JDP in Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use

NEW STUDENT Spotlight: Brian Maila! Brian's background is in medicine, psychiatry and public health. His research interests include mental health, addiction psychiatry, policy on behavioral health and more. Welcome Brian!! #UCSD #SDSU #SubstanceUse #research #PhD

New Student Publication: "Implementing a decentralized opioid overdose prevention strategy in Mexico, a pending public policy" in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas doi.org/10.1016/j.lana… @bejaranorr @jaimeASL

NEW STUDENT Spotlight: Wayne Swinson! Wayne's background is in biology & mixed methods research. Research interests: Investigating the impact of interpersonal racism on Black students & how stress manifests in the body. Welcome Wayne!! #UCSD #SDSU #SubstanceUse #research #PhD

NEW STUDENT Spotlight: Varvara Gulina! Varvara's background is in psychology and public health. Her research interests include gender based violence, mental health and substance use, and restorative justice. Welcome Varvara!! #UCSD #SDSU #SubstanceUse #research #PhD

CONGRATS to our 3rd year IRSU JDP student, Raul Bejarano, on being selected for USC's Enhanced Interdisciplinary Research Training Institute on Hispanic Substance Abuse (eIRTI) 2-year fellowship! 👏#research #UCSD #SDSU #substanceuse #Fellowship

CONGRATS to our 4th year IRSU JDP student, Makaya Funk-White, on her recent publication titled, "Neuroimaging-Derived Predicted Brain Age and Alcohol Use Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults". Find the article linked here: tinyurl.com/uh2w6d2f. #UCSD #SDSU #PhD #research

Admissions deadline for the Joint SDSU-UCSD PhD Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use program coming up March 2, 2023! #UCSD #SDSU #IRSU #PhD #substanceuse #research socialwork.sdsu.edu/irsu/applicati…

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! The SDSU/UCSD IRSU JDP is accepting applications for Fall 2023! The deadline for priority review is Dec 15th, 2022. Please visit our website or contact us for more information! socialwork.sdsu.edu/irsu/ #PhD #substanceuse #UCSD #SDSU #research #applynow

CONGRATS to our 1st year student, @will_eger , on his recent publication: "Using nominal group technique to identify barriers and facilitators to preventing HIV using combination same-day pre-exposure prophylaxis and medications for opioid use disorder" harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Our very own #IRSU #PhD student @wkepner presenting at #APHA2022 #substanceuse #SDSU #UCSD

Congrats to Garland on her recent talk entitled, “You don’t have to ‘pay your dues’ with your mental health: Changing the culture of lawyering (to improve outcomes for people with substance use disorder/mental health in the criminal legal system)”👏 @GarlandGerber @LaramieSmith

Sending our 1st year IRSU JDP students luck on their first pharm exam! #IRSUJDP #UCSD #SDSU #substanceuse #PhD #research #gradschool

TOMORROW: Join us for a virtual Q&A session on Tue 10/11/22 at 11am PST where program staff, current students, and faculty will be available to answer questions about the IRSU JDP! Webinar Registration Link: bit.ly/3SIkZGt #PhD #research #substanceuse #UCSD #SDSU

Know anyone interested in a PhD in Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use? Our program is now accepting applications for Fall 2023! Priority review deadline: December 15th, 2022. socialwork.sdsu.edu/irsu/

Please join us for a virtual Q&A session on Tue 10/11/22 at 11am PST where program staff, current students, and faculty will be available to answer questions about the IRSU JDP! Please register for the event here: bit.ly/3SIkZGt #PhD #research #substanceuse #UCSD #SDSU

THIS THURSDAY!! please tune into @YaleMedHum program to talk HARM REDUCTION with @maiasz and @DrKimSue. I'm honored to moderate. here's the link: Register via Zoom: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Very fortunate to have been able to volunteer with many amazing SD County CBOs yesterday for #IOAD2022. It was a lovely morning honoring those we have lost and making a commitment to keep fighting for those still around #harmreductionworks

#IRSU students participating in #OverdoseAwarenessDay in San Diego

NEW STUDENT Spotlight: Christian Romero Chavez! Christian's background is in psychology and public action and social development. His research interests include the opioid crisis, harm reduction and risk environments. Welcome Christian!! #UCSD #SDSU #SubstanceUse #research #PhD

NEW STUDENT Spotlight: Will Eger! Will's background is in public health and Spanish and his research interests include HIV and infectious disease prevention. Welcome Will!! #UCSD #SDSU #SubstanceUse #research #PhD