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Kara M. Magane, MS

Senior Director of Research Operations

Boston University School of Public Health

Health Law, Policy & Management

Kara Magane, MS, is Senior Director of Research Operations at the Boston University School of Public Health, where she manages a broad research portfolio spanning multiple departments on the BU Medical Campus. She supports the design, coordination, and implementation of large, complex, and multi-site studies, with a focus on building and sustaining research infrastructure and facilitating collaboration among investigators, teams, and external partners. Her work emphasizes operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and research integrity.

She joined BU in 2019 following research roles at Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania, where she contributed to studies focused on substance use and colorectal cancer screening. She holds a Master of Science in Health Promotion and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, magna cum laude, from the University of Delaware.

Her research contributions have been published in journals including JAMA Internal Medicine, Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, and Pediatrics, with a focus on substance use, HIV, and chronic disease.

BU Research

CTN New England Consortium Node (CTN-0098)
03/01/2025 - 02/28/2026 (Subcontract PI)
Yale University NIH NIDA
2UG1DA015831-24

NorthStar Node of the Clinical Trials Network
06/01/2020 - 02/28/2026 (Subcontract PI)
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute NIH NIDA
2UG1DA040316-11

The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network: New England Consortium Node
06/01/2020 - 02/28/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Yale University NIH NIDA
5UG1DA015831-23

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Sheinin J, Brothers TD, Stein MD, Winter MR, Palfai TP, Magane KM, Bellamy S, Asbridge M, Kim TW. Cocaine Use, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, and Pain Interference Among People with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jan 05. PMID: 41491897; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-05012-2;

Siebers R, Magane KM, Slayton H, Karzhevsky S, Palfai TP, Abrantes AM, Quintiliani LM, Stein MD. Lessons Learned Identifying and Controlling Fraudulent Participation in Online Randomized Trials. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Oct 29; 27:e77512. PMID: 41160082; PMCID: PMC12612639; DOI: 10.2196/77512;

Weinstein ZM, Magane KM, Lodi S, Doeleman D, Ventura AS, Bazzi AR, Davoust M, Shea MG, Chen CA, Cheng A, Theisen J, Blakemore S, Saitz R. Associations between COVID impact domains and time to buprenorphine treatment disengagement. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2025; 51(6):776-785.View Related Profiles.

Bazzi, Angela
Chen, Clara
Magane, Kara
Lodi, Sara
Weinstein, Zoe

PMID: 40906491; DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2025.2544660;

Theisen J, Weinstein ZM, Davoust M, Ventura AS, Magane KM, Cheng A, Blakemore S, Blodgett J, Fielman S, Saitz R, Bazzi AR. Patient and Provider Perspectives on the Elimination of Urine Drug Testing in Office-Based Addiction Treatment. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Jan; 47(1):144-152.View Related Profiles.

Bazzi, Angela
Magane, Kara
Weinstein, Zoe

PMID: 40876939; PMCID: PMC12498346; DOI: 10.1177/29767342251360850;

Taghian NR, Palfai TP, Winter MR, Kim TW, Magane KM, Saitz R, Stein MD. Pain and alcohol consumption among people living with HIV: examining the moderating roles of depression and social support. Alcohol. 2025 Nov; 128:13-20.View Related Profiles.

Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Stein, Michael
Kim, Theresa

PMID: 40712846; PMCID: PMC12433698; DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2025.07.002;

Magane KM, Dukes KA, Fielman S, Palfai TP, Regan D, Cheng DM, Lee H, Kraemer KL, Bullard MJ, Chen CA, Samet JH. Oral vs Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for Hospitalized Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jun 01; 185(6):635-645.View Related Profiles.

Chen, Clara
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Magane, Kara
Dukes, Kimberly Ann

PMID: 40257810; PMCID: PMC12013356; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0522;

Davoust M, Bazzi AR, Blakemore S, Blodgett J, Cheng A, Fielman S, Magane KM, Theisen J, Saitz R, Ventura AS, Weinstein ZM. Patient and clinician experiences with the implementation of telemedicine and related adaptations in office-based buprenorphine treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Mar 04; 20(1):21.View Related Profiles.

