Spruha Joshi, Ph.D.

Dr. Joshi is a social epidemiologist whose research focuses on how health and drug policies shape overdose risk and cannabis- and alcohol-related harms. Her work evaluates the effects of substance use policies including harm reduction laws, prescription drug monitoring programs, cannabis legalization, naloxone access initiatives, and drug decriminalization. Using large-scale administrative, policy, and geographic data, she examines how state and local policy environments influence access to evidence-based services and contribute to disparities across populations and communities. Her current research aims to identify policies that reduce overdose mortality, expand access to harm reduction and treatment services, and improve population health.

• Ph.D., University of Minnesota
• M.P.H., Columbia University
• B.S., Stony Brook University