
Melissa Zielinski
Director, Health and the Legal System (HEALS) Lab · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine
Credentials: · ·
History
- Present
Health and the Legal System (HEALS) Lab Laboratory · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine
- Present
Fellowship Track Lead · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine

at the University of North
- 2015–2018
Residency
- 2012–2016
Medical School
Research
Review · Trauma · 2020 · 87 citations
JAMA Psychiatry · 2021 · 52 citations
Comprehensive Psychiatry · 2017 · First of 4 authors · Corresponding · 37 citations

4 papers · 4 as a resident

4 papers
- JK
3 papers

3 papers

2 papers

2 papers

2 papers

2 papers
Grants
- 2023–2029
Developing and Testing Innovative Care Pathways for Screening and Treatment of OUD/PTSD in Jails
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R33
Contact PI · $2.3M · Univ of Arkansas for Med Scis
- 2009–2029
Translational Training in Addiction
National Institute on Drug Abuse · T32
Contact PI · $1.5M · Univ of Arkansas for Med Scis
- 2024–2029
Effectiveness, Implementation, and Cost of Cognitive Processing Therapy in Prisons
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R01
Contact PI · $2M · Univ of Arkansas for Med Scis
- 2023–2025
Developing and Testing Innovative Care Pathways for Screening and Treatment of OUD/PTSD in Jails
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R61
Contact PI · $915.6K · Univ of Arkansas for Med Scis
Clinical trials
- 2025–2028
Effectiveness, Implementation, and Cost of Cognitive Processing Therapy in Prisons
Principal investigator · Recruiting
University of Arkansas
- 2021–2024
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Arkansas
- 2019–2025
Leveraging Implementation Science to Increase Access to Trauma Treatment for Incarcerated Drug Users
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Arkansas


