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 5/18/2026

    Saunders EC, McLeman B, Marsch LA, Moore SK, Ackerson B, Cowan A, Filion SM, Fowler R, Fox L, Gary J, Hamilton J, Jones R, Jordan A, Kibben R, Lamont M, Lawdahl T, Pee J, Potter J, Peavy M, Ross TB, Scott D, Suarez E, Vest N, Vo H, Blackeney Q, Rosa C, Chapman SH. "We need to keep in mind that battle fatigue": A commentary on moral injury among substance use treatment and community service providers. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 May 18; 210023. PMID: 42155650.

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  • Published on 5/1/2026

    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. 2026 May 01; 27(5):516-524. PMID: 41259065.

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  • Published on 4/30/2026

    Cioffi CC, Baloh J, Brunner M, Cheng H, DiFiore E, Davis AD, Fenstemaker C, Fisher S, Finlayson R, Franz B, Franz D, Hosseini MA, Rains AN, Schmidt A, Smith CL, Vest N, Hartzler B. A scoping review of implementation strategies to reduce stigma toward people who use substances in healthcare settings. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2026 Apr 30; 210005. PMID: 42069061.

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  • Published on 2/17/2026

    Freibott CE, Major E, Vest N, Stein MD, Lipson SK. Approaches to preventing opioid-related harms in US higher education: A PRISMA-guided scoping review. J Am Coll Health. 2026 Feb 17; 1-12. PMID: 41700947.

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  • 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

    Granjon M, Vest N, Mackey SC, Gilam G. Distinct multidimensional anger profiles predict current and long-term chronic pain outcomes. J Pain. 2026 Feb; 39:105611. PMID: 41265765.

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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. 2026 Apr; 74(4):963-970. PMID: 41111154.

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