Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Dr. Meredith “Mer” Francis is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. They received their Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University and completed a Transdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholar position at Washington University in St. Louis with joint appointment in the Brown School of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry. Their research is focused on the complexity of substance use disorder recovery in the context of trauma, family history, and social networks, particularly among minoritized urban populations, and uses a Recovery Capital theoretical framework. A clinician and community organizer at heart, Mer continually seeks to bridge between research, clinical applications, and community needs in their work.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM