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Tillson, Martha

Researcher

Positions

Research Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky 2025 -

Martha Tillson is a sociologist by training and currently serves as an Assistant Professor (Research Title Series) in the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science. She is also an affiliate of the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (University of Kentucky) and Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (NYU School of Global Public Health) and was a trainee under the JEAP Initiative (Chestnut Health Systems). Her research centers on women’s gendered experiences of substance use/misuse and related risks, with a focus on factors and services that support women’s recovery/remission, particularly at community reentry post-incarceration. This work is motivated and informed by her academic background in psychology and social work, lived experience, and desire to reduce stigma and drug-related harms.