Research Symposium

BIO

I am currently a second-year Clinical Professions major on the pre-medical track at Florida State University and plan to graduate in Fall 2027. I hope to attend medical school and pursue a career as a Cardiothoracic surgeon. I am passionate about helping others, which has guided my academic path and continues to motivate my goals in medicine and healthcare. I am also involved in Alpha Epsilon Delta and volunteer at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. Through my experience in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), I developed a strong interest in research and academic collaboration and plan to continue pursuing research and volunteer opportunities. I hope to teach a UROP class this coming Fall to help introduce new students to undergraduate research.

Examining Developments in the Field of Collegiate Recovery Through a Descriptive Database

Abstract

Approximately 21% to 22% of U.S. college students have substance abuse disorders, giving higher education institutions a unique role in supporting recovery throughout its community.
College is a unique environment for those navigating recovery due to a culture of normalized substance mis/use.
Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs) were created to act as a continuing model of support and community for college students in or seeking recovery from problematic addictions.
Our research builds on the existing CRP Descriptive Database (2022) which was created by Dr. Shore-Miller and is sponsored by The Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE).
We conducted a literature review of the collegiate recovery field adding 71 articles for inclusion into the database and then coding them by different characteristics such as demographics and methodology.
Research Questions
(1) How the research field of CRPs is developing?
(2) What new articles have been published about CRPs and related research?
(3) What trends in research topics and theories have emerged?

Keywords: CRP, Collegiate Recovery Program, LIFT, ARHE, substance use disorders