Rate My Professor Josephine Korchmaros

Dr. Korchmaros's research centers on behavioral health treatment models, risk behavior reduction, addressing health disparities in underserved populations such as racial and sexual minorities, women, girls, and Native Americans, and improving systems and policies related to sexual health, substance use, and justice involvement. With expertise in quantitative methods, statistical analysis, and program evaluation, she has led numerous grant-funded projects from funders including NIH, SAMHSA, USAID, and Arnold Ventures. Notable contributions include evaluations of juvenile drug courts, opioid epidemic responses like U-MATTER and pre-arrest deflection programs, trauma-informed care implementations, and interventions for medication adherence and suicide prevention. Key publications encompass "Effectiveness of The Seven Challenges® for adults: It’s not just because of self-disclosure" (2024, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions), "Building capacity to implement sexual health risk and substance use disorder prevention services" (2023, Children and Youth Services Review), "Cultural and translation challenges in assessing health literacy" (2023, Health Promotion International), the National Cross-Site Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Courts (2015), and "Perpetration of teen dating violence in a networked society" (2013, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking). Her work has produced peer-reviewed papers, research briefs, trainings, and tools that bridge research to practice, influencing policy and community interventions. Awards include the 2025 University Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award, Woman of Impact, Exemplary Service Award for opioid strategies (2023), and early career honors such as the NIMH Predoctoral Fellowship (2000).