BIO

Hello! My name is Colby Masi, I am a second-year undergrad student. I was born in Sarasota, Florida. I am a research assistant working under the mentorship of Chelsea Shore via ERP. My career goal is to finish my undergrad and to pursue medical school where I plan to complete an MD in psychiatry. As a result of my occupational goals, my current research assistantship is a crucial step in gaining critical experience around an important subject that will definitely appear in my future as a psychiatrist. Mental help involving substance usage has always had an important role in my life growing up, and I wish to continue to provide help for others who seek it!

Substance use, misuse, and recovery through Collaborative Autoethnography

Abstract

4 undergraduate research assistants (UGRAs) reflect on their participation on a dissertation study, "Substance Use, Misusing, Recovery Identity Formation Among College Students.​" Baseline concept maps and interviews between the primary investigator (PI) and UGRAs were transcribed then coded.​ The UGRAs participated in a collaborative autoethnography (CAE) to reflect on their own experiences with substance misuse and recovery.​ Insights contribute towards understanding how community shapes students understanding of complex concepts such as substance misuse and recovery. We aim to provide meaningful insight into how substance use, and misuse can be internalized amongst college students and how an acquisition of a recovery identity can help redefine previous notions of substance use.​

Keywords: substance, recovery, use, misuse, autoethnography