Cara Dufresne, MPH, joined NASADAD as a Research Associate supporting the Prevention, Women’s Services, and Youth Coordinators in October 2024. Before coming to NASADAD, she worked as a Youth Coordinator for a regional coalition outside of Boston, MA, focused on substance use initiation prevention strategies. She also has experience with college campus substance use prevention and harm reduction efforts and has previously engaged in policy work surrounding alcohol home delivery. Cara received her B.A. in Community Health from Tufts University and her MPH with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from The George Washington University.