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Benjamin Brady, PhD

Associate Professor, Western Michigan University
Adjunct Professor, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
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Benjamin Brady, DrPH received his doctorate in Public Health Policy and Management at the University of Arizona. He also completed MPH and MS degrees in Health Behavior and Health Promotion and Sociology.

Dr. Brady studies substance use prevention programs, policies, and treatment services. He has experience in tobacco cessation, opioid overdose prevention, cannabis education, access to medication for opioid use disorder, addiction workforce development, and peer and family support specialist certification training. His research focuses on increasing access to treatment and harm reduction services, implementing patient-centered and shared decision-making practices, and improving behavioral health professional education.