Teresa Winstead PhD, MA
Teresa Winstead (she/her), PhD, MA is a Senior Research Scientist with ADAI’s Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology and Research providing qualitative research design, implementation, and analysis expertise to projects focused on supporting health and wellbeing of people who are currently using drugs. Prior to joining ADAI, Teresa was an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Saint Martin’s University, where she was also Chair of the Department of Society and Social Justice. Dr. Winstead is a medical anthropologist and has been working in harm reduction research for over ten years, and she earned her PhD and MA from Indiana University, Bloomington, in cultural anthropology.
Titles
Research Scientist (CEDEER)
Education
PhD, Cultural Anthropology and Educational Policy Studies (dual major doctorate), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
MA, Cultural Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
BA, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
Research Interests
- Community-engaged collaborative qualitative/ethnographic research with people who are using drugs
- Social and structural influences of peer-facilitated harm reduction, and how these impact access to and retention in buprenorphine treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- Social and structural context of substance use and risk management strategies
- Social and structural barriers to access to and retention in buprenorphine treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Activities
- Member of Thurston County Opioid Taskforce
- Syringe Exchange Research Consultant, SloBangers, San Luis Obispo, CA
- Society for Applied Anthropology, Executive Committee for Medical Anthropologists and Social Scientists in Health, Topical Interest Group
- Participating team member: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Science of Engagement Award for research on “Participant-Centric Re-/Engagement.” [under review]
Research & Other Projects
Dave Purchase Project Needs Assessment
Status: current
Drug Information and Education
Status: current
Olympia Bupe Clinic Evaluation
Status: completed
