Christina Lazar, MPH
Research Associate 2, HSSCards
About
Research
Publications
2026
The influence of military service and separation on veterans’ identities and reintegration experiences: A qualitative analysis
Ingram P, Mele A, Lazar C, Mattocks K, Kelly M, Rosen M, Weede A, Martino S. The influence of military service and separation on veterans’ identities and reintegration experiences: A qualitative analysis. Military Psychology 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-15. PMID: 42048106, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2026.2664974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotivational Interviewing Targeting Pain and Substance Use in Veterans Seeking Service-Connection Payments: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial
Rosen M, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Sellinger J, Mattocks K, Barnett P, Brummett B, Higgins D, Holtzheimer P, Livingston N, Ngo T, Reznik T, Schimelman B, Semiatin A, Solzhenitsyn C, Martino S. Motivational Interviewing Targeting Pain and Substance Use in Veterans Seeking Service-Connection Payments: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2026, 1-10. PMID: 41741869, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-10127-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Association of psychiatric diagnoses and military sexual trauma type with denied posttraumatic stress disorder service connection
Webermann A, Coppola E, Lazar C, Rosen M, Murdoch M, Portnoy G, Black A. Association of psychiatric diagnoses and military sexual trauma type with denied posttraumatic stress disorder service connection. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 381: 69-76. PMID: 40185410, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.171.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual
Sellinger J, Rosen M, Lazar C, Gilstad-Hayden K, Dziura J, Li F, Mattocks K, Weede A, Sullivan-Tibbs M, Rose L, Vassallo G, Manhapra A, Turner A, Vogt D, Woodward E, Hartmann C, Haskell S, Mohammad A, Martino S. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s99-s106. PMID: 39514877, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond
Sellinger J, Gilstad-Hayden K, Lazar C, Seal K, Purcell N, Burgess D, Martino S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Rosen M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on participants in pragmatic clinical trials for chronic pain: implications for trial outcomes and beyond. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: s17-s27. PMID: 39514885, PMCID: PMC11548862, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSensitivity, specificity, and discordance with self-report of nail sample testing for alcohol and cannabis
Morie K, Gilstad-Hayden K, Martino S, Lazar C, Rosen M. Sensitivity, specificity, and discordance with self-report of nail sample testing for alcohol and cannabis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 261: 111358. PMID: 38943713, PMCID: PMC12829772, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111358.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Understanding opportunities and challenges with telemedicine-delivered buprenorphine during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mattocks KM, Moore DT, Wischik DL, Lazar CM, Rosen MI. Understanding opportunities and challenges with telemedicine-delivered buprenorphine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2022, 139: 108777. PMID: 35346533, PMCID: PMC8949846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108777.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Counseling Veterans with Chronic Pain During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Lazar CM, Rosen MI, Sellinger J, Mattocks K, Navarra L, Ross KA, Martino S. Counseling Veterans with Chronic Pain During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain Medicine 2021, 23: 1434-1441. PMID: 34958381, PMCID: PMC8755363, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe acceptability and feasibility of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management among new England veterans with chronic pain: A pilot study
Sellinger JJ, Martino S, Lazar C, Mattocks K, Rando K, Serowik K, Ablondi K, Fenton B, Gilstad‐Hayden K, Brummett B, Holtzheimer PE, Higgins D, Reznik TE, Semiatin AM, Stapley T, Ngo T, Rosen MI. The acceptability and feasibility of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management among new England veterans with chronic pain: A pilot study. Pain Practice 2021, 22: 28-38. PMID: 33934499, PMCID: PMC9084457, DOI: 10.1111/papr.13023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe intertwined expansion of telehealth and buprenorphine access from a prescriber hub
Moore DT, Wischik DL, Lazar CM, Vassallo GG, Rosen MI. The intertwined expansion of telehealth and buprenorphine access from a prescriber hub. Preventive Medicine 2021, 152: 106603. PMID: 33974959, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106603.Peer-Reviewed Original Research