CENTER FOR STUDENT ADVOCACY AND WELLNESS

Liz joined the former Health Promotion and Wellness Office (HPaW) in January 2023 as the Health Promotion Specialist, which is now the Center for Student Advocacy and Wellness (CSAW). Liz currently serves as the Assistant Director of Substance Misuse Prevention as of April 2024. In this role, she oversees the BASICS program, which stands for Brief Alcohol Screening Intervention for College Students. She also manages and delivers CSAW's AOD (alcohol and other drug) programs including Red Watch Band, Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Training, and Drinking Culture Close-Up. Liz's student affairs background began at UIC serving as a resident assistant and orientation leader. There she built her passion to work with college students with the hopes of bringing her public health background to help educate them to make healthier decisions with their use of substances and overall wellness.

Liz earned her Bachelor of Arts in Public Health and Master of Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in Community Health Sciences from the University Of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). As a promoter of health and wellness, Liz uses her free time to rest and do things that bring her peace like going to the nail shop, cleaning, and hanging out with her loved ones. She also makes it a point to stop by Chipotle to get her weekly burrito bowl. Liz also loves the sport of basketball, especially women's basketball. To say she is a fan of the growing popularity of women’s basketball is an understatement.