Kirsten Smith

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.