Emily Pasman, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Pronouns: She/Her
Contact
Building & Room:
ETMSW 4424
Address:
1040 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Office Phone:
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About
Emily Pasman’s research aims to improve health equity for people who use drugs by expanding harm reduction interventions; supporting affected family members; and addressing disparities in service access, uptake, and outcomes. Grounded in her practice background in peer-delivered services, she uses participatory methods to engage people with lived and living experience in the research process.
Professional Interests
- Harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services
- Health stigma
- Health disparities among people who use drugs
- Families affected by addiction
- Participatory methods
- Secondary data analysis to improve health services
Teaching Experience
- Social Welfare Policy and Services
- Mental Health Policy
- The Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Physical and Social Functioning
Selected Publications
Articles
Pasman, E., McCabe, S. E., Kcomt, L., Mongilio, J. M., Schilt-Solberg, M., & Evans-Polce, R. J. (2025). Interpersonal healthcare discrimination and delayed alcohol use treatment among sexual minority adults. Stigma and Health. 10.1037/sah0000674
Pasman, E., Evans-Polce, R. J., Schepis, T. S., Engstrom, C. W., McCabe, V. V., Drazdowski, T. K., & McCabe, S. E. (2025). Nonabstinence among US adults in recovery from an alcohol or other drug problem. Journal of Addiction Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001408
Pasman, E., Broman, M., O’Shay, S., Solberg, M., Agius, E., Lee, G., & Resko, S. M. (2024). Stigma and public support for treatment and harm reduction policy in response to the US overdose crisis. Journal for the Society for Social Work and Research. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/733639
Pasman, E., Lee, G., Singer, S., Burson, N., Agius, E., & Resko, S. M. (2024). Attitudes toward medications for opioid use disorder among peer recovery support specialists. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2332597
Pasman, E., Nikolova, K., Victor, B., Agius, E., & Resko, S. M. (2024). Perceived stigma toward naloxone among overdose education and naloxone distribution program participants: Implications for opioid overdose response. Stigma and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000523
Pasman, E., O’Shay, S., Brown, S., Madden, E. F., Agius, E., & Resko, S. M. (2023). Ambivalence and contingencies: A qualitative examination of peer recovery coaches’ attitudes toward medication for opioid use disorder. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.209121
Resko, S. M., Pasman, E., Hicks, D. L., Lee, G., Ellis, J., O’Shay, S., Brown, S., & Agius, E. (2023). Naloxone knowledge and attitudes toward overdose response among family members of people who misuse opioids. Journal of Community Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-023-01257-x
Carl, A., Pasman, E., Broman, M., Lister, J. J., Agius, E., & Resko, S. M. (2023). Experiences of healthcare and substance use treatment provider-based stigma among patients receiving methadone. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100138.
Pasman, E., O’Shay, S., Hicks, D., Resko, S. M., Agius, E., & Brown, S. (2023). Stigma communication surrounding nonmedical opioid use among affected family members. Health Communication, 39(3). https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2167588
Pasman, E., Lee, G., Kollin, R., Broman, M. J., Agius, E., & Resko, S. M. (2022). Emotional exhaustion and workplace belongingness among peer recovery coaches during COVID-19. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2022.2156670
Pasman, E., Lee, G., Kollin, R., Rodriguez, B., Agius, E., Madden, E. F., & Resko, S. M. (2022). Attitudes toward medication for opioid use disorder among substance use treatment providers. Substance Use & Misuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2115853
Pasman, E., Kollin, R., Broman, M., Lee, G., Agius, E., Lister, J. J., Brown, S., & Resko, S. M. (2022). Cumulative barriers to retention in methadone treatment among adults from small urban and rural communities. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 17(35). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-022-00316-3
Pasman, E., Agius, E., Victor, G., Broman, M., Ray, B., & Resko, S. (2021). Willingness to use syringe service programs and safe consumption sites among methadone patients with histories of injection drug use in a small Midwest community. Addiction Research & Theory. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2021.1961759
Book Chapters
O’Shay, S., & Pasman, E. (2023). Using stigma management communication theory to understand the impact of opioid use on the family. In S. Symonds LeBlanc & S. O’Shay (Eds.), Casing the family: Theoretical and applied approaches to understanding family communication (2nd ed.) Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Education
BS, Michigan State University
MSW, Michigan State University
PhD, Wayne State University
Professional Memberships
- College on Problems of Drug Dependence
- Society for Social Work and Research