Shannon Smith-Bernardin, PhD, MSN, RN

Associate Professor

Education and Training

BA, - , Dartmouth College

PhD, - Nursing, Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco

MSN, RN, CNL, - Nursing, Western University of Health Sciences

Associated Programs

PhD, Nursing
PhD, Sociology

Research Areas

Community and Population Health

Health Equity

Health Policy and Health Services Research

Mental and Behavioral Health

Research Interests

- - Evaluation of paramedic decision making in triage and transport of adults with acute uncomplicated alcohol intoxication to the emergency department versus sobering center , PI .

Publications

The Health Impacts of Climate Change on People Who Use Alcohol and Other Drugs: Position Statement of AMERSA, Inc. (Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction).

Publication Year

2026

Butner JL, Smith-Bernardin S, Roberson-Steele J, Madden B, Gruber VA, Tsui JI, Biegacki ET

Findings from the Fifth Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Summit.

Publication Year

2025

Richey D, Schmitz G, Jarou Z, Napoli A, Pilgrim R, Pines J, Augustine J, Gibbons M, Jouriles N, Fifth EDBA Summit Participants

Scoping review of managed alcohol programs.

Publication Year

2022

Smith-Bernardin SM, Suen LW, Barr-Walker J, Cuervo IA, Handley MA

Changing the Care Environment for Acute Intoxication: Providing Intoxicated Adults With an Alternative to the Emergency Department and Jail.

Publication Year

2021

Smith-Bernardin S

Successful implementation of managed alcohol programs in the San Francisco Bay Area during the COVID-19 crisis.

Publication Year

2021

Ristau J, Mehtani N, Gomez S, Nance M, Keller D, Surlyn C, Eveland J, Smith-Bernardin S

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