Robert Ashford

Dr. Ashford is a recovery scientist with a focus on recovery support services and the executive director of Unity Recovery, a recovery community organization. He is an Assistant Professor to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UT Health San Antonio. With an extensive background in recovery-related research, he has developed a comprehensive understanding of opioid and other substance use disorder etiology and pathology, as well as the progression, mechanisms, and processes of recovery from these disorders. He is particularly interested in recovery support institutions and recovery support services in the context of long-term individual recovery.