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Hannah Apsley
Hannah Belnap Apsley
Graduate student
Summary Statement

Hannah is interested in treatment and recovery from substance use disorders for women, especially pregnant and parenting women, the mother-child dyad in the context of treatment and recovery, and the intersection between reproductive health and addiction across the life span.

Department
  • Graduate Student
Education
  • Penn State University, Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), M.S. HDFS (anticipated December 2021)
  • Brigham Young University, School of Family Life, B.S. Family Life: Human Development (2019)
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Interests

Hannah is interested in the process of treatment and recovery from substance use disorders for women, who face different barriers in this process than men. She is especially interested in pregnant and parenting women, the mother-child dyad in the context of treatment and recovery, and the intersection between reproductive health and addiction across the life course. Using repeated measures designs enables understanding of the experience of treatment and recovery on a within-person level, and developing interventions that may be personalized to the need of each individual.

Professional Experience

Departmental roles:

  • Steering Committee Co-Chair 2021-2022
  • Steering Committee Newsletter Chair 2020-2021
  • Teaching assistantship in HDFS 312 (spring 2021), HDFS 455 (fall 2020), HDFS 239 (spring 2020), HDFS 301 (fall 2019)