Dr. Melissa Dittberner

Dr. Mo, (Melissa Dittberner), PhD, CPS, PS, LMT, is a lecturer in the Addiction Counseling and Prevention department at the University of South Dakota. She has a Ph.D. in Counseling and Psychology in Education, a master’s in Addiction Studies and a bachelor’s in Health Sciences. Dr. Mo is a prevention specialist. She does research on college students’ substance use, pedagogy, addiction, trauma, body brokering and harm reduction. Dr. Mo has worked on grants surrounding substance use disorders, harm reduction, continuing education, telehealth, recovery support, recovery and much more. She speaks publicly on adaptability, resiliency, and sustainability, screening, prevention, harm reduction, motivation, peer support, Narcan administration as well as her own lived experience story. Dr. Mo is a person in long-term recovery. She is a co-author of the book Shift. Dr. Mo’s Mission: to help people learn to help themselves