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Alison Lynch, MD, MS

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
  • Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
  • Director, Opioid Addiction Clinic, Department of Psychiatry
  • Director, Addiction Medicine
  • Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Education

  • BS in Chemistry and Science, Technology & Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Teach for America Summer Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, California
  • MD, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, Iowa City, Iowa
  • MS in Health Care Delivery Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
  • Resident in Combined Residency Program in Family Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, Iowa City, IA

Research Interests

  • • Clinical Practice: Perinatal Mental Health, Family Medicine with Obstetrics, Psychiatric Consultation
  • 2003-2006 Emotional Experiences of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (OB/Gyn Reproductive Endocrinology Clinic, collaborated with Anuja Dokras, MD, Ph.D and Scott Stuart MD, MPH.)
  • • Graduate Medicine Education in Family Medicine, Behavioral Medicine, and Psychiatry

Licenses & Certifications

  • Public and Community Psychiatry- American Association of Community Psychiatrists
  • Buprenorphine MAT Waiver Trainer, American Psychiatric Association
  • Psychiatry Certification- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Family Medicine Certification- American Board of Family Medicine
  • Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Bormann, N.L., Weber, A.N., Miskle, B., Arndt, S., & Lynch, A.C. (2023) Recovery Capital Correlates with Less Methamphetamine Use and Crime in the Community. Journal of Addiction Medicine 17 (6) 361-366. DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001200
  • Bornmann, N. L., Miskle, B., Holdefer, P., Arndt, S., Lynch, A. C., & Weber, A. (2023) Evidence of telescoping in females across two decades of US treatment admissions for injection drug use: 2000-2020. Drug and alcohol dependence reports 9. DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100204
  • Bormann, N. L., Weber, A., Arndt, S., & Lynch, A. (2023) Improvements in recovery capital are associated with decreased alcohol use in a primary opioid use disorder treatment-seeking cohort. The American journal on addictions 32 (6) 547-553. DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13431
  • Bormann, NL, Weber AN, Miskle B, Woodson-DeFauw N, Arndt S, & Lynch AC (2023) Perceived risk of LSD varies with age and race: evidence from 2019 United States cross-sectional data. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 58 1503-1508. DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02448-6
  • Weber, A., Miskle, B., Lynch, A., Arndt, S., & Acion, L. (2022) Services Available at United States Addiction Treatment Facilities That Offer Medications versus Behavioral Treatment Only: A Cross-Sectional, Observational Analysis. Substance abuse and rehabilitation 13 57-64. DOI: 10.2147/sar.s356131
  • Weber, A., Lynch, A., Miskle, B., Arndt, S., & Acion, L. (2022) Older Adult Substance Use Treatment First-Time Admissions Between 2008 and 2018. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry 30 (10) 1055-1063. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.03.003
  • Lynch, A., Arndt, S., & Acion, L (2021) Late- and Typical-Onset Heroin Use Among Older Adults Seeking Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 29 (5) 417-425. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.12.005
  • Weber A., Miskle B., Lynch A., Arndt S., & Acion, L. (2021) Substance Use in Pregnancy: Identifying Stigma and Improving Care. Substance Abuse and rehabilitation 12 105-121. DOI: 10.2147/sar.s319180
  • Lynch, A., Weber, A., Hedden, S., Sabbagh, S., Arndt, S., & Acion, L. (2021) Three-month outcomes from a patient-centered program to treat opioid use disorder in Iowa, USA. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy 16 (8). DOI: 10.1186/s13011-021-00342-5
  • Skelly, K., Shen, W., Wilbur, J., Thoma, K., Endres, J., Lynch, A., Gaglioti, A., & Rosenbaum, M. (2020) A Curriculum for Teaching Clinical Efficiency Focusing on Specific Communication Skills While Maximizing the Electronic Health Record. MedEdPORTAL 16. DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10989