Dr. Bachrach’s program of research emphasizes the study of unhealthy alcohol use and its comorbidities, as well as its determinants, consequences, understanding factors that influence receipt of evidence-based alcohol care, and implementing strategies to improve equitable access to evidence-based care. Her research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate questions of interest.
Dr. Bachrach received a VA Health Services Research and Development Career Development Award (CDA; K2HX003087) to develop, refine, and pilot an implementation intervention – practice facilitation – aiming to improve the use of evidence-based alcohol-related care (i.e., screening, brief counseling interventions, pharmacotherapy, and referral to integrated behavioral health and specialty substance use treatment) in a primary care setting.
Education & Training
- BA, Psychology, University of Michigan, 2003
- MS, Psychology, Villanova University, 2006
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2015
- Clinical Internship, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 2015
- Postdoctoral Scholar (T32 AA007453), University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry, 2017
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Interprofessional Advanced Fellowship in Addiction Treatment, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2020
Representative Publications
Bachrach, R. L. & Quinn, D. A. The role of gender and veteran status in healthcare access among a national sample of US adults with unhealth alcohol use. Substance Use & Misuse, 2023, 1-9.
Bachrach, R.L. & Rogal, S.S. Assessment of alcohol and other substance use in patients with chronic liver disease. Clinical Liver Disease, 2022, 20(2):61.
Bachrach, R.L., Chinman, M., Rodriguez, K.L., Mor, M.K., Kraemer, K. L., Garfunkel, C. E., Williams, E. C. Using practice facilitation to improve alcohol-related care in primary care: A mixed-methods pilot study protocol. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2022, 17:19.
Bachrach, R.L., Blosnich, J. R., & Williams, E. C. Alcohol screening and brief intervention in a representative sample of Veterans receiving primary care services. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2018, 95:18-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2018.09.003
Click here for a more complete bibliography of Dr. Bachrach’s works.
Research Interests
- Unhealthy Alcohol Use
- Implementation Science
- Evidence-Based Substance Use Care
- Veteran Health
Research Grants
Title: Tailored Retention and Engagement for Equitable Treatment of OUD and Pain (TREETOP)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Grant Number: RM1DA055311
Start Year: 2021
End Year: 2026
Title: Implementation Intervention to Improve Care for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: VA Health Services Research and Development
Grant Number: K2 HX003087
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2025
Title: Sleep and Alcohol use Among Veterans Living with Post COVID-19 Conditions
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Veterans Health Foundation - Goldstein Early Career Mental Health Research Award
Start Year: 2022
End Year: 2023
Title: Unhealthy Alcohol Use and Insomnia Among Women Veterans Over the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Veterans Health Foundation - Medical Education and Patient Safety Grant
Start Year: 2022
End Year: 2023
Title: Examination of MOUD Outcomes at High- and Low-Disparity Sites in VA
Role: Site Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: VA Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Start Year: 2022
End Year: 2023