Brittany D’Ambrosio earned her B.A. in Psychology from Siena College and M.A. in General Experimental Psychology from St. John’s University. While completing her Masters, Brittany served as a research assistant at a private outpatient facility in New York City, where she completed her Masters Thesis on the impact of treatment modalities on patients’ reported substance use at 6-month follow-up. During this time, Brittany also served as a graduate research intern in Upstate New York, where she assisted in a project assessing if Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) can be adapted to fit juvenile justice settings. Her research interests include: substance use stigma; the opioid epidemic; substance use among college-age individuals and young adults; and evaluating prevention, intervention, and treatment options.
Charles Marks
Charles Marks received his BA in Mathematics and Computer Science from Oberlin College before attending the University of Southern California to complete his MPH. While completing his Masters, Charles worked with the Family Services Department at a rural, Native American health clinic in Bishop, California focusing on the role trauma plays in health outcomes and completed his Capstone Project on the intersection between public health and substance criminalization in the United States. Research Interests include: rural access to substance-related healthcare; substance-related policy creation processes; substance criminalization policies and the resultant public health impact; trauma-informed care and policies.
