Joseph E. Glass, PhD, MSW
“We need to increase the reach of addiction treatment within health care systems. Many more people could benefit from effective care.”
Joseph E. Glass, PhD, MSW
Associate Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Joseph.E.Glass@kp.org
206-287-4266
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Biography
Joe Glass, PhD, MSW, is an associate investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI). Before joining KPWHRI in July 2016, he was an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Social Work.
Dr. Glass’ research seeks to understand how effective health care interventions for unhealthy alcohol and drug use can reach more people. His research seeks to answer these questions:
- Why do so few people receive help for their unhealthy drinking and drug use?
- How can we change this?
- How can health systems make better use of effective treatments?
- In what ways could our current treatments for addiction be improved?
- Is care for unhealthy alcohol use delivered equitably?
Much of Dr. Glass’ recent work, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Kaiser Permanente, is studying approaches for routinely using smartphone and web-based treatments for unhealthy alcohol and drug use in health care. After receiving an MSW from the University of Michigan, Dr. Glass spent three years as a social worker at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System. As a licensed clinical social worker in a large mental health clinic, he developed expertise in social work case management and evidence-based treatments for anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. Much of his research is driven by his clinical experiences, considering the many people struggling with both mental health difficulties and unhealthy substance use who have yet to receive addiction treatment.
Dr. Glass is an affiliate assistant professor of health services and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, at the University of Washington.
Research interests and experience
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Behavior Change
Unhealthy alcohol and drug use
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Health Services & Economics
Access and treatment-seeking patterns
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Health Informatics
Smartphone and web-based interventions in health care
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Addictions
Prevention and treatment
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Mental Health
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Social Determinants of Health
Recent publications
Naranjo DE, Glass JE, Williams EC. Persons with debt burden are more likely to report suicide attempt than those without: a national study of US adults. J Clin Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 6;82(3):19m13184. doi: 10.4088/JCP.19m13184. PubMed
Tsui JI, Akosile MA, Lapham GT, Boudreau DM, Johnson EA, Bobb JF, Binswanger IA, Yarborough BJH, Glass JE, Rossom RC, Murphy MT, Cunningham CO, Arnsten JH, Thakral M, Saxon AJ, Merrill JO, Samet JH, Bart GB, Campbell CI, Loree AM, Silva A, Stotts AL, Ahmedani B, Braciszewski JM, Hechter RC, Northrup TF, Horigian VE, Bradley KA. Prevalence and medication treatment of opioid use disorder among primary care patients with hepatitis C and HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Feb 10. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06389-7. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Campbell CI, Saxon AJ, Boudreau DM, Wartko PD, Bobb JF, Lee AK, Matthews AG, McCormack J, Liu DS, Addis M, Altschuler A, Samet JH, LaBelle CT, Arnsten J, Caldeiro RM, Borst DT, Stotts AL, Braciszewski JM, Szapocznik J, Bart G, Schwartz RP, McNeely J, Liebschutz JM, Tsui JI, Merrill JO, Glass JE, Lapham GT, Murphy SM, Weinstein ZM, Yarborough BJH, Bradley KA. PRimary Care Opioid Use Disorders treatment (PROUD) trial protocol: a pragmatic, cluster-randomized implementation trial in primary care for opioid use disorder treatment. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2021;16(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s13722-021-00218-w. PubMed
Williams EC, Frost MC, Rubinsky AD, Glass JE, Wheat CL, Edmonds AT, Chen JA, Matson TE, Fletcher OV, Lehavot K, Blosnich JR. Patterns of alcohol use among transgender patients receiving care at the Veterans Health Administration: overall and relative to nontransgender patients. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2021;82(1):132-141. PubMed
Yeung K, Richards J, Goemer E, Lozano P, Lapham G, Williams E, Glass J, Lee A, Achtmeyer C, Caldeiro R, Parrish R, Bradley K. Costs of using evidence-based implementation strategies for behavioral health integration in a large primary care system. Health Serv Res. 2020 Dec;55(6):913-923. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13592. PubMed
Research
Better care for patients who drink alcohol
A new primary care approach improves alcohol-related preventive care as well as care for alcohol use disorder.
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Partnering to advance lifesaving care
Amy Lee describes how the LHS Program is helping KP Washington track and improve treatment for opioid use disorder.
innovating care
Asking patients about cannabis may benefit overall health
Drs. Lapham and Bradley find frequency of cannabis use can be tied to other behavioral health patterns and needs.
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