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Suzanne Carlberg-Racich

  • scarlber@depaul.edu
  • Associate Professor

  • ​PhD

  • Health Sciences
  • (312) 362-1003

  • ​McGowan-South 403L

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Public Health (MPH 501)
  • Health and Behavior Theory (MPH 511)
  • Program Development and Grant Writing (MPH 522)
  • Community Health Assessment (MPH 602)
  • Community Health Project Design (MPH 603)
  • Capstone Seminar in Community Public Health (MPH 604)
  • Drugs and Society (CRIM 337)

Research Interests

Dr. Carlberg-Racich’s research examines the lived experiences of individuals who are isolated by the intersection of stigma and policy that permeates health systems, social services, and broader society. A purposeful blend of scholar, practitioner, teacher, and activist, Dr. Carlberg-Racich works to improve health equity directly in communities, most notably through her work as Director of Research with the Chicago Recovery Alliance. In her scholarship, Dr. Carlberg-Racich is motivated by the use of community-based participatory research practices that maximize partnership, the strategic dissemination of findings to advocate for change, and the evaluation of public health interventions to establish best practices.

Selected Publications

  • Carlberg-Racich, S., Rivero, R., Wagner, C., Schechtman, B., Alabduljabbar, S., Sherer, R.,Hasnain, M., Gier, E. & Linsk, N. (2024). Long-Term Impacts on Clinical Practice Along the HIV Care Continuum: Addressing Workforce Gaps Through a Clinician Scholars Program. AIDS Education and Prevention, 36(3). Published Online: June 2024.
  • Carlberg-Racich, S., Sherrod, D., Swope, K., Brown, D., Afshar, M., & Salisbury-Afshar, E. (2023). Perceptions and experiences with evidence-based treatments among people who use opioids. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 17(2): 169-173.
  • Abdelel, R., Banerjee, R., Carlberg-Racich, S., Cebollero, C., Darwaza, N. & Kim. C. (2022). Real-world study of multiple naloxone administrations for opioid overdose reversal among emergency medical service providers. Substance Abuse Journal, 43(1):1075-1084.
  • Abdelel, R., Banerjee, R., Carlberg-Racich, S., Darwaza, N., Ito, D., & Epstein, J. (2022). The need for multiple naloxone administrations for opioid overdose reversals: A review of the literature. Substance Abuse Journal, 43(1), 774–784.
  • Abdelel, R., Banerjee, R., Carlberg-Racich, S., Darwaza, N., Ito, D., Schoaf, J., & Epstein, J. (2022). Real-world study of multiple naloxone administration for opioid overdose reversal among bystanders Harm Reduction Journal, 19(49).
  • Schober, D. J., Carlberg-Racich, S., & Dirkes, J. C. (2022). Developing the Public Health Workforce through Community-Based Fieldwork. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 50(1), 1–7.
  • Ostrander, R. N., & Carlberg-Racich, S. (2022). “I feel safe here”: Participants identify key components of syringe access programs. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 50(1), 89–103.
  • Carlberg-Racich, S. (2021) "Normally I Try and Capture a Moment, and With This I Had to Create a Moment": Implications of Anonymous Photography Protocols in Photovoice Research with People Who Inject Drugs. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics : JERHRE, 16(1-2), 15–23.
  • Karch, L., Tobias, S., Schmidt, C., Doe Simkins, M., Carter, N., Salisbury-Afshar, E., & Carlberg-Racich, S. (2021). Results from a mobile drug checking pilot program using three technologies in Chicago. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 228.
  • Carlberg-Racich, S. (2019) Photovoice as a tool for change: Engaging the community in public health advocacy. In Santella, A. (Editor) Master of Public Health Competencies: A Case Study Approach. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 111-126.
  • Carlberg-Racich, S., Wagner, C., Alabduljabbar, S., Rivero, R., Hasnain, M., Sherer, R. & Linsk, N. (2018). Professional identity formation in HIV care: Development of clinician scholars in a longitudinal, mentored training program. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 38(3):158-164.
  • Wagner, C., Carlberg-Racich, S., Linsk, N., Sherer, R., Alabduljabbar, S., Hasnain, M. & Rivero, R. (2017). Impacts of Longitudinal Mentorship to Strengthen the HIV Workforce: Qualitative Evidence of Changes in Clinicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Volume 28, Issue 6, 938–952.
  • Carlberg-Racich, S. & Roden, L. (2017). Barriers to patient-centered human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care with African American patients who use drugs: Social construction of the typical and ideal care visit. Substance Abuse, 38(2), 205-212.