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Andria Eisman

Associate Professor

PhD, MPH, MS

Andria B. Eisman studies how evidence-based practices can be implemented more effectively in youth-serving systems. Her work focuses on adolescent well-being, with an emphasis on substance-use prevention, mental health, violence prevention and the systems that support young people in schools and communities.

Eisman combines implementation science, health economics and community-engaged research to understand how organizations adopt, adapt and sustain evidence-based programs. Her research examines the costs and cost-effectiveness of implementation strategies, the organizational conditions that shape delivery, and ways to support educators, practitioners, state agencies and community partners in using prevention programs in real-world settings.

Before joining WashU, Eisman was an associate professor of community health at Wayne State University’s College of Education. Her current and recent work includes studies on school-based substance-use prevention, implementation costing — the process of calculating the total cost associated with implementing a system, program or practice — and strategies to improve delivery of evidence-based practices for youth. She was also a co-investigator with the University of Michigan Coordinating Center for the Community Firearm Violence Prevention Network. Her work has appeared in journals including Implementation Science; Translational Behavioral Medicine; Prevention Science; Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment; and Implementation Research and Practice.

Areas of focus

  • Implementation science
  • Adolescent well-being
  • Substance use and mental health
  • School and community interventions
  • Health economics

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