Lesly-Marie Buer (she/they), PhD, MPH, is a Technical Assistance Provider for the National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center at the University of Washington School of Medicine. They are the co-founder of Hellbender Harm Reduction in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Buer is an advocate for community driven harm reduction, reproductive justice, and efforts to address discrimination and socioeconomic inequalities. They have published works in such places as Substance Use and Misuse, International Journal of Drug Policy, Journal of Appalachian Studies, North American Dialogue, and Boston Review. Dr. Buer’s book, Rx Appalachia, focuses on women’s encounters with substance use disorder treatment in rural Central Appalachia. Learn more at: https://www.lmbuer.com/