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Evan Lynn Eschliman

Assistant Research Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
307 Trent Dr., Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3322 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Evan L. Eschliman, PhD, MS is an Assistant Research Professor at the Duke University School of Nursing. Dr. Eschliman’s research uses multiple methods to study stigma, its negative health effects, how stigma is produced and reproduced by structures and systems, and how to intervene against stigma in culturally and structurally responsive ways. Their current projects focus primarily on stigma toward substance use, and they also work across health conditions and statuses including mental health, HIV, and incarceration. Prior to coming to Duke, Dr. Eschliman completed their postdoctoral fellowship in substance use epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, their PhD in social and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and their MS in sociomedical sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Research Professor in the School of Nursing · 2026 - Present School of Nursing

Recent Scholarly Works


Clusters at every scale: examining spatial concentrations of firearm violence in New Jersey

Journal article Spatial and Spatio Temporal Epidemiology · November 1, 2026 Background Firearm violence in the United States is spatially concentrated, with a small number of locations accounting for a disproportionate share of shooting incidents. Criminological theories assume different socio-spatial scales, and analytic choices ... Full text Cite

Multifaceted mental illness stigma and help-seeking behaviors among Latino older adults experiencing behavioral health problems.

Journal article J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci · October 1, 2026 OBJECTIVES: U.S.-based Latino older adult populations face disproportionate barriers to accessing behavioral health services. We examined associations between multifaceted mental illness stigma and help-seeking from different sources of behavioral health s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cannabis use and cannabis use disorder among older adults in the USA.

Journal article Addiction · September 28, 2026 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cannabis use is increasing among older adults in the United States (US); however, little is known regarding details of use or cannabis use disorder (CUD) in this population. This study aimed to describe cannabis use and CUD among older ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


Johns Hopkins University · 2023 Ph.D.