Publications and Communications

Researcher Shanesha Christmas (right) discusses preliminary findings at the 2024 Boston Addiction Conference

Researcher Adam Vose-O'Neal representing the UPWARD team at the 2024 RSA conference

Publications

Vose-O’Neal, A., Christmas, S., Alfaro, K. A., Dunigan, R., Leon, A. P., Hickman, D., Johnson, A., Kim, M. L., & Reif, S. (30 April). Understanding pathways to recovery from alcohol use disorder in a Black community. Frontiers in Public Health, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1537059

March 15th and 16th, 2024 | Boston, MA

Title	Authors
Understanding Recovery Pathways from Alcohol Use Disorder in a Black Community	Shanesha Christmas, Adam Vose-O'Neal, Robert Dunigan, Alex Leon, Karen Alfaro, Drew Hickman, Sharon Reif
Exploring Stages in Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder in a Black Community	Adam Vose-O'Neal, Shanesha Christmas, Robert Dunigan, Alex Leon, Karen Alfaro, Drew Hickman, Sharon Reif

April 24th and 25th, 2024 | Virtual

Title	Authors
Understanding Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder Within a Black Community	Robert Dunigan, Adam Vose-O’Neal, Shanesha Christmas, Drew Hickman, Alex Leon, Karen Alfaro, Sharon Reif

June 22-26, 2024 | Minneapolis, MN

Title	Authors
Understanding Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder Within a Black Community	Robert Dunigan, Adam Vose-O’Neal, Shanesha Christmas, Drew Hickman, Alex Leon, Karen Alfaro, Sharon Reif

October 16-18, 2024 | San Francisco, CA

Title	Authors
“Ghosting the Bottle” and Other Perspectives on Alcohol Recovery in a Black Community	Christmas, S., Vose-O’Neal, A., Dunigan, R., Leon, A., Alfaro, K., Hickman, D., Reif, S.

April 16-17, 2025 | Worcester, MA

Title	Authors
"Alcohol Recovery in a Black Community: Reflections on What Being in Recovery Means"	Christmas, S., Vose-O’Neal, A., Alfaro, K., Dunigan, R., Leon, A., Hickman, D., Reif, S.