Valerie Earnshaw, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Delaware
Valerie A. Earnshaw, Ph.D. is a social psychologist whose research focuses on understanding and addressing associations between stigma and health inequities across the lifespan. Her research has explored how stigma leads to substance use and undermines recovery from substance use disorders. She has also contributed to interventions to reduce stigma towards people with substance use disorders as well as to help people decide whether and how to disclose their recovery to others. She was invited to present the NIH Office of Disease Prevention Early-Stage Investigator Lecture (2019) and is the recipient of the Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest from the American Psychological Association (2020). Dr. Earnshaw is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware.