Dr. Laura M. Longo is a graduate of the University at Albany’s Doctoral Counseling Psychology program. She is an Alcohol and Other Drug Preventionist in the Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research, and a licensed psychologist at Counseling and Psychological Services, at the University at Albany. Dr. Longo is passionate about understanding factors that influence college student substance use, examining related health disparities, and addressing addiction-stigma. Her work focuses on the design, delivery, and evaluation of innovative prevention and intervention services geared towards minimizing substance misuse. Additionally, Dr. Longo is further developing the University at Albany’s Collegiate Recovery Program, to support academic scholars who are in recovery and those who are impacted by another person’s substance use. She also provides psychotherapy services to individuals with substance use disorders at an outpatient hospital setting and has taught a doctoral level course in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. Dr. Longo has provided training in the evidence-based practice Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) through her position on a grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). She has received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the University at Albany to support her research.