Sarah J. Shoemaker, PhD, PharmD, a Senior Associates with Abt Associates, Inc., is a health services researcher and implementation scientist who conducts research on opioid prescribing and management, medication management and safety, primary care transformation, and quality improvement. Shoemaker is a strong methodologist with deep experience in qualitative and mixed-methods for health services, evaluation and implementation research. Shoemaker has led several studies and evaluations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other clients. She currently serves as Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator on a trio of projects for the CDC to develop resources in support of implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain through coordinated care, implementation, clinical decision support, quality improvement (QI) and QI measures for systems to monitor progress implementing the Guideline recommendations. Shoemaker’s work has been widely disseminated in peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and posters, and in evidence-based resources available from AHRQ and CDC. Shoemaker serves on the quality and compliance committee of a Boston-based federally qualified health center, as well as the editorial advisory board of several journals. She also has served as a guest editor for journal supplements on implementation science and primary care practice improvement. Shoemaker is a registered pharmacist with experience practicing in a clinic-based practice (providing direct patient care) and several retail pharmacies (independent, chain and specialty). She received her doctorate in pharmacy degree from Creighton University and her doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota.