Biography:Dr. Pivovarova’s primary research interests are at the intersection of addiction and the legal system, the bioethics of research, and the assessment of individuals involved with the legal system.
She recently completed a UMMS Mentored Career Award (KL2) that sought to investigate predictors of retention in Drug Treatment Courts. In 2020, she was awarded a NIDA K23 to examine the implementation of medications for opioid use disorders in Drug Treatment Courts. Dr. Pivovarova is currently a co-Investigator on the Massachusetts Justice Community Opioid Initiative Network study examining implementation of medications for opioid use disorder in jails and was a mentee in the Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Program on Substance Use and Infectious Disease.