Keynote Presenter

Dr. Greene is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at East Tennessee State University. She is also the Executive Director of Johnson City Recovery Center, which she founded in 2022. She has spent the past 40 years supporting people in recovery in a variety of settings: peer support, clinical services, and academia. Dr. Greene holds a PhD from the University of Utah and an MSW from UNC-Chapel Hill. Among her career highlights are the development of two graduate certificate programs for addiction counseling in two universities, Western Carolina University and East Tennessee State University; two terms on the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board; one term on the National Board of Directors of the National Association of Social Workers; and most recently, the creation of Johnson City Recovery Center, the first recovery community center in Northeast Tennessee. Dr. Greene’s scholarly interests include recovering addiction professionals, self-care, yoga, mindfulness, and recovery science.