About the Author
Amy R. Krentzman is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work, holding a BA in English literature from Northwestern University, an MSW from New York University, and a PhD in Social Welfare from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School. A licensed independent social worker in Minnesota and a credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor in New York, Dr. Krentzman studies addiction recovery and has published over forty peer-reviewed journal articles on topics such as Twelve Step programs, gratitude, spirituality, sober living houses, journaling to support addiction recovery, and the experiences of recovery in small towns and rural communities. She has been interviewed on television, radio, podcasts, and in print media including in a 2025 New York Times T Magazine article as an expert on journaling.
