Tanja C. Laschober PhD

Dr. Laschober is a Research Scientist/Engineer Senior at the Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, where she has worked since 2018. Based in Florida, she works remotely as a substance use disorder researcher, statistician, methodologist, and project leader with expertise in clinical and implementation research, multi-site studies, quantitative analysis, data management, and scientific writing.

Dr. Laschober serves as a designated statistician for the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Node of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN), providing statistical, methodological, and scientific support across studies, grant applications, and manuscripts. Her work includes study design and analytic planning, longitudinal and mixed-methods research, data interpretation, federal data-sharing activities, Human Subjects and regulatory documentation, and the development and implementation of complex multi-site research projects.

She has held leadership and scientific roles across CTN, NIH- and Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR)-funded research and currently contributes to research involving substance use disorder treatment, medications for opioid use disorder, HIV prevention, harm reduction, clinical trials, and implementation science. She also provides research consultation and technical assistance through the Clinical Trials Consultation and Technical Assistance Program (C-TAP) and contributes to CTN scientific activities, including protocol review and secondary data analysis initiatives.

Dr. Laschober’s research experience spans more than two decades and includes the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of evidence-based practices; substance use disorder treatment and prevention; HIV prevention; workforce development; program evaluation; and health and well-being across the life course. She has extensive experience managing and analyzing complex research data, developing scientific manuscripts and grant applications, mentoring junior researchers and trainees, and collaborating across multidisciplinary research teams.