Dr. Cloutier’s training and research are interdisciplinary, bridging the fields of psychology, prevention science, implementation science, quantitative methods, and public health to achieve two long-term objectives: (1) enhance the measurement of substance use behaviors and problems to ensure the right people, receive the right treatment, at the right time; (2) translate evidence into improved treatment and overdose prevention practices.
Dr. Cloutier has secured over $8.4 million in federal and foundation funding. Currently, she is the Contact MPI for the NIDA funded HEALing Measurement Center: Enhancing Opioid Use Disorder Recovery Through Measurement-Based Care (1RM1DA059395-01), which includes a stepped-wedge, hybrid type II effectiveness-implementation trial to implement measurement-based care in opioid treatment programs. Previously, she served as the Scientific Director for the Pitt Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU), completed NIDA-funded postdoctoral (T32 DA017629) and predoctoral (F31DA041105) fellowships, and received a PhD in Experimental Psychology (now known as Behavioral Science).
- BA, Psychology, SUNY Potsdam, 2013
- MS, Psychology, University of North Texas, 2016
- PhD, Psychology/Behavioral Science, University of North Texas, 2019
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Prevention Science and Advanced Methodology, Penn State, 2021
Education & Training
Cloutier RM, Cole ES, McDonough BL, Lomauro DA, Miller JP, Talbert AL, Bear TM, Bridges NC, Foulds AL, Taber R, Gordon AJ, Cochran GT, Kmiec J, Donohue JM, Kelley D, DiDomenico E, Adair D, Pringle JL. Strategies to recruit rural primary care providers to implement a medication for opioid use disorder focused integrated care model. Implementation Research & Practice. 2023.
Bridges NC, Taber R, Foulds AL, Bear TM, Cloutier RM, McDonough BL, Gordon AJ, Cochran GT, Donohue JM, Adair D, DiDomenico E, Pringle JL, Gellad WF, Kelley D, Cole ES. Medications for opioid use disorder in rural primary care practices: Patient and provider experiences. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 2023.
Cloutier RM, Aldridge A, Hoffman G, Boyd KL, Wang EH, Foster K, Snyder K, Dowd W, Pringle JL. Pennsylvania's community coordination strategy to reduce opioid overdose deaths. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2023.
- Toulouse Dissertation Award for Social Sciences, University of North Texas, 2019
- NIDA R13 Travel Award to APA/Division 50, 2020; 2018
- Abstract of Distinction, Society for Prevention Research, 2020
- NIH Loan Repayment Program, 2024-2026
