Hello future residents! I am director of behavioral sciences for the department of family medicine, and I look forward to our work together! Below is a little bit about me and my work and I look forward to our future collaborations!  I earned my Ph.D. in counselor education and clinical supervision from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Addiction Counselor, and Certified Clinical Supervisor and have been working with patients with dual diagnosis across a continuum of care for the past 20 years. Prior to joining Lehigh Valley Health Network, I spent 7 years in academia as a professor where I taught behavioral health and addiction counseling to nursing, medical, and behavioral health students. While there I innovated and built a Master of Science in Addiction Counseling and directed behavioral health counseling and addiction counseling programs and certificates. I serve as a faculty and committee member with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) contributing to the Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine curriculum. I also serve as faculty on numerous local, state, and national Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes). My research interests include opioid intervention and prevention, low barrier addiction-focused behavioral integration, provider burnout and job satisfaction, best practices in substance use disorder care, behavioral health training and education models, and family medicine behavioral health and mental wellness training.  I have been practicing yoga and meditation for twenty years and am honored to offer this to the residents and faculty throughout their training.  My husband Craig and I have two active boys, Michael and Leo, and in our spare time we love to be wild and adventuress.