Karli Hochstatter, PhD, MPH
Friends Research Institute - Research Scientist
Columbia University School of Social Work - Adjunct Associate Research Scientist,
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - Honorary Research Affiliate
Columbia University School of Social Work - Adjunct Associate Research Scientist,
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - Honorary Research Affiliate
Education
PhD, Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin MadisonMPH, Public Health, University of Wisconsin Madison
BS, Biology, University of Wisconsin Madison
Research Interests
Opioid use disorder, drug overdose, street drug markets, drug checking, HIV and hepatitis C virus, criminal justice-involved, health services, prevention interventions, epidemiology BIO
Karli Hochstatter is an epidemiologist and health services researcher focused on the intersecting epidemics of substance use disorders, infectious diseases, and criminal justice involvement. Her research focuses on developing innovative strategies to monitor and prevent drug overdose among people with opioid use disorder, and to increase utilization and retention in effective prevention and treatment services. She is currently leading several projects in collaboration with the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner that aim to develop advanced data science techniques for improved overdose mortality surveillance and translating these findings into prevention intervention science by delivering timely services to overdose decedents’ social network members encountered during death investigations. She is also leading projects in other jurisdictions to understand how medical examiners and death investigation teams can aid in improving overdose mortality surveillance and overdose prevention and linkage-to-care efforts. Other current projects include examining the impact of changing methadone treatment practices and characterizing adulteration patterns in street drug markets. In addition to her doctoral training, Dr. Hochstatter completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University (T32DA037801), is a scholar of the Criminal Justice Training Program at Brown University (R25DA037190), and has active appointments with Columbia University’s Social Intervention Group and the University of Wisconsin Madison’s Department of Medicine. Publications
Recent
Mixson LS, Zule W, Ruderman SA, Feinberg J..., Walters SM, ..., Hochstatter KR, ...Delaney J (2025).
Prevalence and correlates of multiple injections per injection episode among people who inject drugs in rural U.S. communities
International Journal of Drug Policy, 143, 104837. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104837. PMCID: PMC12239670.
Prevalence and correlates of multiple injections per injection episode among people who inject drugs in rural U.S. communities
International Journal of Drug Policy, 143, 104837. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104837. PMCID: PMC12239670.
Hochstatter K, Nadel T, Sisco E, Bourgois P, Laurel S, Appley MG, Pyfrom EM, Montero F (2025).
Characterizing rapid changes in the prevalence and concentration of key compounds in Philadelphia’s street opioid retail supply, March 2024-March 2025
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 274, 112763. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112763.
Characterizing rapid changes in the prevalence and concentration of key compounds in Philadelphia’s street opioid retail supply, March 2024-March 2025
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 274, 112763. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112763.
Hunt T, Oser CB, Friedmann PD, Mack N..., Hochstatter K, ..., Hagan H, ...Springer JG (2025).
Overdose education and naloxone distribution in jails: Examining the impact of the Communities That HEAL intervention in 4 states
Health and Justice, 13 (1), 47. doi: 10.1186/s40352-025-00353-5. PMCID: PMC12296605.
Overdose education and naloxone distribution in jails: Examining the impact of the Communities That HEAL intervention in 4 states
Health and Justice, 13 (1), 47. doi: 10.1186/s40352-025-00353-5. PMCID: PMC12296605.
Shover CL, Godvin ME, Appley M, Pyfrom EM, Castrillo FM, Hochstatter K, ...Sisco E (2025).
UV stabilizer BTMPS in the illicit fentanyl supply in 9 US locations
JAMA, 333 (11), 1000-1003. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.27550. PMCID: PMC11800118.
UV stabilizer BTMPS in the illicit fentanyl supply in 9 US locations
JAMA, 333 (11), 1000-1003. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.27550. PMCID: PMC11800118.
Hochstatter KR, Williams M, Latham S, Fenton D, Falzon AL (2024).
Rapid identification of suspected drug overdose deaths by death investigators, New Jersey, 2020
Public Health Reports, 139 (5), 549-556. doi: 10.1177/00333549241230921. PMCID: PMC11344987.
Rapid identification of suspected drug overdose deaths by death investigators, New Jersey, 2020
Public Health Reports, 139 (5), 549-556. doi: 10.1177/00333549241230921. PMCID: PMC11344987.
Notable
Polysubstance use and post-discharge mortality risk among hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder
Preventive Medicine Reports, 36, 102494. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102494. PMCID: PMC10728463 .
Hochstatter KR, Terplan M, Mitchell SG, Schwartz RP, Dusek K, Wireman K, Gryczynski J (2022).
Characteristics and correlates of fentanyl preferences among people with opioid use disorder
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 240, 109630. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109630. PMCID: PMC9616126.
Hochstatter KR, Rastogi S, Klein K, Tait-Ozer C, El-Bassel N, Graham J (2022).
Predicting accidental drug overdose as the cause of fatality in near real-time using the Suspected Potential Overdose Tracker (SPOT): Public health implications
BMC Public Health, 22 (1), 1311. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13700-0. PMCID: PMC9263436.
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