Allyson “Ally” Dir, PhD, HSPP is an Assistant Professor and licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Dir maintains both an active clinical practice providing care to adults and adolescents with substance use disorders and a productive program of research. Her research is broadly focused on leveraging implementation science to improve substance use services through targeting change in systems where individuals with substance use are commonly involved, specifically the child welfare and criminal justice system. Dr. Dir is currently working on a NIDA K23 research project that seeks to improve substance use service provision for parents involved in the child welfare system through use of community engagement and data-driven strategies to identify barriers to service provision and determine evidence-based solutions to improve service access and provision.

During her fellowship, Dr. Dir will expand on her knowledge and use of implementation strategies for fostering collaboration across systems as well as utilizing community-based participatory research in implementation to maximize potential for sustainability.