Bazzi, Angela
Magane, Kara
Weinstein, Zoe

PMID: 40033433; PMCID: PMC11877703; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-025-00536-3;

Magane KM, Saitz R, Fielman S, LaRochelle MR, Shanahan CW, Pace CA, LaValley M, Penington K, Karzhevsky S, Hurstak E. Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Feb 05; 20(1):9.View Related Profiles.

Pace, Christine
Shanahan, Christopher
Hurstak, Emily
Magane, Kara
Larochelle, Marc
LaValley, Michael

PMID: 39910606; PMCID: PMC11800519; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00526-x;

Bart G, Barth KS, Baukol P, Enns E, Ghitza UE, Harris J, Jelstrom E, Liebschutz JM, Magane KM, Voronca D, Weinstein ZM, Korthuis PT. Exemplar Hospital Initiation Trial to Enhance Treatment Engagement (EXHIT ENTRE): protocol for CTN-0098 an open-label randomized comparative effectiveness trial of extended-release buprenorphine versus treatment as usual on post-hospital treatment engagement for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Dec 02; 19(1):91.View Related Profiles.

Magane, Kara
Weinstein, Zoe

PMID: 39623502; PMCID: PMC11610182; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00510-5;

Y Bernstein E, Magane KM, Dukes KA, Palfai TP, Lee JH, Saitz R, Samet JH. Correlates of post-hospitalization naltrexone adherence for alcohol use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Dec 01; 265:112470.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Magane, Kara
Dukes, Kimberly Ann

PMID: 39461121; PMCID: PMC11884669; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112470;

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Shangani S, Winter MR, Shea M, Kim TW, So-Armah K, Magane KM, Bellamy SL, Saitz R, Stein MD. Social Vulnerability and Mental Health Among People with HIV and Substance Use: The Role of Race. AIDS Behav. 2024 Dec; 28(12):4094-4105.View Related Profiles.

So-Armah, Kaku
Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Stein, Michael
Bellamy, Scarlett
Shangani, Sylvia
Kim, Theresa

PMID: 39327395; PMCID: PMC11863660; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04510-z;

Palfai TP, Winter MR, Magane KM, Heeren TC, Bernier LB, Murray GE, Saitz R, Kim TW, Stein MD. Pain and unhealthy alcohol use among people living with HIV: A prospective cohort study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2024 Nov; 48(11):2089-2098.View Related Profiles.

Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Stein, Michael
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 39317678; PMCID: PMC11884506; DOI: 10.1111/acer.15447;

Palfai TP, Bernier LB, Kratzer MP, Magane KM, Fielman S, Otis JD, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Stein MD. Integrated telehealth intervention to reduce chronic pain and unhealthy drinking among people living with HIV: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Sep 05; 19(1):64.View Related Profiles.

Otis, John
Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Stein, Michael
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 39238059; PMCID: PMC11375999; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00493-3;

Weinstein ZM, Magane KM, Lodi S, Ventura AS, Bazzi AR, Blodgett J, Fielman S, Davoust M, Shea MG, Chen CA, Cheng A, Theisen J, Blakemore S, Saitz R. The Impact of COVID-19 on Substance Use and Related Consequences Among Patients in Office-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. J Addict Med. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 19(1):12-19.View Related Profiles.

Bazzi, Angela
Chen, Clara
Magane, Kara
Lodi, Sara
Weinstein, Zoe

PMID: 39101572; PMCID: PMC11790372; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001367;

Abrantes AM, Ferguson E, Stein MD, Magane KM, Fielman S, Karzhevsky S, Flanagan A, Siebers R, Quintiliani LM. Design and rationale for a randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy of a lifestyle physical activity intervention for people with HIV and engaged in unhealthy drinking. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Sep; 144:107632.View Related Profiles.

Magane, Kara
Stein, Michael

PMID: 39019155; PMCID: PMC11827580; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107632;

Davoust M, Bazzi AR, Blakemore S, Blodgett J, Cheng A, Fielman S, Magane KM, Theisen J, Saitz R, Ventura AS, Weinstein ZM. Patient and Clinician Experiences with the Implementation of Telemedicine and Related Adaptations in Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Res Sq. 2024 Apr 22.View Related Profiles.

