Her research focuses on problematic substance use and intersections with criminal justice involvement, victimization, HIV, and mental health, particularly in relation to women across the life course and families; informing, developing, and testing interventions to address these intersecting concerns; and enhancing the value of scientific findings for use in practice. Her scholarship aims to advance understanding of complex relationships between substance use, criminal justice involvement, and co-occurring concerns and to strengthen available services for individuals, partners, and families. Dr. Engstrom’s research has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Penn Center for AIDS research, and other sources.