Abisola (Abi) is a PhD candidate at the Pharmaceutical Health Services Research department, University of Maryland, Baltimore. She is currently completing her dissertation focused on “Patterns, factors and outcomes associated with concurrent use of gabapentin, opioids and benzodiazepines.” Her primary research interests include: pharmacoepidemiology, health services research in pain, mental health and substance use disorders. As a graduate research assistant at the University of Maryland, Abi has assisted in the writing of grants and proposals as well as the analysis of large data sets including administrative claims and complex surveys using descriptive and multivariate techniques. In addition, Abi has also been involved in the development of manuscripts for scientific journals.