Rachel Winograd is currently a Predoctoral Psychology Intern with the VA St Louis Health Care System and will be completing her PhD from the University of Missouri-Columbia in July, 2016. While at Mizzou, Ms. Winograd’s research on “drunk personality” investigated the acute effects of alcohol intoxication on behavior and emotion using the framework of the Five-Factor Model of Personality. Since joining the VA, her research and programming efforts have focused on expanding the reach and impact of the Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution initiative to improve implementation in medical and mental health clinics throughout the VA system.

Equifinality and Opiod Overdose:  The Many Clinical Paths to Increased Risk