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Cheyenne Fenstemaker

Cheyenne Fenstemaker
Research Assistant for the Department of Social Medicine in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Institute to Advance Health Equity (ADVANCE)
fenstemaker@ohio.edu

Cheyenne Fenstemaker is heath services research assistant interested in health disparities, health policy, and substance use, with a particular interest in rural and urban underserved communities and how "place" affects access to resources. She supports Dr. Berkeley Franz, Professor of Community-based Health at the 51社区 Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. A proud first-generation college student and Bobcat, Cheyenne received her B.S. in Geography and M.A. in Law, Justice, & Culture from 51社区.

Cheyenne has published in peer-reviewed journals on rural health training and substance use. Her recent work includes helping to lead qualitative data collection and analysis for two NIH/NIDA-funded projects related to health services for opioid use disorder in Ohio and nationally. She has extensive work experience in research, education, and administration. 

Education

  • MA, Law, Justice & Culture, 51社区, 2024
  • BS, Geography, 51社区, 2021

Research Interests

  • Place-based disparities
  • Qualitative research methods
  • Harm reduction models
  • Implementation science 

Publications 

  • Franz, Berkeley, Lindsay Y. Dhanani, Sean Bogart, Cheyenne Fenstemaker, William C. Miller, O. Trent Hall, Daniel Brook, and Vivian F. Go. 鈥淒ifferent Forms of Stigma and Rural Primary Care Professionals鈥� Willingness to Prescribe Buprenorphine.鈥� Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2025.209633
  • Fenstemaker, Cheyenne, Elizabeth Abrams, Katherine King, Benjamin Obringer, Daniel L. Brook+, Vivian Go, William C. Miller, Lindsay Y. Dhanani,  and Berkeley Franz. 2024. 鈥淭he Implementation Climate for Integrating Buprenorphine Prescribing into Rural Primary Care.鈥� Journal of General Internal Medicine.  DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09260-1
  • Fenstemaker, Cheyenne, Benjamin Obringer, Elizabeth Abrams, Katherine King, Lindsay Y.  Dhanani, and Berkeley Franz. 2023. 鈥淧rimary Care Professionals鈥� Perspectives on Tailoring Buprenorphine Training for Rural Practice.鈥� The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 10.1111/jrh.12832. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12832