Julie “Jules” Netherland, Ph.D., is DPA’s Senior Advisor. In this role, she helps DPA respond strategically by creating visionary alternatives that engage and resonate with people who have been harmed by the drug war. Jules previously worked in DPA’s New York Policy Office where she was instrumental in passing New York’s first medical marijuana laws. Before coming to DPA, she worked in public health research and policy with a focus on HIV/AIDS and substance use.
Dr. Netherland is the editor of Critical Perspectives on Addiction (Emerald Press, 2012) and co-author of Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America (University of California Press, 2023). She holds a B.A. in religion from Bryn Mawr College, a Master of Social Work from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in medical sociology from the City University of New York.
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