Kirsten Smith

Kirsten Smith

scholar United States

Kirsten Smith is a former bank robber turned scholar who has dedicated her life to researching addiction after her own tumultuous experiences with substance abuse. Once a high school dropout in Knoxville, Tennessee, Smith's journey through addiction led her to prison, where she found the strength to turn her life around. She later obtained a PhD and became an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on challenging existing models of addiction treatment and advocating for a more individualized approach to recovery.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
29,148
Power
1,159$
Sentiment
9.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
United Kingdom 1 9.00 0.04% +0% 67,886,011 29,148 $2,700,000 1,159$
Totals 1 67,886,011 29,148 $2,700,000 1,159$
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Recent Mentions

United Kingdom United Kingdom: Kirsten Smith is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, who uses her personal experiences to inform her research on addiction. 9

The Guardian: From bank robber to scholar: the Knoxville dropout fighting to change how we see addiction | Drugs