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My name is Greg Carter. I'm an associate professor and assistant dean of research at Indiana University School of Nursing. I started finding an interest in research, frankly, when I was little. Um, we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV, but I could read as many books as I wanted. So, we would go to the library, and I was interested in learning about, you know, aquariums and all those things that kids are interested in. As I started getting in young adulthood, that was kind of, you know, in the midst, I would guess of the initial HIV crisis. I saw my friends dying. I saw many different factors like stigma and all these other things attached to it. It really highlighted the need for research and connection, and I think that, you know, that's really how it all started forming for me. You know, there are multiple projects that we've worked on that I'm very proud of, and when I look back at those, it's really the ones that have involved community partners. We're working on some really interesting projects with my collaborators from the University of Arizona School of Medicine. And, we're looking to improve the uptake of methadone for individuals living with substance use disorder, and we're doing that from the patient and the provider standpoint, working in parallel and then merging the groups. Uh, we've already developed continuing education that we're going to roll out nationally to help improve access to care and the quality of care. We're collaborating with Indiana University and the University of Arizona, where we're we use individuals that are living with substance use disorder as part of our research team, and what we've found is not only do they bring a deep understanding of the topic. They also develop a sense of self-efficacy throughout the process. And some of the work that we've done with our research assistants and partners, they've gone on to finish their high school education, get their GEDs, and even complete their Master's in social work. One of the things that I believe that you can get at Indiana University School of Nursing concerning research is interdisciplinary teams with a diverse approach to methodologies and application. What we've seen collaborating with people from Public Health, School of Medicine, and Social Work and other spaces is that they're partnering with the School of Nursing because we have that diverse set of methodologies, and we have a very broad understanding of patient care.