Time to meet another Nerdy Girl! Introducing Dr. @shoshiaronowitz! Dr. Aronowitz is a researcher & clinician studying low-barrier substance use treatment, innovative delivery of harm reduction supplies, racial disparities in pain treatment in the context of the overdose crisis... 
2/...the intersection of criminal justice and healthcare, and reproductive/sexual health.
Here at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Aronowitz is the lead on our (rather amazing) Instagram account. We have her to thank for the pithy, graphical & lovable Insta feed.
instagram.com/dear_pandemic/
Here at Dear Pandemic, Dr. Aronowitz is the lead on our (rather amazing) Instagram account. We have her to thank for the pithy, graphical & lovable Insta feed.
instagram.com/dear_pandemic/
3/ Prior to the pandemic, Dr. Aronowitz described herself as a nurse researcher focused on health equity, a clinician providing reproductive healthcare and substance use care, and a harm reduction community organizer. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
4/ And now? “I have embraced telehealth as a way to increase access to care for people who cannot see a clinician in person, whether due to COVID restrictions or transportation or geographic barriers.”
5/ She has several new studies going on about access to harm reduction resources and substance use care during the pandemic. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
6/❇️ What experiences led to you get a PhD?
“While working as a nurse at a substance use disorder clinic in Vermont, I conducted a study focused on the experiences of patients who were arrested and incarcerated while in treatment."....
“While working as a nurse at a substance use disorder clinic in Vermont, I conducted a study focused on the experiences of patients who were arrested and incarcerated while in treatment."....
7/ "I learned that a Department of Corrections policy — that recently incarcerated individuals should receive a taper of their medications (methadone or buprenorphine) rather than abrupt discontinuation — was not being followed."
8/ "Instead, people were suffering through severe withdrawal in prison and did not have access to any sort of treatment. After the publication of this study I was contacted by a reporter who wrote a story about access to medications for opioid use disorder in prisons...
9/ and eventually, thankfully, the policies have changed so that people can continue to receive their medications for opioid use disorder while incarcerated in Vermont. This sparked my interest in health policy, and I decided to pursue a PhD.”
10/ ❇️ Why did you agree to be part of the Dear Pandemic team?
“I knew it would make me famous!👩🏻🎤 Just kidding. I care deeply about making health information accessible to all, and this project also sounded like a lot of fun.”
“I knew it would make me famous!👩🏻🎤 Just kidding. I care deeply about making health information accessible to all, and this project also sounded like a lot of fun.”
11/ ❇️ What has been the most frustrating thing about the pandemic, from your point of view?
“The pandemic has highlighted society’s ongoing failures to care for the most marginalized. One of the most basic public health messages has been “stay home.”
“The pandemic has highlighted society’s ongoing failures to care for the most marginalized. One of the most basic public health messages has been “stay home.”
12/" But what about people who don’t have safe, stable housing to stay in?”
13/ ❇️ What are you most proud of?
“I think I am most proud of my willingness to accept new challenges and opportunities even if they scare the 💩 out of me.”
“I think I am most proud of my willingness to accept new challenges and opportunities even if they scare the 💩 out of me.”
14/ ❇️ Who is your hero?
“I am very inspired by nurse congresswomen @RepCori & @RepUnderwood. Nursing school curriculum teaches us how to advocate for our patients, but doesn’t always teach future nurses about the roles they can have in policy and politics." #NurseTwitter
“I am very inspired by nurse congresswomen @RepCori & @RepUnderwood. Nursing school curriculum teaches us how to advocate for our patients, but doesn’t always teach future nurses about the roles they can have in policy and politics." #NurseTwitter
15/ I think it’s important for nurses to see the vital roles they can play as community organizers or policymakers at the state or national level. #nursetwitter
16/ ❇️ What you miss most from before the pandemic:
“Visiting friends in other states and countries, not having a panic attack every time I have a sniffle or sore throat.” 🤒
“Visiting friends in other states and countries, not having a panic attack every time I have a sniffle or sore throat.” 🤒
17/ ❇️ What you don’t miss at all:
“Spending the majority of my time away from my house and overextending myself socially”
“Spending the majority of my time away from my house and overextending myself socially”
18/ ❇️ If you had a do-over on the last 10 months, what would you do differently? ⏪
“I would tell myself that its ok–and also extremely important — to slow down with my work and focus on my emotional, mental, and physical health. Surviving a pandemic is a huge undertaking!”
“I would tell myself that its ok–and also extremely important — to slow down with my work and focus on my emotional, mental, and physical health. Surviving a pandemic is a huge undertaking!”
19/ ❇️ Superpower 🦸♀️:
“I can eat large amounts of chocolate before bed and still fall asleep just fine.” 🍫🍫🍫🍫 Ironically, the chocolate bar emoji looks kinda like a bed. Maybe Dr. Aronowitz and whoever makes emojis know something we don’t?
“I can eat large amounts of chocolate before bed and still fall asleep just fine.” 🍫🍫🍫🍫 Ironically, the chocolate bar emoji looks kinda like a bed. Maybe Dr. Aronowitz and whoever makes emojis know something we don’t?
❇️ How do U manage stress?
“I’m not always great at this,TBH! I’m trying to get better at making space for activities like taking walks during the day. I also love fiber arts, especially sewing & weaving, but I’m such a perfectionist that sometimes even my hobbies stress me out!
“I’m not always great at this,TBH! I’m trying to get better at making space for activities like taking walks during the day. I also love fiber arts, especially sewing & weaving, but I’m such a perfectionist that sometimes even my hobbies stress me out!
21/ ❇️ What you’re looking forward to this year:
“Watching the Dear Pandemic community continue to grow”
❇️ Fun fact: “Two summers ago, I survived a hot air balloon crash landing disturbingly close to a highway in New Mexico. Oh, pre-pandemic life!” 🎈😱
“Watching the Dear Pandemic community continue to grow”
❇️ Fun fact: “Two summers ago, I survived a hot air balloon crash landing disturbingly close to a highway in New Mexico. Oh, pre-pandemic life!” 🎈😱
22/ Dr. Aronowitz is a National Clinicians Scholar Fellow @PennNursing @NCSP_Penn. There, she studies the intersections of the overdose crisis and COVID, health effects of incarceration & the carceral system, and reproductive health.
23/ She is also a member of a grassroots harm reduction organization called @SOL__Collective & is on the collective’s naloxone-by-mail team. In partnership w/ @NEXTDistro & @PHLPublicHealth, they provide free naloxone by mail to anyone in Philadelphia who needs it.
Dr. Aronowitz earned a B.A. in Religious Studies @mcgillu, a M.S. in Nursing @uvmvermont & her PhD in Nursing from @Penn. Her work has been published in journals including the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, the Journal of School Nursing, & the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
25/ Dr. Aronowitz has also published two recent opinion pieces in The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/health…
Dr. Aronowitz's university profile: ldi.upenn.edu/expert/shoshan… & follow her here at @shoshiaronowitz!
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