Maryann Mason: Faculty Experts

Maryann Mason

High-Res Headshots

Field:

Epidemiology, Public Health, Sociology

Focus Areas:

Addiction and Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, Opioid Abuse, Violence Prevention, Violent Crime

Contact:

• (312) 503-5142
• Email Maryann
• Website

Media Relations Contact:

Kristin Samuelson

• (847) 491-4888
• Email Kristin

About

Areas of Focus

• Opioid misuse/overdose
• Violence prevention
• Public health
• Community-engaged research

Work/Research

• Opioid overdose fatality trends
• Factors associated with opioid overdose
• Disparities in drug overdose among older adults
• Youth homicide trends
• Geographic distribution of homicide and suicide
• Suicide trends by age and risk factor

Career

Mason is the author of several high profile manuscripts on opioid overdose trends during the COVID pandemic. They include:

• Notes from the Field: Opioid Overdose Deaths Before, During, and After an 11-Week COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order - Cook County, Illinois, January 1, 2018-October 6, 2020
• The Pandemic Stay-at-Home Order and Opioid-Involved Overdose Fatalities

• Disparities by Sex and Race and Ethnicity in Death Rates Due to Opioid Overdose Among Adults 55 Years or Older, 1999 to 2019. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(1):e2142982. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42982

• Association between youth homicides and state spending: a Chicago cross-sectional case study. BMJ Open 2022;12:e052933. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052933.