Noel Vest
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Noel Vest, PhD

Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-1386
Crosstown Center
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Biography

Noel Vest, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. As a formerly incarcerated scholar, Dr. Vest advocates for social justice issues and public policy concerning substance use disorder recovery and prison reentry. His research interests include mental health, substance use disorders, poverty, social justice, addiction recovery, and pain. He was recently awarded a K01 early investigator award through the National Institute of Drug Abuse to study collegiate recovery programs through an implementation science lens. He received his Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Experimental Psychology from Washington State University. He recently finished a postdoc in the Department of Anesthesia at Stanford Medicine.

Education

  • Washington State University, PhD Field of Study: Experimental Psychology
  • Washington State University, BS Field of Study: Psychology

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Publications

  • Published on 2/11/2026

    Gilam G, Granjon M, Mackey SC, Vest N. Yes, anger and injustice are important for the study and treatment of chronic pain - A response to Umasugi. J Pain. 2026 Apr; 41:106210. PMID: 41687700.

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  • Published on 1/20/2026

    Lofaro RJ, Bohler RM, Smith KD, Vest N, Harris TV, Williams C, Mase WA. Lived Experience and Rural Barriers: A Qualitative Analysis of Peer Leadership in Recovery Community Centers. Subst Use Addctn J. 2026 Jan 20; 29767342251400062. PMID: 41558983.

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  • Published on 11/19/2025

    Sturgeon JA, Vest N, Barad M, Darnall B, Mackey S. Beyond Headache: Non-cephalic Pain, Fatigue, and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms as Longitudinal Predictors of Chronic Migraine Outcomes. Pain Med. 2025 Nov 19. PMID: 41259065.

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  • Published on 11/13/2025

    Chatterjee UR, Schumer MC, Effinger DP, Jones N, Vest NA, Cahill ME, Staglin BK, Nestler EJ. Breaking barriers: centering researchers with lived experience in psychiatric neuroscience. NPP Digit Psychiatry Neurosci. 2025; 3:26. PMID: 41245664.

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  • Published on 10/28/2025

    Vest N, Freibott CE, Dunn KE, Moran L, Korthuis PT, Lee JD, Nunes E, Timko C. Identifying patterns of withdrawal among patients in treatment for opioid use disorder: A secondary latent class growth analysis of the CTN XBOT trial. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Oct 28; 209812. PMID: 41167272.

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  • Published on 10/19/2025

    Vest N, Flesaker M, Timko C, Humphreys K, Stein MD, Hoatson T, Kelly JF. Who participates in collegiate recovery programs? A survey of students in the US and Canada. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Oct 19; 1-8. PMID: 41111154.

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  • Published on 9/1/2025

    Kepner W, Vest N, Risner E, Cheng H, Hurley B, Snyder H, McGovern M. Three trajectories of implementation of medications for opioid use disorder in primary care. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Sep 01; 20(1):69. PMID: 40887602.

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  • Published on 9/1/2025

    Drazdowski TK, Coetzer-Liversage AP, Stein LAR, Tilson M, Watson DP, Hoffman LA, Hogue A, Castedo de Martell S, Hagaman AM, Greene RN, Satcher MF, Hibbard PF, Dewey JM, Sheidow AJ, Vest N. Supporting linkage facilitators working with persons with opioid use disorder: challenges, advances, and future directions. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1587101. PMID: 40969641.

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  • Published on 8/20/2025

    Martinez-Kratz J, Manning D, Vest N, Glenn J, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wurcel A. The Digital Availability of US Departments of Corrections' Research Policies: Cross-Sectional Analysis. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 20; 9:e76835. PMID: 40835403.

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  • Published on 8/11/2025

    Adams RS, Larson MJ, Moresco N, Ogan D, Setzer M, Ritter GA, Dufour S, Vest N, Milliken CS, Gray JC. Postdeployment At-Risk Drinking Among Active Duty Women: Health Care Utilization and Military Readiness Outcomes. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2025 Nov; 34(11):1381-1390. PMID: 40788848.

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