Archive:student spotlight

• Welcome, New Students! Graduate Welcome Day at the School of Health

  Last weekend, our program welcomed new School of Health students and prospective students to the brand-new Capitol Campus! In partnership with the M.S. Global Health, Global Infectious Disease, and C

  Category: News Tags: adpp, director, events, recovery, student spotlight

• “Policy Shapes Everything:” Two Student Spotlights

  ADPP students and alumni, it's hard to keep up with all of your accomplishments! This week, we're thrilled to be highlighting the accomplishments of not one, but two current and former MS ADPP studen

  Category: News Tags: alumni, politics, publication, research, student spotlight

• “Nothing Less Than Justice:” Amber Lashbaugh ’26 on Supporting Women in Recovery

  Amber Lashbaugh (MS '26) recently published an article on supporting women in recovery for Ms., a national feminist magazine. In honor of National Recovery Month, Amber investigates the specific

  Category: News Tags: gender, politics, publication, recovery, research, student spotlight

• “Help is Here:” Jacob Lignell ’26 and Professor LaBelle in The Hoya

  As The Hoya reflects on International Overdose Awareness Day, the student newspaper spotlights recovery and harm reduction measures across Georgetown, including the training and distribution of naloxone that the M.S. Addiction Policy & Practice program developed with HOYADOPE.

  Category: News Tags: director, overdose, publication, recovery, student spotlight

• Student Publication: Substance Use Disorder Recovery Research Opportunities

  Mary Davis (MS ADPP '23) has co-authored a newly-published article on substance use disorder recovery research opportunities in Frontiers, a leading publisher of peer-reviewed, open-source scientific

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• Saving Medicaid: Molly McGrath ’22 Published in Pittsburgh Gazette

  Congress must see the indispensable role of Medicaid in reducing overdose deaths, and not haphazardly freeze lifesaving federal grant programs that also provide medication treatment to the uninsured

  Category: News Tags: medicaid, overdose, publication, recovery, student spotlight

• “Where Can We Find Common Ground?” Program Director and Current Student Discuss The Next Era of Drug Policy

  "Drug policy, addiction policy, has...been top of mind for a lot of individuals...research shows that 40% of people in the United States know someone who died of a drug overdose. And I think that sa

  Category: News Tags: director, podcast, politics, student spotlight

• Tackling the Fentanyl Crisis: Gina Malagold ’22 Featured in FIERCE Magazine

  Last week, program alumna Gina Malagold '22 was featured in an article from FIERCE Magazine, which amplifies the voices, stories, and experiences of Latinas and women of color. In the article, they d

  Categories: Alumni, News Tags: adpp, alumni, fentanyl, recovery, student spotlight

• ADPP Alumni Thaddeus Wientzen Receives 2024 Beacon of Hope Award

  Last week, Thaddeus Wientzen ‘24 received the prestigious 2024 Beacon of Hope award from Mosaic Group, which recognizes exceptional contributions and achievements in substance use prevention and harm

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