She is the Director of the Infectious Disease clinic in Newington CT, a site of the VA CT Healthcare system. Dr. Springer is an NIH-funded researcher who has expertise in the development and implementation of medication-assisted-therapy interventions involving persons living with HIV disease with drug and alcohol use disorders, and in particular those involved with the criminal justice setting. She has published over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, educational materials, and book chapters and has presented her work nationally and internationally. Speaker VII: Claudia Powell, MEd, Associate Research Social Scientist, Director of Evaluation, University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women