Bazzi, Angela
Magane, Kara
Weinstein, Zoe

PMID: 38746460; PMCID: PMC11092823; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4272282/v1;

Bart G, Korthuis PT, Donohue JM, Hagedorn HJ, Gustafson DH, Bazzi AR, Enns E, McNeely J, Ghitza UE, Magane KM, Baukol P, Vena A, Harris J, Voronca D, Saitz R. Exemplar Hospital initiation trial to Enhance Treatment Engagement (EXHIT ENTRE): protocol for CTN-0098B a randomized implementation study to support hospitals in caring for patients with opioid use disorder. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Apr 11; 19(1):29.View Related Profiles.

Bazzi, Angela
Magane, Kara

PMID: 38600571; PMCID: PMC11007900; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00455-9;

Kim TW, Bertholet N, Magane KM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Winter MR, Samet JH, Erlandson KM, Stein MD, Bryant KJ, Saitz R, Heeren TC. Alcohol Consumption and Illicit Drug Use: Associations With Fall, Fracture, and Acute Health Care Utilization Among People With HIV Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Apr 01; 95(4):391-398.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Stein, Michael
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 38133581; PMCID: PMC10922845; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003372;

Gill SV, Shin D, Kim TW, Magane KM, Hereen T, Winter M, Helfrich C, Saitz R. A Fall Prevention Feasibility Trial for People With HIV and Alcohol Use. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2025 Jan; 45(1):85-94.View Related Profiles.

Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Gill, Simone
Kim, Theresa

PMID: 38554013

Stein MD, Godersky ME, Kim TW, Walley AY, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Magane KM, Saitz R. Self-medication of pain and discomfort with alcohol and other substances by people with HIV infection and substance use disorder: preliminary findings from a secondary analysis. AIDS Care. 2024 Mar; 36(3):414-424.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Stein, Michael
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 37909062; PMCID: PMC10922286; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2275047;

Klepp TD, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Lloyd-Travaglini CA, Magane KM, Romero-Rodríguez E, Kim TW, Walley AY, Mason T, Saitz R. Cannabis use frequency and pain interference among people with HIV. AIDS Care. 2023 Aug; 35(8):1235-1242.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 37201209; PMCID: PMC10332422; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2208321;

Bertholet N, Saitz R, Hahn JA, Heeren TC, Emenyonu NI, Freiberg M, Winter MR, Kim TW, Magane KM, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Fatch R, Bryant K, Forman LS, Rateau L, Blokhina E, Muyindike WR, Gnatienko N, Samet JH. Impact of alcohol use disorder severity on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral suppression and CD4 count in three international cohorts of people with HIV. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2023 Apr; 47(4):704-712.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 36799302; PMCID: PMC10198460; DOI: 10.1111/acer.15031;

Weitzman ER, Gaultney A, von Scheven E, Ringold S, Mann CM, Magane KM, Lin L, Leverty R, Dennos A, Hernandez A, Lippmann SJ, Dedeoglu F, Marin AC, Cox R, Reeve BB, Schanberg LE. Construct validity of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Paediatric measures in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: cross-sectional evaluation. BMJ Open. 2023 Jan 27; 13(1):e063675. PMID: 36707118; PMCID: PMC9884859; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063675;

Shin D, Gill SV, Kim TW, Magane KM, Mason T, Heeren T, Winter M, Helfrich C, Saitz R. Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Virtual Occupational Therapy Fall Prevention Intervention for People With HIV and Alcohol Use. Subst Abuse. 2022; 16:11782218221145548.View Related Profiles.

Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Gill, Simone
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 36578450; PMCID: PMC9791282; DOI: 10.1177/11782218221145548;

Kim TW, Heeren TC, Samet JH, Bertholet N, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Winter MR, Magane KM, Gnatienko N, Bryant K, Rateau LJ, Muyindike WR, Hahn JA, Blokhina E, Saitz R. Alcohol and falls among people with HIV infection: A view from Russia and the United States. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2022 Sep; 46(9):1742-1752.View Related Profiles.

