{"id":2027,"date":"2021-03-08T12:08:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T19:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/criminology-and-criminal-justice\/?page_id=2027"},"modified":"2026-05-20T17:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:26:11","slug":"wurgler-chair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-criminology-criminal-justice\/wurgler-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Wurgler Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>NAU partners with The NARBHA Institute<\/h1>\n<h2>The NARBHA Institute James Wurgler, M.D. Chair of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health<\/h2>\n<p>This unique position funded by The NARBHA Institute creates a platform for experts in criminal justice and behavioral health to integrate academia and community partners to illuminate and improve practices in policy, innovations, and education to enhance a resilient community.<\/p>\n<h3>The NARBHA Institute<\/h3>\n<p>We look at emerging trends and innovative solutions, remaining in continuous discovery and sparking catalytic engagement to inform, transform, and collaborate for meaningful wellness in the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<h3>Honoring the Wurgler legacy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2084 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-criminology-criminal-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2600-accessible_JWurgler_tribute-465x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2600-accessible_JWurgler_tribute-465x600.jpg 465w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2600-accessible_JWurgler_tribute-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2600-accessible_JWurgler_tribute-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2600-accessible_JWurgler_tribute-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2600-accessible_JWurgler_tribute-1189x1536.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2600-accessible_JWurgler_tribute-1586x2048.jpg 1586w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2600-accessible_JWurgler_tribute-scaled.jpg 1858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>James N. Wurgler, MD<\/h4>\n<p><strong>*Accessible text alternative found below<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The NARBHA Institute James Wurgler, M.D. Chair of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Dr. Juliette Roddy (economist)_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\">\n            Dr. Juliette Roddy (economist)\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Dr. Juliette Roddy (Economist) serves as the NARBHA Institute James Wurgler, MD endowed Chair in Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health at Northern Arizona University and a NARBHA Institute Transformational Fellow.\u00a0 She is an expert in mixed methods research, working in the fields of criminal justice and behavioral health for the past 21 years.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning with her dissertation, Dr. Roddy has applied economic theory to the study of addiction.\u00a0 Her post-doctoral position within NIDA\u2019s Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Great Lakes Regional Node allowed for an in-depth study of the economic lives of heroin users in the city of Detroit.\u00a0 She detailed access and consumption of substance use treatment services according to health insurance status for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).\u00a0 Her funded work with NIDA\u2019s Advancing Novel Science in Women\u2019s Research (ANSWR R21 DA 027145-02) allowed for a unique study of a drug court intervention for women seeking treatment for addiction and alternatives to their profession in sex work.\u00a0 More recently, she is a co-investigator on two studies testing respondent driven sampling with IV drug users in urban, suburban and rural areas in Michigan (NSF 1461470, NIH RO1AG060936-01) and a study examining Native resilience and mental wellbeing during COVID (U54MD012388). Her work is published in <em>Substance Use and Misuse<\/em><em><sup>1<\/sup><\/em>, the <em>Psychology of Addictive Behaviors<\/em><sup>2<\/sup>, the <em>Journal of Drug Issues<\/em><sup>3<\/sup>, the <em>Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse<\/em><em><sup>4<\/sup><\/em>, the <em>International Journal of Drug Use Policy<\/em><em><sup>5<\/sup><\/em> and <em>Cultural Geographies<\/em><sup>6<\/sup> to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Roddy has lead curriculum and pedagogy strategies at the University of Michigan Dearborn (UMD) in the area of substance use studies.\u00a0 As an assistant professor in the Master of Public Policy, she provided oversight for all thesis that included drug policy.\u00a0 As the Chair of UMD\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services, she developed the University\u2019s first Addiction Studies Certificate as a joint certificate for both Criminal Justice majors and Public Health majors.\u00a0 As the Director of Graduate Studies for UMD\u2019s Criminal Justice Department, she advised thesis students who focused on substance use and taught several courses on drug use, criminality, and alternatives to incarceration for drug offenders.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Roddy served on the Board of Directors of Detroit\u2019s Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation (SHAR) House, was a member of the Drug Surveillance Task Force in Detroit, and worked with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on substance use policy as well as St. Clair County, Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County and Detroit\u2019s public health departments on many substance use initiatives.\u00a0 She reviews for the nation\u2019s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) several times annually.\u00a0 She is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.\u00a0 Her community work includes service as a member of the Executive Board (Treasurer) for the Native Americans for Community Action (NACA), as board member of Coconino County\u2019s Inter-Tribal Advisory Council, as NAU\u2019s representative on the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and as a board member of Flagstaff Shelter Services, all in Flagstaff, AZ. Dr. Roddy is a member of the NAU Institutional Review Board, serving as a prisoner representative.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Roddy, J.<\/strong>, and Greenwald, M., \u201cAn Economic Analysis of Income and Expenditures by Heroin-Using Research Volunteers,\u201d <em>Substance Use and Misuse<\/em>, vol. 44, no. 11, 2009, pp. 1503-1518.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Roddy, J.<\/strong>, Steinmiller, C., and Greenwald, M., \u201cHeroin Purchasing Is Income and Price Sensitive,\u201d<em> Psychology of Addictive Behaviors<\/em>, vol. 25, no. 2, 2011, pp. 358-364.<\/li>\n<li>Draus, P., <strong>Roddy, J.<\/strong>, and Greenwald, M., \u201c\u2018I Always Kept a Job\u2019: Income Generation, Heroin Use and Economic Uncertainty in 21st Century Detroit,\u201d <em>Journal of Drug Issues<\/em>, vol. 40, no. 3, 2010, pp. 841-870.<\/li>\n<li>Draus, P., <strong>Roddy, J.<\/strong>, and Greenwald, M., \u201cHeroin Mismatch in the Motor City: Addiction, Segregation and the Geography of Opportunity, \u201c <em>Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse<\/em>, vol. 11, no. 2, 2012, pp. 149-173.<\/li>\n<li>Draus, P., <strong>Roddy, J.<\/strong>, and Asabigi, K., \u201cStreets, Strolls and Spots: Sex Work, Drug Use and Social Space in Detroit,\u201d <em>International Journal of Drug Policy<\/em>, vol. 26, no. 5, 2015, pp. 453-460.<\/li>\n<li>Draus, P., Hasse, D., Napieralski, J., Qureshi, S. and <strong>Roddy, J<\/strong>.,\u201dLurking in the bushes: informality, illicit activity and transitional green space in Berlin and Detroit,\u201d Cultural Geographies, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1474474020948876\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/\/1474474020948876<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"*Tribute to 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we serve<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/narbhainstitute.org\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nVisit The NARBHA website\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2030 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-criminology-criminal-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/narbha1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/narbha1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/narbha1-150x150.png 150w, 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