Bridget Duffy

Bridget is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children's Hospital. She works in the lab of Dr. Nichole Michaels, focusing on various overlapping research areas related to harm reduction, substance use disorder, drug overdose death, child maltreatment, and other causes of violent injuries and death. Bridget's personal experience of losing her brother to opioid overdose has deeply influenced her passion for this field. Bridget has become a sought-after speaker and has delivered over a dozen invited lectures at hospitals, medical schools, and universities on the topic of stigma surrounding drug addiction. 

The Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children's Hospital is designated by the Centers for Disease Control as an Injury Control Research Center. CIRP is dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge in the fields of epidemiology, biomechanics, prevention, acute treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries. Dr. Gary Smith serves as the founder and director of CIRP, while Dr. Nichole Michaels, a Principal Investigator in CIRP and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, leads research initiatives related to substance use disorders, child maltreatment, and other causes of violent injuries and death.