Also, special shout-out to my colleagues, Drs. Matt Carpenter, Tracy Smith, Ben Toll, Alana Rojewski, Garrett Stang, and so many others for making MUSC already feel like a second home! Thrilled for this next chapter of my career! 7/6

For those interested in academia, I'm happy to chat anytime about my experience of applying to tenure-track faculty positions and being on the job market! Feel free to message me anytime and also happy to share my job application materials! 😊 6/6

Lastly, I would not be here today without the love, support, and ongoing encouragement from my husband, family, friends, and students/mentees who have all stood by my side and who have inspired me to achieve greater heights beyond what I could have ever imagined for myself. 5/

I also want to extend my deepest gratitude and appreciation to my exceptional postdoc mentors: @sqcolby.bsky.social and Rachel Cassidy, and to so many other mentors: Raina Pang, Jessica Barrington-Trimis, Junhan Cho, and Jerry Davison, for making such a positive impact in my life! 4/

I couldn’t have gotten this far without the love, support, & guidance from so many along the way. My heartfelt gratitude & huge thanks first goes to my life-long mentor/friend, @adam-leventhal.bsky.social, who was the first mentor to believe in me and my abilities to become a scientist. 3/

After nearly a decade of post-graduate training, I get to do what I love most: conducting research & collaborating with my wonderful colleagues to investigate the causes and mechanisms that contribute to disparities in substance use and addiction among underserved populations. 2/

My dream has finally come true (see our swag for hints)! My heart is full as I share that I’ll be joining the Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina! 1/