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THE AUTHORS
Shelly A. Wiechelt, Ph.D., LCSW-C, is Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, School of Social Work. She is a member of the editorial board for Substance Use and Misuse and is the section editor on Gender and Women. She is a member of the review board for the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. She is a faculty member of the Middle Eastern Summer Institute on Drug Use and has participated in the institute's projects in Italy, Spain, and Israel. Dr. Wiechelt conducts research on the intersection between trauma and substance use. She engages in translational research, and develops collaborations between researchers and practitioners. Her research is primarily community-based and includes studies on the provision of trauma-informed services in substance abuse and mental health treatment settings with vulnerable groups including women, women in prostitution, urban American Indians, and individuals with severe mental illness. She has worked extensively as a clinician in both substance abuse and mental health treatment settings and has taught numerous continuing education workshops to practitioners. She has multiple peer-reviewed publications as well as national and international presentations on her research and practice interests.