Kara Bensley, PhD
Associate Scientist
Email
kbensley@arg.orgPhone
501-898-5862Expertise
Racial/ethnic and rural disparities in receipt of alcohol-related care, alcohol use in vulnerable populations.
- Current Projects
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Selected Publications
- Williams, E.C., Gupta, S., Rubinsky, A.D., Jones-Webb, R., Bensley, K.M., Glass, J.E., Harris, A.H.S. (2017). Variation in receipt of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorders across racial/ethnic groups: A national study in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 178 527-533 Abstract or Full Text
- Williams, E.C., Lapham, G.T., Bobb, J., Rubinsky, A.D., Catz, S., Shortreed, S., Bensley, K.M., Bradley, K.A. (2017). Documented brief intervention not associated with resolution of unhealthy alcohol use one year later among VA patients living with HIV. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 78 8-14 Abstract or Full Text
- Williams, E.C., Lapham, G.T., Shortreed, S.M., Rubinsky, A.D., Bobb, J., Bensley, K.M., Catz, S., Richards, J.R., Bradley, K.A. (2017). Among patients with unhealthy alcohol use, those with HIV are less likely than those without to receive evidence-based alcohol-related care: a national VA study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 174 113-120 Abstract or Full Text
- Bensley, K.M., Sox-Harris, A., Gupta, S., Jones-Webb, R., Rubinsky, A.D., Glass, J., and Williams, E.C. (2017). Racial/ethnic differences in access to and engagement with specialty addictions treatment among patients with alcohol use disorders in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 73 27-34 Abstract or Full Text
- Williams,E.C., Gupta, S., Rubinsky, A.D., Jones-Webb, R., Young, J.P., Hagedorn, H., Gifford, E., Bensley, K.M., Harris, A.H.S. (2016). Racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of clinically recognized alcohol use disorders among patients from the U.S. Veterans Health Administration. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 40 (2) 359-366 Abstract or Full Text
- Bensley, R.J., Hovis, A., Horton, K.D., Loyo, J.L., Phillips, D., Bensley, K.M., and Desmangles, C. (2014). Accessibility and preferred use of online web applications among WIC participants. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 46 S87-S92 Abstract or Full Text
