Stephanie Pepper Carreiro

Stephanie Pepper Carreiro is an Associate Professor at UMass Chan Medical School's Department of Emergency Medicine. She also holds appointments in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Masters in Clinical Investigation), and Population Health Sciences.

• Rhode Island College: BA in Biology & Psychology
• New York Medical College: MD

Her research focuses on digital health interventions for substance use disorders, wearable biosensor technology for opioid use monitoring, machine learning applications in addiction research, and public health surveillance systems. Recent work includes developing digital biomarkers for opioid dependence and deploying contactless monitoring systems in emergency settings.

Her 15 most recent publications span topics in substance use disorder analytics, wearable sensor validation, and digital epidemiology. Key research themes include stress/craving detection, AI-driven intervention development, and health equity in digital tool deployment.

She collaborates with researchers in medical toxicology, emergency medicine, and biomedical informatics. Projects involve real-time drug use detection systems, telemedicine for addiction care, and integration of digital pills with biosensor networks.