Kara M. Magane, MS
Senior Director of Research Operations
Boston University School of Public Health
Health Law, Policy & Management




Kara Magane, MS, is Senior Director of Research Operations at the Boston University School of Public Health, where she manages a broad research portfolio spanning multiple departments on the BU Medical Campus. She supports the design, coordination, and implementation of large, complex, and multi-site studies, with a focus on building and sustaining research infrastructure and facilitating collaboration among investigators, teams, and external partners. Her work emphasizes operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and research integrity.

She joined BU in 2019 following research roles at Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania, where she contributed to studies focused on substance use and colorectal cancer screening. She holds a Master of Science in Health Promotion and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, magna cum laude, from the University of Delaware.

Her research contributions have been published in journals including JAMA Internal Medicine, Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, and Pediatrics, with a focus on substance use, HIV, and chronic disease.


The National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network: New England Consortium Node
06/01/2020 - 02/28/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Yale University NIH NIDA
5UG1DA015831-23

NorthStar Node of the Clinical Trials Network
06/01/2020 - 02/28/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute NIH NIDA
5UG1DA040316-10



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  1. Magane KM, Dukes KA, Fielman S, Palfai TP, Regan D, Cheng DM, Lee H, Kraemer KL, Bullard MJ, Chen CA, Samet JH. Oral vs Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for Hospitalized Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jun 01; 185(6):635-645.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40257810; PMCID: PMC12013356; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0522;
     
  2. Davoust M, Bazzi AR, Blakemore S, Blodgett J, Cheng A, Fielman S, Magane KM, Theisen J, Saitz R, Ventura AS, Weinstein ZM. Patient and clinician experiences with the implementation of telemedicine and related adaptations in office-based buprenorphine treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Mar 04; 20(1):21.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40033433; PMCID: PMC11877703; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-025-00536-3;
     
  3. Magane KM, Saitz R, Fielman S, LaRochelle MR, Shanahan CW, Pace CA, LaValley M, Penington K, Karzhevsky S, Hurstak E. Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Feb 05; 20(1):9.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39910606; PMCID: PMC11800519; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00526-x;
     
  4. Bart G, Barth KS, Baukol P, Enns E, Ghitza UE, Harris J, Jelstrom E, Liebschutz JM, Magane KM, Voronca D, Weinstein ZM, Korthuis PT. Exemplar Hospital Initiation Trial to Enhance Treatment Engagement (EXHIT ENTRE): protocol for CTN-0098 an open-label randomized comparative effectiveness trial of extended-release buprenorphine versus treatment as usual on post-hospital treatment engagement for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Dec 02; 19(1):91.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39623502; PMCID: PMC11610182; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00510-5;
     
  5. Y Bernstein E, Magane KM, Dukes KA, Palfai TP, Lee JH, Saitz R, Samet JH. Correlates of post-hospitalization naltrexone adherence for alcohol use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Dec 01; 265:112470.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39461121; PMCID: PMC11884669; DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112470;
     
  6. Shangani S, Winter MR, Shea M, Kim TW, So-Armah K, Magane KM, Bellamy SL, Saitz R, Stein MD. Social Vulnerability and Mental Health Among People with HIV and Substance Use: The Role of Race. AIDS Behav. 2024 Dec; 28(12):4094-4105.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39327395; PMCID: PMC11863660; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04510-z;
     
  7. Palfai TP, Winter MR, Magane KM, Heeren TC, Bernier LB, Murray GE, Saitz R, Kim TW, Stein MD. Pain and unhealthy alcohol use among people living with HIV: A prospective cohort study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2024 Nov; 48(11):2089-2098.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39317678; PMCID: PMC11884506; DOI: 10.1111/acer.15447;
     
  8. Palfai TP, Bernier LB, Kratzer MP, Magane KM, Fielman S, Otis JD, Heeren TC, Winter MR, Stein MD. Integrated telehealth intervention to reduce chronic pain and unhealthy drinking among people living with HIV: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2024 Sep 05; 19(1):64.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39238059; PMCID: PMC11375999; DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00493-3;
     
  9. Weinstein ZM, Magane KM, Lodi S, Ventura AS, Bazzi AR, Blodgett J, Fielman S, Davoust M, Shea MG, Chen CA, Cheng A, Theisen J, Blakemore S, Saitz R. The Impact of COVID-19 on Substance Use and Related Consequences Among Patients in Office-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. J Addict Med. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 19(1):12-19.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39101572; PMCID: PMC11790372; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001367;
     
  10. Abrantes AM, Ferguson E, Stein MD, Magane KM, Fielman S, Karzhevsky S, Flanagan A, Siebers R, Quintiliani LM. Design and rationale for a randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy of a lifestyle physical activity intervention for people with HIV and engaged in unhealthy drinking. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Sep; 144:107632.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39019155; PMCID: PMC11827580; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107632;
     
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Alcoholism
Opioid-Related Disorders
HIV Infections
Substance-Related Disorders
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