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Jennifer Manuel
Jennifer Manuel, PhD
University of Connecticut - Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Email: jennifer.manuel@uconn.edu
Education
PhD, Social Work, Columbia University
MS, Social Work, Columbia University
BS, Social Work/Criminal Justice, Texas Christian University
Research Interests
Substance use & co-occurring problems, Behavioral health services, Social/behavioral interventions, Implementation research
BIO
Jennifer I. Manuel is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Connecticut. She earned her MSW and PhD from Columbia University School of Social Work, where she was funded by an NIMH T32 pre-doctoral Fellowship. She also received funding from the New York State Office of Mental Health to complete her dissertation research on treatment adherence and continuity of care among individuals with co-occurring disorders receiving integrated treatment. Dr. Manuel completed three years of postdoctoral work at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, where she led a statewide initiative to develop, implement, and evaluate a model for transitioning clients from assertive community treatment to less intensive services. Dr. Manuel’s research focuses on the delivery and quality of treatment services among persons with co-occurring substance use and mental health needs. She has a NIDA Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) to adapt and pilot test an assertive outreach and linkage program, Critical Time Intervention, for individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health needs following residential substance abuse treatment. Dr. Manuel’s future work will focus on implementation research to optimize the delivery of evidence-based interventions for multiple contexts in community practice.
Projects
Principal Investigator, Community Coalitions for Youth and Family Wellbeing. Completed
Principal Investigator, Decision Making in Adopting Evidence-Based Practices and Innovations in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment. Completed
Principal Investigator, Intervention for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders Leaving Residential Treatment. Completed
Principal Investigator, Overdose FREE (Fentanyl Resources, Education, and Engagement). Completed
Publications

Recent

Manuel JI, DeBarros T, Baslock D, Davidson C, Halliday T, Peterson F, Pietruszewski P, Plante A, Razaa JW, Sloyer W, Stark A, Stanhope V (2024).
Applying communication science to substance use prevention messaging
Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research [Epub 2024 Aug 28]. doi: 10.1007/s11414-024-09901-7.

Mlay JP, Naidu T, Ramlall S, Mhlungu SS, Zondi M, Lessells R, Manuel JI, Tomita A (2024).
Risk factors and strategies for relapse prevention among individuals living with serious mental illness in South Africa: Qualitative inquiry from patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives
PLoS One, 18 (9), e0309238. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309238. PMCID: PMC11340960.

Curran L, Manuel J (2024).
Factors associated with receipt of medication for opioid use disorder among pregnant individuals entering treatment programs in the U.S.
International Journal of Drug Policy, 126, 104342. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104342.

Manuel JI, Baslock D, DeBarros T, Halliday T, Pietruszewski P, Plante A, Razaa JW, Sloyer W, Stanhope V (2024).
Factors associated with indirect exposure to and knowledge of fentanyl among youth
Journal of Adolescent Health, 74 (2), 312-319. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.040.

Yuan Y, Padgett D, Thorning H, Manuel J (2023).
“It’s stable but not stable”: A conceptual framework of subjective housing stability definition among individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 19 (2-3), 111-123. doi: 10.1080/15504263.2023.2225357.

Dr. Manuel's ResearchGate Profile