News from the Greater Intermountain Node

Daniel Deykin Award for Outstanding Mentor

Greater Intermountain Node Co-Principal Investigator Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM, has been awarded the 2024 Health Services Research (HSR) Daniel Deykin Award for Outstanding Mentor by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

This prestigious award recognizes HSR researchers who demonstrate exceptional commitment to mentoring the next generation of researchers, particularly by fostering an understanding of the critical perspectives of policymakers, Veterans, and other VA stakeholders. Learn more about the award here.

Shauna Filion Panelist at CPDD

Shauna Filion, the Greater Intermountain Node’s community representative on the CTN’s Community Representative Council (CIRCL), recently served as a panelist at the 2025 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) conference during the “Learning from Those with Lived Experience” session. Shauna shared powerful insights on the value of lived experience and emphasized the importance of removing stigma in our interactions with both patients and research participants.

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Posted on June 13, 2025