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Opioids in America: A Crisis Without End (with Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, Vice President for Research; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health San Antonio)

Sep 3, 2024

In this episode of INNOVATORS, Dr. Jennifer Potter's talk offers an in-depth analysis of the enduring and deadly opioid crisis in America, exploring the factors that have sustained this epidemic for decades and assessing recent developments in overdose trends to understand their implications for the future.

Originally from Canada, Dr. Potter earned her undergraduate degree from Queen's University, followed by a Master of Public Health from Emory University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, where she worked until joining the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. At UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Potter rose through the academic ranks to Full Professor and was appointed Vice President for Research in 2021.