Melanie Nicholls
Pronouns: She/Her
Assistant Professor
SDSU
Bio
Dr. Nicholls specializes in substance use treatment, with an emphasis in medication for opioid use disorders, and severe and persistent mental illness. She utilizes an implementation science lens to further explore the barriers and facilitators to treatment and implementation of interventions.
Education
- PhD, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in in Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use, 2022
- MSW, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2016.
Major: Social Work
Concentration: Mental Health - BA, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, 2015
Major Concentrations: Psychology, Sociology (Social Welfare)
Minor Concentration: Women and Gender Studies
Areas of Specialization
Substance use treatment, severe and persistent mental illness, implementation science
Interests
People who experience homelessness.