Samantha Alley

Samantha is currently a Junior pursuing her B.S. in Behavioral & Community Health with a specialization in Health Communication. What inspired her to enter the field of public health was that many people close to her struggled with substance abuse problems during her adolescence and young adulthood. Through her coursework and life experience, her strong interest in the areas of substance use and harm reduction advocacy has only grown. Her work as an Alcohol and Other Drugs Peer Educator at the University Health Center has also helped her to realize her future plans. In the future, she hopes to be able to eliminate stigma around substance use and people who use drugs and to advocate for better public health interventions surrounding substance use for communities across the country.