Professor Dr. Heather Barkholtz

Biography

Heather Barkholtz is an Assistant Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin. Her research focuses on the misuse of psychoactive substances, which represents a significant public health challenge. Barkholtz aims to address substance misuse by increasing awareness of its prevalence and understanding its implications on society, including its contribution to drug-involved crimes and overdoses. With a strong background in chemistry, she obtained her BS in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and her PhD in Chemistry from Northern Illinois University. During her graduate studies, she was a Guest Graduate Student at Argonne National Laboratories and completed postdoctoral research at Sandia National Laboratories. Her expertise also extends into toxicology, as she leads Wisconsin's Breath Alcohol Toxicology program and is associated with the Molecular Environmental Toxicology faculty.

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