Paper short abstract:

Sydney Silverstein is an anthropologist and filmmaker, and currently works as an Assistant Professor at the Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio.

Paper long abstract:

Sydney Silverstein is an anthropologist and filmmaker. Her research studies the War on Drugs, and particularly the experiences of people living with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or in recovery from SUD. She conducts anthropological research and makes films in both Peru and the US, and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio.