Expert Subject: Substance Use

Dr. Renn is an associate professor at the College of Social Work and is the director of the FSU Justice and Health Research Innovation Institute at Florida State University. Further, Dr. Renn serves as a research scientist collaborating with colleagues at the Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families, and Children to conduct research in school and foster settings throughout Leon and Gadsden counties. Dr. Renn’s primary research focuses on understanding the relational pathways that exist between stress, trauma, substance use, and well-being among vulnerable populations, specifically those involved in the criminal justice system. Dr. Renn focuses on developing and adapting evidence-informed interventions that improve the health and well-being of vulnerable groups in community-based settings (i.e., prisons and jails, substance use disorder treatment settings, and schools).