Advisors include study consultants and community members who offer guidance to our work.
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CaSonya Richardson-Slone
Pain Advocate
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Thomas Joiner, PhD
Professor and Suicidologist, Florida State University,
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Dawn Gibson
Disability Health Advocate and creator of the Spoonie Chat group, a place of community support and venue for clinicians to hear directly from patients.
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Christin Veasley
Cofounder and Director of the Chronic Pain Research Alliance, who has lived with life-altering chronic pain since a near-fatal accident in her teens.
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Mark Flower
Veteran, US Army (with active duty through 1976 -1980 and in reserves through 2006), Strategic Advisor at Growing Rural Outreach through Veteran Engagement (GROVE) Center, and Co-founder of the Veteran peer support organization DryHootch America.
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Beth Darnall, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain), and by courtesy, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine. Expertise: Pain psychology & Patient-empowered care concerning opioids
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Jim Elliott
Attorney, Loss Survivor
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Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
A national nonprofit organization providing compassionate care and comprehensive resources for all those grieving the death of a military of veteran loved one
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Krulak Marine Alliance of Alabama
The Krulak Marine Alliance of Alabama provided important pilot funding for demonstration of our recruitment approach.