Samet, Jeffrey
Magane, Kara
Winter, Michael
Kim, Theresa
Heeren, Timothy

PMID: 35957545; PMCID: PMC9509482; DOI: 10.1111/acer.14915;

Romero-Rodríguez E, Chen CA, Dukes KA, Hartlage K, Palfai TP, Magane KM, Samet JH, Saitz R. Cannabis and cocaine use, drinking outcomes, and quality of life in general hospital inpatients with alcohol use disorder. Subst Abus. 2022; 43(1):1225-1230.View Related Profiles.

Chen, Clara
Samet, Jeffrey
Magane, Kara
Dukes, Kimberly Ann

PMID: 35670771

Wisk LE, Magane KM, Nelson EB, Tsevat RK, Levy S, Weitzman ER. Psychoeducational Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Use for College Students With Type 1 Diabetes: Internet-Delivered Pilot Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Sep 30; 23(9):e26418. PMID: 34591022; PMCID: PMC8517820; DOI: 10.2196/26418;

Kossowsky J, Magane KM, Levy S, Weitzman ER. Marijuana Use to Address Symptoms and Side Effects by Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar; 147(3). PMID: 33542147; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-021352;

Levy S, Weitzman ER, Marin AC, Magane KM, Wisk LE, Shrier LA. Sensitivity and specificity of S2BI for identifying alcohol and cannabis use disorders among adolescents presenting for primary care. Subst Abus. 2021; 42(3):388-395. PMID: 32814009; DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2020.1803180;

Wisk LE, Magane KM, Levy S, Weitzman ER. Alcohol Use Behaviors and Reasons to Abstain From or Limit Drinking Among Medically Vulnerable Youth. J Addict Med. 2020; 14(4):311-318. PMID: 31985512; PMCID: PMC7377949; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000603;

Weitzman ER, Magane KM, Chen PH, Amiri H, Naimi TS, Wisk LE. Online Searching and Social Media to Detect Alcohol Use Risk at Population Scale. Am J Prev Med. 2020 01; 58(1):79-88.View Related Profiles.

Magane, Kara
Naimi, Timothy

PMID: 31806270

Wisk LE, Magane KM, Nelson EB, Weitzman ER. Response to the Letter to the Editor From Mayen et al Regarding "Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention of College Students With Type 1 Diabetes via Social Media: An Implementation Case Study". J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2020 Jan; 14(1):187-188. PMID: 31617408; PMCID: PMC7189160; DOI: 10.1177/1932296819882052;

Wisk LE, Nelson EB, Magane KM, Weitzman ER. Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention of College Students with Type 1 Diabetes via Social Media: An Implementation Case Study. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2019 May; 13(3):445-456. PMID: 31010315; PMCID: PMC6501540; DOI: 10.1177/1932296819839503;

Weitzman ER, Magane KM, Wisk LE. How Returning Aggregate Research Results Impacts Interest in Research Engagement and Planned Actions Relevant to Health Care Decision Making: Cohort Study. J Med Internet Res. 2018 Dec 21; 20(12):e10647. PMID: 30578228; PMCID: PMC6320417; DOI: 10.2196/10647;

Weitzman ER, Magane KM, Wisk LE, Allario J, Harstad E, Levy S. Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Interactive Medications Among Medically Vulnerable Youth. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142(4). PMID: 30228168; PMCID: PMC6317570; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-4026;

Weitzman ER, Wisk LE, Salimian PK, Magane KM, Dedeoglu F, Hersh AO, Kimura Y, Mandl KD, Ringold S, Natter M. Adding patient-reported outcomes to a multisite registry to quantify quality of life and experiences of disease and treatment for youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2018; 2. PMID: 29645010; PMCID: PMC5891162; DOI: 10.1186/s41687-017-0025-2;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 36 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2024

Bar chart showing 36 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2024

Year	Publications
2018	3
2019	3
2020	2
2021	2
2022	3
2023	4
2024	11
2025	7
2026	1

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Alcoholism
Opioid-Related Disorders
HIV Infections
Substance-Related Disorders

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