Amy Mericle, PhD
Scientist
Email
americle@arg.orgPhone
510-898-5840CV
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Recovery, recovery support services, sexual minority health disparities, adolescent risk behavior, substance use and co-occurring mental disorders, environmental factors associated with service use and recovery outcomes, integrative services delivery models.
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Current Projects
- Enhancing Effectiveness Research on Recovery Housing for Persons Prescribed Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (Principal Investigator)
- Recovery Housing For Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders: A National Study (Principal Investigator)
- Advancing the science on recovery community centers to support persons treated with medications for opioid use disorder (Subaward PI)
- A National Longitudinal Study of the Impact of COVID-19 on Recovery Residences (Principal Investigator)
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Completed Projects
- Addiction Recovery Residences to Improve Health Outcomes in High-Risk Men (Principal Investigator)
- Substance Use Treatment Among Sexual Minority Women (A Center Pilot Study) (Pilot Director)
- Reducing Offenders HIV Risk: MI Enhanced Case Management with Drug-Free Housing (Co-Investigator)
- Preparing a Computerized Tool for Preventing Prenatal Drinking for a Larger Trial (Co-Investigator)
- Evidence Based Sober Living Houses: A Multi-level Analysis (Co-Investigator)
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Selected Publications
- Mericle, A. A., Patterson, D., Subbaraman, M. S., Howell, J., Sheridan, D., Borkman, T., Burton, J., & Karriker-Jaffe, K. J. (2023). Mapping COVID vulnerability in relation to drug and alcohol recovery residence availability across the United States. BMC Public Health, 23 (1) 2266 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A., Howell, J., Borkman, T., Subbaraman, M. S., Sanders, B. F., & Polcin, D. L. (2023). Social model recovery and recovery housing. Addiction Research & Theory, 31 (5) 370–377 Abstract or Full Text
- Amy A . Mericle, Valerie Slaymaker, Kate Gliske, Quyen Ngo, Meenakshi S. Subbaraman (2022). The role of recovery housing during outpatient substance use treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 133 108638 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A., Patterson, D., Howell, J., Subbaraman, M. S., Faxio, A., & Karriker-Jaffe, K. J. (2022). Identifying the availability of recovery housing in the U.S.: The NSTARR project. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 230 109188 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A., Karriker-Jaffe, K., Patterson, D., Mahoney, E., Cooperman, L., & Polcin, D. L (2020). Recovery in context: Sober living houses and the ecology of recovery. Journal of Community Psychology, 48 (8) 2589-2607 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A., Sheridan, D., Howell, J., Braucht, G., Karriker-Jaffe, K., Polcin, D. L (2020). Sheltering in place and social distancing when the services provided are housing and social support: The COVID-19 health crisis and recovery housing. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 119 (119) Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle AA, Mahoney E, Korcha R, Delucchi K, Polcin DL. (2019). Sober living house characteristics: a multilevel analyses of factors associated with improved outcomes. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 98 28-38 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, Amy A., Carrico, Adam W., Hemberg, Jordana, Stall, Ronald, Polcin, Douglas L. (2019). Improving recovery outcomes among MSM: the potential role of recovery housing. Journal of Substance Use, 24 (2) 140-146 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, Amy A. and Grella, Christine E. (2017). Integrating housing and recovery support services: Introduction to the special section. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 12 (2) 150–152 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle AA, Miles J (2017). Quality of life and the complex needs of recovery home residents. Substance Abuse, 38 (3) 309-316 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle AA, Polcin DL, Hemberg J, Miles J (2017). Recovery housing: evolving models to address resident needs. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 49 (4) 352-361 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A.A., Karriker-Jaffe, K.J., Gupta, S., Sheridan, D.M. & Polcin, D.L. (2016). Distribution and neighborhood correlates of sober living house locations in Los Angeles. American Journal of Community Psychology, 58 (1-2) 88-99 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle A.A., Miles J., Way F. (2015). Recovery residences and providing safe and supportive housing for individuals overcoming addiction. Journal of Drug Issues, 45 (4) 368-384 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle A.A., Arria A.M., Meyers K., Cacciola J., Winters K.C., Kirby K. (2015). National Trends in Adolescent Substance Use Disorders and Treatment Availability: 2003–2010. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle A.A., Miles J., Cacciola J. A. (2015). A critical component of the continuum of care for substance use disorders: recovery homes in Philadelphia. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 47 (1) 80-90 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A., Cacciola, J., Carise, D., & Miles, J. (2014). Supporting recovery in the community: Six-month outcomes of clients participating in the Phoenix House Bronx Community Recovery Center (BCRC).. Journal of Community Psychology, 42 (5) 509-518
- Mericle, A. A., Belenko, S., Festinger, D., Fairfax-Columbo, J., & McCart, M. R. (2014). Staff perspectives on juvenile drug court operations: A multi-site qualitative study.. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 25 (5) 614-636
- Mericle, A. A., Ta, V. M., Holck, P, & Arria, A. M. (2012). Prevalence, patterns, and correlates of co-occurring substance use and mental disorders in the US: Variations by race/ethnicity. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 53 657-665 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A., Martin, C., Carise, D., & Love, M. (2012). Identifying need for mental health services in substance abuse clients. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 8 (3) 218-228
- Mericle A. A., Belenko, S., & Festinger, D. (2011). Detection, advice, and referral to services (DARTS) procedures among clients with public defenders. Substance Use and Misuse, 46 1734-1744 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A., Casaletto, K., Knoblach, D., Brooks, A. C., & Carise, D. (2010). Barriers to implementing individualized substance abuse treatment: Qualitative findings from the CASPAR replication studies. Journal of Drug Issues, 40 (4) 819-839 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A. & Havassy, B. E. (2008). Characteristics of recent violence among entrants to acute mental health and substance abuse services. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 23 (5) 392-402 Abstract or Full Text
- Mericle, A. A., Alvidrez, J., & Havassy, B. E. (2007). Mental health provider perspectives on co-occurring substance use among severely mentally ill clients. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 39 (2) 173-181 Abstract or Full Text
