Dr. Cresta Jones
Dr. Cresta Jones is an associate professor of Maternal- Fetal Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She is also board certified in addiction medicine, and currently provides clinical care which focuses on optimizing care for pregnant people with substance use disorders. Dr. Jones completed her fellowship and residency at the University of Vermont Medical School. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Minnesota Maternal Mortality Review Committee and is also a member of the Minnesota Task Force for Pregnancy Health and Substance Use Disorders. Dr. Jones’s current research involves prediction of neonatal withdrawal severity using cord blood markers.
Jessica Anderson
Jessica Anderson holds a faculty appointment as Associate Professor. She earned her bachelor’s in nursing from Viterbo University in Wisconsin, her master’s in nursing (nurse-midwifery) from Marquette University in Wisconsin, and her post-master’s certificate as a Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner and Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University of Colorado College of Nursing. Jessica’s professional interests include water birth, nitrous oxide for labor, women’s health care policy, practice development, rural care, maternal mortality, substance use disorder, and doula care. She is active on committees with Colorado Health Department, Colorado Hospital Association, and American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). Jessica is currently chair of The Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative.
Britt Westmoreland
Britt Westmoreland is a recovery coach and perinatal doula with the University of Colorado’s College of Nursing. Britt is the program coordinator and head recovery coach doula for the University’s Recovery Coach Doula Program. Britt also serves as the recovery coach at the University’s FQHC, where she works directly with adults with SUD and runs a youth program for teens impacted by substance use and/or the criminal justice system.
Susanna Trost
Susanna Trost, MPH is an Epidemiologist on the Maternal Mortality Prevention Team within CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health. She has been with the Team since 2019. In her role, Susanna supports state- and jurisdiction-based Maternal Mortality Review Committees in the identification and review of pregnancy-associated deaths and contributes to the analysis and dissemination of data on pregnancy-related deaths in the US. Susanna holds an MPH in Epidemiology from Emory University and a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Delaware.
Natalie Franz
Natalie Franz, MPH, is Public Health Evaluator at the Washington State Department of Health. At DOH, Natalie led the development of clinical guidelines on lactation and substance use and their dissemination. Natalie is interested in first relationships as a basis for health and well-being and promoting patient voice & choice. In her personal time, she enjoys hiking, planting native plants in her backyard, and spending time with her 9-month-old, Margaret.
Dr. Sreevalli Atluru
Sreevalli (Sree) Atluru, MD, born to immigrant parents in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, raised in Kansas and Minnesota. She attended University of Wisconsin-Madison for college and medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Residency landed her at Oregon Health and Science University for a novel four-year family medicine training with her fourth year spent primarily in the care of inpatient and pregnant people with substance use disorders. She now works as a primary care clinician providing full spectrum family medicine services including obstetrical services at UW Health Deforest-Windsor and a hospitalist with the Department of Medicine. Her area of interest involve management of substance use disorders in pregnancy. In addition to a busy clinical practice in and outside of the hospital, she enjoys yoga, spending time with family and friends, eating brunch and high intensity interval training workouts.
Hannah Schilling
Hannah Schilling is a distinguished recovery professional and a pivotal figure in the field of substance use disorder recovery and support. Her extensive involvement in numerous influential projects and initiatives underscores her unwavering commitment to creating positive change in the lives of those affected by substance use disorders.
As a panel expert for Buckeye SCOPE, Hannah provides crucial support and resources to identify and train practitioners in the latest practices for screening, monitoring, and caring for children diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opiate withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). Hannah’s dedication to improving outcomes for pregnant and postpartum individuals with substance use disorders is evident through her role as a Patient Stakeholder in the EMPOWER project. Here, she actively contributes to research and training efforts aimed at enhancing options and support for this vulnerable population.
Dr. Nichole Nidey
Dr. Nichole Nidey is a maternal-child health epidemiologist, with an expertise in substance use during the perinatal period. As an assistant professor at the College of Public Health she teaches and mentors undergrad and graduate students. She leads two collaboratives, the EMPOWER Project and Identifying Barriers to and opportunities to support pregnant Iowans with methamphetamine use. EMPOWER is a multi-state collaborative, started in 2019, that has developed training curriculums, built the capacity of clinicians to care for pregnant patients with substance use by giving talks that feature persons with lived expertise, and is actively conducting research studies to identify best practices for improving the quality of care for perinatal patients with substance use. The collaborative on methamphetamine use in Iowa, was started in 2024, and is focused on bringing community members, healthcare professionals, persons with lived expertise, researchers, and policy members to co-learn and co-develop strategies to improve care for Iowans with methamphetamine use.
Andrea Weber
Dr. Andrea Weber is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Iowa in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine. She is board certified in internal medicine, psychiatry, and addiction medicine and specializes in providing medical and psychiatric health care to people who use drugs. She is the Assistant Director of the University of Iowa Addiction and Recovery Collaborative (UI ARC) within the Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Nick Bormann
Dr. Nick Bormann is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic. He is board certified in psychiatry and completed an addiction psychiatry fellowship in 2023. He is the medical director of Mayo’s Fountain Centers Substance Use Disorder treatment program, which consists of residential, intensive outpatient, and lodging levels of care.
Madison Simpson
Madison Simpson is the RN Program Manager for Addiction Support Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madi has worked in substance use as an RN for the last five years. She is deeply passionate about destigmatizing addiction and advocating for accessible, equitable healthcare solutions. She takes a harm reduction approach to her practice to help improve health outcomes and build trusting relationships with her patients. When she is not working, you can find Madi exploring Madison with her husband Sean and dog Maya.
Latisha Goullad
A mother of 3 children in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder. Also, a Parenting and Trauma Trainer with the Moms Do Care Grant at the Institute for Health and Recovery funded by SAMHSA, the Massachussets Department of Public Health and BSAS. She has years of experience helping mothers and families find recovery on a path that is most suitable for them. An enthusiastic harm reduction advocate that believes in strategies of loving folks and reducing harm and death for people who use drugs. Experienced with victims of interpersonal violence, coordinating care with outside agencies, and supporting mothers through labor, delivery and post-partum. A skillful program developer and strategic planner. Has managed projects such as the Lynn Community Health Center Recovery Council. An accomplished public speaker who has spoken on national and local events such as the National Council for Wellbeing and the Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts Conference.
Niraj R. Chavan
Niraj R. Chavan, MD, MPH, FACOG, FASAM is a Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) and Addiction Medicine physician who specializes in the management of substance use during pregnancy. Dr. Chavan is an Associate Professor in the Div. of MFM, Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health at Saint Louis University (SLU). He serves as the Medical Director of the Women and Infant Substance Help (WISH) Center at SLU / SSM Health, focused on managing perinatal substance use disorders (SUD) in St. Louis, MO. He also serves as the Program Director for the MFM fellowship, core faculty for the Addiction Medicine fellowship and Course Director for a SLU School of Medicine course on “Perinatal Addiction and Maternal Mental Health”. He is Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine through the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ABOG) as well as in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM). He has lectured extensively on various aspects of perinatal SUD management at the local, regional and national level.
Rebecca Foss
Rebecca Foss is a Certified Peer Support Specialist and Doula, in Madison, Wisconsin. She completed her training with Wisconsin Peer Specialist Employment Initiative and continues to expand her education through UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education. She received her Doula Training through Doulaing the Doula of Wisconsin.
Rebecca is passionate about bringing her shared, lived experience, with substance and mental health challenges to begin change and inclusion for all who wish to explore recovery. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and creating new memories to cherish.
