Allison J. Ober is a senior behavioral science researcher at RAND. She has extensive expertise in implementation science and intervention research, and over twenty years of experience conducting substance use disorder and HIV prevention research with underserved populations. Ober currently serves as principal investigator of several projects examining strategies for integrating evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders into primary care, hospital, and mental health settings. She also is principal investigator of a study using a Positive Deviance framework to uncover best practices of high-performing health care clinics in South Africa that retain a majority of patients in HIV treatment. Her current research interests include increasing access to and retention in substance use disorder and HIV treatment and innovative methods for improving quality of care, including telemedicine.
Ober received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Vermont, her M.S.W. in social work from Catholic University of America, and her doctorate from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Affairs.
Ph.D. in social welfare, University of California Los Angeles; M.S.W. in social work, Catholic University of America; B.A. in psychology, University of Vermont
