Recovery Bulletin Staff

recovery bulletin staff

About

The Recovery Bulletin is a monthly newsletter that summarizes, translates, contextualizes, and disseminates the latest addiction treatment and recovery research. A flagship initiative of the Recovery Research Institute (RRI), the Bulletin facilitates and coordinates contributions from writers across multiple institutions and backgrounds including but not limited to RRI faculty.

As addiction science bridges biology, neurology, psychology, sociology, and other disciplines, the Bulletin writing staff members bring unique expertise that drive the creation of integrated and comprehensive, easy-to-read research summaries across a variety of contemporary topic areas. Bulletin summaries contextualize findings for a variety of important stakeholders including clinicians, administrators, policymakers, researchers, and the general public, in order to enhance the Bulletin’s utility in readers’ day-to-day work and broader life circumstances. The Bulletin is designed to make the latest scientific discoveries digestible and usable putting readers “in the picture” quickly, ultimately informing and empowering them with knowledge about the evolving addiction landscape.

THE EDITORIAL staff

JOHN F. KELLY, PH.D., A.B.P.P.

Creator and Editor-in-Chief

Dr. John F. Kelly is the creator and Editor-in-Chief of the Recovery Bulletin. Dr. Kelly created the Recovery Bulletin in 2011 to improve broader access to addiction science and its significance. It provides free access to addiction recovery research where people can view easy-to-read article summaries that are comprehensible for clinicians, providers, researchers, policymakers, and the general public. His mission is to disseminate the latest evidence-based research to enhance the value and utility of addiction science. The Bulletin is part of the institute’s broader mission to “enhance recovery through science”, by increasing awareness and knowledge, helping to reduce stigma, sensitize relevant stakeholders, and improve recovery outcomes through research, education, and public outreach.

As the founder and Editor-in-Chief, John is the voice of the Recovery Bulletin, dedicated to informing and empowering readers with the latest insights in addiction science. He establishes the overall editorial direction and vision for the publication, while staying current with trends and advancements in the field.

BRANDON BERGMAN, PH.D.

Executive Editor

Dr. Brandon Bergman is the Executive Editor of the Recovery Bulletin, overseeing the writing and editing processes with Bulletin writers for accuracy, clarity, and utility for the readership.

He also supervises editorial staff on visuals and graphics, content selection, and analysis of overall Bulletin impact.

ZOE HALL

Editorial Staff and Content Creation

Zoe Hall is a key member of the editorial staff, specializing in creating engaging visuals and managing the publication of the newsletter and social media posts. Zoe also provides creative direction to ensure the content is aesthetically pleasing and high quality, as well as interesting and engaging.

Additionally, Zoe is responsible for collecting and analyzing Recovery Bulletin analytics. By using audience engagement data, she informs future editions and improves content relevance.

ZOE GERNDT, M.P.H.

Editorial Staff

Zoe Gerndt is an integral part of the editorial staff, playing a key role in the publication and continuous improvement of the Recovery Bulletin. She actively analyzes audience engagement data to stay attuned to subscriber interests, using this insight to craft newsletters that are both relevant and informative.

In her editorial role, Zoe helps oversee the writing and publishing process, ensuring that the Bulletin consistently delivers clear, impactful content. She works closely with the editorial team to refine articles and contribute to visuals and layouts that engage readers.

Meet our contributors

SAMUEL ACUFF, PH.D.

Dr. Samuel Acuff has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Recovery Research Institute and a Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School. His research is informed by behavioral economics and seeks to explore environmental and contextual determinants of recovery from substance use disorders, with a particular focus on social factors.

Areas of expertise:
• Addiction treatment outcomes
• Recovery mechanisms
• Family/caregiver interventions

DAVID EDDIE, PH.D., A.B.A.P.

Dr. David Eddie is the Associate Director of Clinical Translational Recovery Science at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Recovery Research Institute and Center for Addiction Medicine, a clinical psychologist in Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, and a diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Psychology. His research seeks to better understand the psychological and psychophysiological causes and conditions that lead to people becoming addicted to alcohol and other drugs, and how these factors can also maintain addiction. He uses this knowledge to develop and study novel treatments for substance use disorder.

Areas of expertise:
• Mobile assessment and intervention
• Exercise-and peer-based recovery supports
• Psychophysiological mechanisms of recovery-related change

ARRYN A. GUY, PH.D.

Arryn A. Guy, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL. Dr. Guy’s work is focused on community-based participatory research with queer and trans communities to develop and implement evidence-based behavioral health interventions in the CRAFT Lab. Their research ultimately aims to heal negative psychological sequelae resulting from stigma, support addiction recovery, increase access to gender affirmative care, and reduce HIV health inequities.

Areas of expertise:
• Health disparities in addiction treatment
• Recovery support services

LAUREN HOFFMAN, PH.D.

Dr. Lauren Hoffman is a Research Scientist at the Recovery Research Institute within the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Psychology within the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Her current research is funded by NIDA, and seeks to elucidate the biopsychosocial correlates of successful substance use disorder treatment and recovery, with an emphasis on opioid use disorder and translation to real-world populations.

Areas of expertise:
• Opioid use disorder medications
• Recovery community centers
• Neurobiological mechanism of recovery-related behavior change

JORDAN JURINSKY, PH.D.

Jordan Jurinsky, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Applied Developmental Science at Tufts University. With a background in Community Research and Action from Vanderbilt University, Dr. Jurinsky’s research focuses on addiction recovery and health equity, especially among young people. He utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate how recovery unfolds and for whom. He also directs the SEARS project in partnership with the Association of Recovery Schools, developing data tools to examine recovery outcomes among students in recovery high schools.

Areas of expertise:
• Youth prevention, treatment and recovery
• Recovery outcomes beyond substance use such as recovery capital

ELIZABETH LONG, PH.D.

Dr. Elizabeth Long is an Assistant Research Professor and Director of Research and Evaluation of the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative’s Research Translation Platform, housed at Penn State University. Dr. Long oversees the evaluation and research activities of research-policy bridging models. These include a science communication model (the SciComm Optimizer for Policy Engagement) and a partnership model (the Research-to-Policy Collaboration model). Given her training background in the etiology and prevention of substance use disorders, she is particularly interested in bridging substance use research and policy.

Areas of expertise:
• Harm reduction
• Genetics
• Addiction policy

ALEX RUSSELL, PH.D.

Dr. Alex Russell is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Research Scientist at the Recovery Research Institute and National Center on Youth Prevention, Treatment and Recovery within Massachusetts General Hospital. His research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), focuses on the intersection of media, technology, and alcohol use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery. More specifically, he is interested in how digital technology can be used to address the treatment gap among individuals with alcohol use disorder.

Areas of expertise:
• Digital interventions and recovery support services
• The roles of social media and artificial intelligence in addiction recovery
• Public health approaches to addressing addiction

ANTHONY SURACE, PH.D.

Dr. Anthony Surace is an Associate Scientist at the Alcohol Research Group in Emeryville, CA. His research focuses on the impact of social marginalization on alcohol use and health among the LGBT community.

Areas of expertise:
• Treatment and recovery experiences
• Outcomes among marginalized communities and underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities

BENJAMIN THOMPSON, PH.D.

Dr. Benjamin Thompson is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Recovery Research Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital with a long-standing interest in understanding addiction through the lens of recovery as a strategy of informing effective treatment approaches. Presently, his research focuses on better understanding the neurobehavioral correlates of the emotional improvements that occur in and through the process of recovery from alcohol use disorder.

Areas of expertise:
• Social identity
• Neurobiological mechanisms of recovery-related behavior change

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