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Education
- Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- Current Candidate in Master's in Counseling in Addiction and Cooccurring Disorders from Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School
Accredited Continuing Education Presentations Delivered
Addiction Bereavement and Grief: Addressing the Needs of the Misunderstood and Underserved
- delivered the "neurobiology of substance use disorders" in a 3 part presentation to addiction bereavement counselors and social workers
- sponsored by Timberline Knolls
Human Trafficking and the Opioid Epidemic: A Compassionate Response at Overlook Medical Center
- organized symposium for all-comers; CE credits for physicians and nurses
- comprised of a presentation by a survivor of human trafficking, a presentation by me on Human Trafficking and the intersection of the opioid epidemic, and a panel discussion that included the survivor, an Emergency Department physician, a Crisis Coordinator, and a mother of a survivor and Patient Access Manager
Presentations Delivered (non-CE)
- Delivered expert testimony (twice) for NJ-RAMP to legislators (Black Caucus)
- Washington Elementary School Parents Association (Summit, NJ)
- Junior League of Princeton
- Junior League of Summit
- Junior League of Elizabeth-Plainfield
- Junior League of Oranges/Short Hills
- Junior League of Montclair
- Junior League of Morristown
- Watching Hills Regional High School
- Millburn Municipal Alliance (2)
- Raritan-Bridgewater Parent Association
- Linden teacher in-service day
- WAMS teacher in-service
- Basking Ridge YMCA
- League of Women voters
- New Providence Municipal Alliance
- New Providence Middle and High School Parents
- Ridge High School
- Timberline Knolls Addiction Bereavement - helping loved ones understand the disease of substance use disorder (2)
- Retreat for family members of addiction bereavement
- Junior League of Rumson opioid movie screening and panel discussion
- Newark Academy
My Continuing Education
- annual participant in the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin
- member and annual participant in CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America)
- meet with NJ State senators and congresspersons once a year to stress importance of continued support of prevention funding
- Preventing Opioid Misuse and Overdose Deaths Webinar (Feb 2019)
- Botvin Lifeskills Training on Vaping Presentations
- Botvin Lifeskills Teacher Training Workshop on delivering LifeSkills Training for Parents in Preventing Substance Use
- Botvin LifeSkills Teaching Marijuana Prevention Professional Development Workshop
- Webinar Participant: Hidden Dangers of Vaping from Cohasset, MA
- Addiction Professional Panel Series
- NHTTAC Human Trafficking & Opioid Epidemic Webinar
- Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention Approaches Part 4: Engaging in Collaborative Prevention Efforts Confirmation
- Vaping & LGBTQ Youth
- Psychiatry: MAT & Stigma
- Rethinking Addiction: CADCA
- NAM Action Collaborative Countering the US Opioid Epidemic
- The Electronic Cigarette Dragon: The Public Health Concern That Became a Criminal Justice Challenge
- Preventing Underage Drinking with School-based Partners
- Substance Use Disorders Seminar - Juuling, Dripping and More: What Parents Need to Know About Vaping
- CDC Update on Vaping Illness
- Getting Upstream to Reduce the Opioid Epidemic
- Hidden in Plain Sight - Summit Middle School