Dr. Malin Karlén is Assistant Director at the Centre for Ethics, Law, and Mental Health (CELAM) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, where she also serves as Director of the cross-disciplinary forensic research center. Her research focuses on improving care for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring mental…

Serena Rajabiun, MA, MPH, PhD, assistant professor, has over twenty years of international and domestic public health experience. Her research focuses on community based strategies and interventions to increase access to and the quality of health care services and reduce health disparities. She works with individuals across the life course,…

Doctoral Fellow Melanie Morris is working on the Economic Case for Social Work in Public Health Settings and Healthcare. She has explored the current literature on the role of social work in healthcare, the cost savings and cost-effectiveness of social work interventions, and how social work promotes health equity. Through…

Prof. M. Emilia Bianco is a researcher and educator specializing in gender, mental health, human rights, and social justice. She has worked internationally implementing economic development programs and research with women affected by structural inequality and violence. In the United States, she has developed a humanitarian initiative and a research…

Luz Marilis López believes in strengths-based and culturally responsive partnerships to advance health equity, social work, and public health practices around the globe. As a faculty affiliate in the Global Social Work & Public Health lab, she has been working in Nicaragua in collaboration with the Superemos Foundation…