Dr. Clark is a neuroscientist and the senior program manager of the University of Minnesota’s Medical Discovery Team on Addiction (MDTA). His work as an electrophysiologist focused on glial cell activation of neuronal G protein-coupled receptors and the impact of this activation on the excitability of neurons. Recently, Dr. Clark has shifted focus to community organizations and expanding the MDTA’s public outreach in general. To this end, Dr. Clark provides presentations on the neurobiology of addiction to several recovery organizations in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. He also partners with the Twin Cities Recovery Project to visit encampments weekly, providing harm reduction supplies and information on recovery programs and is collaborating with TCRP on a study evaluating the impact of recovery center programs on recovery capital and long-term recovery. He has just begun another project with Pathfinder Solutions to evaluate the efficacy of a culturally-tailored recovery app for White Earth nation, an indigenous community in Minnesota.