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Sarah Axeen, PhD

Assistant Professor of Research Emergency Medicine

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Overview

Sarah Axeen, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor of Research at the Keck School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Axeen’s research focuses on understanding the drivers of and evaluating solutions to the growing problem of opioid use and abuse in the United States. She also examines the impact of state level policies on mental and behavioral health care outcomes. In addition to her research on opioids, she has explored geographic variation in health care and the relationship between changes in commercial prices and spending and utilization in Medicare. Prior to coming to Keck, she was a postdoctoral fellow with the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Research Funding

  • Measuring and Combating Prescription Opioid Use and Abuse in Medicare
    NIH · R36HS024251 · Sep 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Consistent Enrollment in a Health Care Coverage Program Is Associated With Fewer Type 2 Diabetes-Related Emergency Department Visits for Uninsured Immigrants. Med Care. 2026 Jun 01; 64(6):381-386.. View in PubMed
  • A Multicenter Qualitative Stakeholder Evaluation of the Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs in the Los Angeles County Safety-Net Healthcare System. J Urban Health. 2026 Apr; 103(2):443-453.. View in PubMed
  • Migration-Related Trauma Among Asylum Seekers Exposed to the Migrant Protection Protocols. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 01 02; 9(1):e2550786.. View in PubMed
  • Self-Pay Emergency Department Visits by Undocumented Patients After 2018 Public Charge Announcement. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 01 02; 9(1):e2555081.. View in PubMed
  • Nonadherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines in Commercially Insured US Adults, 2013-2021. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2548512.. View in PubMed
  • Trends In The Availability Of Buprenorphine At US Retail Pharmacies, 2017-23. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 09; 44(9):1157-1163.. View in PubMed
  • Improving Policy Evaluations Of The Opioid Crisis. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 09; 44(9):1042-1049.. View in PubMed
  • Civil Monetary Penalties Related to Violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Involving Psychiatric Emergencies: A 5-Year Update. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 Oct; 32(10):1142-1145.. View in PubMed
  • Civil Monetary Penalties from Violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act for Patients Arriving or Leaving with Law Enforcement. West J Emerg Med. 2025 May 19; 26(3):712-719.. View in PubMed
  • Implementing HIV prevention in the emergency department: Strategies and outcomes from seven California emergency departments. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 09; 95:115-123.. View in PubMed

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