR. Out-of-pocket spending and health care utilization associated with initiation of different medications for opioid use disorder: Findings from a national commercially insured cohort. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Apr; 159:209281.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38122988; PMCID: PMC10947919; DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209281;
     
  10. Morgan JR, Assoumou SA. The limits of innovation: Directly addressing known challenges is necessary to improve the real-world experience of novel medications for opioid use disorder. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Dec; 30(12):1285-1287.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37793818; PMCID: PMC10841521; DOI: 10.1111/acem.14814;
     
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Families hit with high costs, waitlists for youth rehab in Oregon and nationwide

OPB 1/8/2024

Health economic design for cost, cost-effectiveness and simulation analyses in the HEALing Communities Study.

Physician's Weekly 11/9/2020

2016 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Trainee Scholarship
2015 Lee Lusted Prize winner
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