5th Edition of Addiction World Conference 2026

Speakers - AWC 2026

Stephanie Locke

  • Designation: University of Denver
  • Country: USA

Biography

Stephanie Locke is a second-year doctoral student at Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. Her most recognized work is with the Denver Basic Income Project which distributed no-questions asked cash to 800 people experiencing homelessness.  Beginning on a clinical path, Stephanie supervised mental health services in low-income neighbourhoods and provided counselling for children and families at five afterschool clubs in Metro-Denver. She also worked with a rehabilitative program inside of Dallas County Jail for incarcerated females and has been focused on studying how the Prison-Industrial Complex overlaps with substance use treatment, further criminalizing addiction.