Dr. Vroom is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She is also a Core Scholar at the Center for Research to Advance Community Health and faculty at the Be Well Institute for Substance Use & Related Disorders. Dr. Vroom earned a PhD in Behavioral and Community Sciences from the University of South Florida and completed an NIH NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Florida’s Substance Abuse Training Center in Public Health. Her research leverages qualitative and mixed-methods designs to identify barriers, facilitators, and strategies for the adoption, implementation, and sustainability of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts. Grounded in a commitment to theory-driven and community-engaged approaches, her work amplifies stakeholder perspectives to inform real-world solutions. As a C-DIAS Fellow, Dr. Vroom aims to develop a competitive NIH-funded research portfolio that utilizes innovative implementation science approaches to understand and improve access to substance use and recovery services nationwide.