2023 NASPA Strategies Conferences

Allison M. Smith

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Prevention

Allison, Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness at the Louisiana Board of Regents, is this month's guest on Prevention Profiles: Take Five. During the interview, Dr. Smith discusses a significant experience she had during an internship; the importance of cultural competence and cultural humility across all five steps of the Strategic Prevention Framework; approaching diversity, equity, and inclusion in the prevention space for students and staff; ways in which diversity, equity, and inclusion can be increased for new professionals, and more!

5th Annual Opioid Awareness Walk

Everything You Want to Ask About Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students...But Are Afraid to Ask

Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery 2025 National Meeting

Paul Kesner, a former vice president for student affairs, who also served in the Department of Education

Reflections on a Career in Higher Education and the Federal Government

Paul Kesner, recently retired from the U.S. Department of Education, is this month's guest on Prevention Profiles: Take Five. During the interview, Paul reflects on his career serving in both higher education and the federal government. During the interview, Paul discusses some of the changes in drug issues from when he was a Vice President for Student Affairs to now; how being a VP for Student Affairs helped inform his work at ED to prevent drug use not only among college students, but also among students in elementary and secondary education; and some of the issues in K-12 that are having an impact on students now entering college.
Prevention Profiles: Take Five Featuring Tessa Miracle, Ph.D. and Emily Baker, Ph.D.

Prevention Profiles: Take Five Featuring Tessa Miracle, Ph.D. and Emily Baker, Ph.D.

Tessa Miracle, Ph.D., principal investigator of the 2022 College Prescription Drug Study and a lecturer in the College of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University, and Emily Baker, Ph.D., a postdoctoral scholar in the College of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University.
Jeff Coady, Psy.D., Regional Administrator and Acting Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Prevention Profiles: Take Five - Jeff Coady, Psy.D. (Center for Substance Abuse Prevention)

CAPT Jeffrey A. Coady, Psy.D., Acting Director of Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Lowell K. Davis Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for UNCW

Prevention Profiles: Take Five - Dr. Lowell Davis (University of North Carolina Wilmington)

Dr. Lowell Davis joined the University of North Carolina Wilmington as Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs in May of 2021.

Virtual APPLE Training Institute for NCAA-member schools

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