Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Health

Healthcare settings are unfortunately often places where people who use drugs face maltreatment and inequitable care. Nursing practice, research, and advocacy that center the voices and experiences of people who use drugs and people with substance use disorders is vital to ensuring that people who use drugs feel safe and respected in healthcare environments.

My work at Penn Nursing is focused on interventions to increase access to substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction services via innovative delivery models, and preparing students to provide patient and community centered care across diverse settings.

My research and clinical work is focused on improving access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction services via innovative delivery models, including telehealth and mail-based programs.