Michael is employed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work as both a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Director of the Substance Use and Addiction Specialty program. He is a licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS), and is a credentialed supervisor. His areas of expertise include: adolescent and family development, childhood trauma, substance use treatment, experiential learning, issues around military families, motivational interviewing, feedback informed treatment, clinical supervision, clinical model implementation, ethics, and workforce development.