Sarah Konefal is the Lead Epidemiologist for Co-occurring conditions in the Opioids and Emerging Drugs Unit for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Sarah�s role investigates conditions that co-occur with substance use disorder (SUD) and which may increase risk of overdose, including mental health and other medical conditions, socioeconomic conditions like housing instability, and other upstream risk factors. She has been a researcher in the addiction field for over 10 years, including 5 years at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. Sarah received her PhD from McGill University.