E6: Dr. Stephanie Rose

If you’ve worked within the Arkansas recovery and overdose prevention movement, you’re likely familiar with Dr. Stephanie Rose. As an Associate Professor & Addiction Studies Program Coordinator at the University of Central Arkansas, she’s brought lifesaving resources like naloxone to the UCA campus and advocated for similar initiatives at campuses throughout the entire state. Her advocacy is crucial to safer, healthier, and well-informed collegiate communities.

In early adulthood, Dr. Rose was a first-generation college student coping with substances who was inspired to eventually pursue her doctorate in social work and make a tangible difference on communities affected by a variety of societal challenges. Using her lived experience and higher education, her career has evolved into a case study of how to champion substance-use disorder professionals and those who actively use alike. Whether it’s through her work at UCA or participation within the Arkansas Collegiate Network, she’s placed young people first.

We’re excited to share a brand new conversation with Dr. Rose, covering the early days of her education, to the work she’s accomplishing right now at UCA – which includes bringing an End Overdose chapter to the campus.