NAU partners with The NARBHA Institute

Dr. Juliette Roddy (Economist) serves as the NARBHA Institute James Wurgler, MD endowed Chair in Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health at Northern Arizona University and a NARBHA Institute Transformational Fellow.  She is an expert in mixed methods research, working in the fields of criminal justice and behavioral health for the past 21 years.

Beginning with her dissertation, Dr. Roddy has applied economic theory to the study of addiction.   Her post-doctoral position within NIDA’s Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Great Lakes Regional Node allowed for an in-depth study of the economic lives of heroin users in the city of Detroit.  She detailed access and consumption of substance use treatment services according to health insurance status for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).  Her funded work with NIDA’s Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Research (ANSWR R21 DA 027145-02) allowed for a unique study of a drug court intervention for women seeking treatment for addiction and alternatives to their profession in sex work.  More recently, she is a co-investigator on two studies testing respondent driven sampling with IV drug users in urban, suburban and rural areas in Michigan (NSF 1461470, NIH RO1AG060936-01) and a study examining Native resilience and mental wellbeing during COVID (U54MD012388). Her work is published in Substance Use and Misuse¹, the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors², the Journal of Drug Issues³, the Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse⁴, the International Journal of Drug Use Policy⁵ and Cultural Geographies⁶ to name a few.

Dr. Roddy has lead curriculum and pedagogy strategies at the University of Michigan Dearborn (UMD) in the area of substance use studies.  As an assistant professor in the Master of Public Policy, she provided oversight for all thesis that included drug policy.  As the Chair of UMD’s Department of Health and Human Services, she developed the University’s first Addiction Studies Certificate as a joint certificate for both Criminal Justice majors and Public Health majors.  As the Director of Graduate Studies for UMD’s Criminal Justice Department, she advised thesis students who focused on substance use and taught several courses on drug use, criminality, and alternatives to incarceration for drug offenders.

Dr. Roddy served on the Board of Directors of Detroit’s Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation (SHAR) House, was a member of the Drug Surveillance Task Force in Detroit, and worked with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on substance use policy as well as St. Clair County, Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County and Detroit’s public health departments on many substance use initiatives.  She reviews for the nation’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) several times annually.  She is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.  Her community work includes service as a member of the Executive Board (Treasurer) for the Native Americans for Community Action (NACA), as board member of Coconino County’s Inter-Tribal Advisory Council, as NAU’s representative on the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and as a board member of Flagstaff Shelter Services, all in Flagstaff, AZ. Dr. Roddy is a member of the NAU Institutional Review Board, serving as a prisoner representative.

• Roddy, J., and Greenwald, M., “An Economic Analysis of Income and Expenditures by Heroin-Using Research Volunteers,” Substance Use and Misuse, vol. 44, no. 11, 2009, pp. 1503-1518.
• Roddy, J., Steinmiller, C., and Greenwald, M., “Heroin Purchasing Is Income and Price Sensitive,” Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 25, no. 2, 2011, pp. 358-364.
• Draus, P., Roddy, J., and Greenwald, M., “‘I Always Kept a Job’: Income Generation, Heroin Use and Economic Uncertainty in 21st Century Detroit,” Journal of Drug Issues, vol. 40, no. 3, 2010, pp. 841-870.
• Draus, P., Roddy, J., and Greenwald, M., “Heroin Mismatch in the Motor City: Addiction, Segregation and the Geography of Opportunity, “ Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, vol. 11, no. 2, 2012, pp. 149-173.
• Draus, P., Roddy, J., and Asabigi, K., “Streets, Strolls and Spots: Sex Work, Drug Use and Social Space in Detroit,” International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 26, no. 5, 2015, pp. 453-460.
• Draus, P., Hasse, D., Napieralski, J., Qureshi, S. and Roddy, J.,”Lurking in the bushes: informality, illicit activity and transitional green space in Berlin and Detroit,” Cultural Geographies, https://doi.org/10.1177//1474474020948876.

In honor and gratitude
First and foremost, Jim was a Healer…
a force for good
He was influential and humble
Responsible and accountable
Championed transparency and
embraced partnerships
Jim never met a stranger
and inspired us all
A friend, advisor, and gentle servant-leader
His legacy and spirit thrive in healthier
communities
By eliminating stigma
Strengthening prevention
Finding equity
And advancing wellbeing for those we serve