Sara Parent, ND

• Bastyr University, ND, Naturopathic Medicine
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, BS, Biology

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Washington State University

Parent SC, Peavy KM, Tyutyunnyk D, Hirchak KA, Nauts T, Dura A, Weed L, Barker L, McDonell MG. Lessons learned from statewide contingency management rollouts addressing stimulant use in the Northwestern United States. Prev Med. 2023 Jul 13:107614. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107614. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37451553.

Hirchak KA, Echo-Hawk H, Parent S, Peavy KM, Webb K, Bajet K, Richardson M, Granbois A, Herron JL, Catron K, King K, Parsells E, Freese TE, Thomas LR, Rawson R, Clark HW, Roll J, McDonell MG. The urgent need for contingency management among Tribal communities in the United States: Considerations for implementation, policy, and sovereignty. Prev Med. 2023 Nov;176:107662. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107662. Epub 2023 Aug 11. PMID: 37573952.

Lu TT, Parent SC, Chaytor N, Amiri S, Palmer K, McPherson S, Jett J, Ries R, McDonell MG, Murphy SM. Budget Impact Tool for Implementing Contingency Management for Co-occurring Alcohol Use Disorders and Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Oct 19:appips20220547. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220547. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37855102.

Rawson RA, Erath TG, Chalk M, Clark HW, McDaid C, Roll JM, McDonell MG, Parent S, Freese  TE. Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder: Progress, Challenges, Recommendations. J Ambul Care Manage. 2023 Apr-Jun 01;46(2):152-159. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000450. Epub 2023 Feb 3. PMID: 36745163

Green B, Parent S, Ware J, Hasson A, McDonell MG, Nauts T, Collins M, Frances K, Rawson, R. Expanding Access to Treatment for Stimulant Disorder in a Frontier State: A Qualitative Study of Contingency Management and TRUST program implementation in Montana. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 Aug;151:209032. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209032. Epub 2023 Apr 13. PMID: 37061191.

Jett JD, Kordas G, Parent S, Keshtkar M, Shin R, King P, McPherson SM, Ries R, Roll JM, McDonell MG, Chaytor N. Assessing Clinically Significant Cognitive Impairment Using the NIH Toolbox in Individuals with Co-occurring Serious Mental Illness and Alcohol Use Disorder. J Addict Med. 2022 Nov 8. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001105. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36346896.

McPherson SM, Parent S, Miguel A., McDonell MG, Roll J. Contingency Management Is a Powerful Clinical Tool for Treating Substance Use Research Evidence and New Practice Guidelines for Use. Psychiatric Times. 2022 Sep 9; 39(9).

Alinia P, Sah RK, McDonell MG, Pendry P, Parent S, Ghasemzadeh H, Cleveland MJ. Associations Between Physiological Signals Captured Using Wearable Sensors and Self-reported Outcomes Among Adults in Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2021 Jul 21;5(7):e27891. doi: 10.2196/27891. PMID: 34287205; PMCID: PMC8339978.

Price CJ, Thompson EA, Crowell SE, Pike K, Cheng SC, Parent S & Hooven C. Immediate Effects of Interoceptive Awareness Training through Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) for Women in Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Subst Abus., 2019;40(1):102-115. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1488335. Epub 2018 Sep 20. PMID: 29949455; PMCID: PMC6775765.

Sara Parent, ND is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the PRISM (Promoting Research Initiative in Substance Use and Mental Health) Collaborative in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health. She manages a multi-site clinical trial of contingency management (CM) for people with co-occurring disorders. She currently leads several statewide training and technical assistance efforts focused on implementing CM for stimulant use disorders and supports CM trainings in tribal communities. She has developed extensive CM training resources and provides technical assistance to approximately 40 clinics throughout the United States. A focus of Dr. Parent’s work is collaborating with other CM experts to provide CM training that is evidence-based, regulatory compliant and feasible for diverse clinical settings.