George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis
Center for Mental Health Services Research

Investigators & their CMHSR Affiliated Mental Health Projects

Externally funded projects, currently active or completed.
An asterisk (*) indicates that s/he is the principal investigator (PI) of that project.
A plus (+) indicates that the the period of external funding is completed.
A dash (-) indicates an NIH funded grant that is not mental health focused.
Link here for information on pending proposals and pilots.

Wendy Auslander, PhD   Jennifer Bellamy, PhD Brett Drake, PhD Tonya Edmond, PhD
Peter Hovmand, PhD Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD Trish (Patricia) Kohl, PhD John Landsverk, PhD
J. Curtis McMillen, PhD Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD Juan Peña, PhD Sue Pfefferle, PhD
David E. Pollio, PhD Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD Enola K. Proctor, PhD Paul Shattuck, PhD
Edward Spitznagel, PhD Arlene Stiffman, PhD Luis R. Torres, PhD Renee Williams, PhD
  Luis H. Zayas, PhD Luis E. Zayas Rivera, PhD  

 


Wendy Auslander, PhD

        IMPROVE: Intervention for Multisector Health Provider Enhancement- Child Welfare
        Mental Health and Service Use of Youth Leaving Foster Care
        *HIV Prevention and Life Options for Youth in Foster Care+
        Mental Health Services: Youth Access and Utilization (Youth Services Project, YSP)+
        *Dietary Changes in African American Women By Activation+ -
        *Sociocultural and Family Factors Among African American Diabetic Youth+


 Jennifer Bellamy, PhD

        The Implementation of Evidence-Based-Practice (EBP) To Improve Mental and Behavioral Health Services for Children and Families in Child Welfare


Brett Drake, PhD
        IMPROVE: Intervention for Multisector Health Provider Enhancement- Child Welfare

        *Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Cases: Patterns and Predictors of Recurrence+

        Child Neglect: Cross-Sector Service Use Paths and Outcomes
        Evaluation for the Missouri Interdepartmental Initiative for Children with Severe Needs+

        *Young Adult Violence: Modifiable Predictors and Paths


Tonya Edmond, PhD
        HIV Prevention and Life Options for Youth in Foster Care+


Peter Hovmand, PhD
        Transformation Project: Group Model Building Sessions

Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD

        *Child Neglect: Service Paths and Young Adult Outcomes
        Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Cases: Patterns and Predictors of Recurrence+

        *Child Abuse Prevention Initiative


Trish (Patricia) Kohl, PhD

        Evidence-Based Interventions to Support the Parenting Skills of Families in the Child Welfare System


John Landsverk, PhD


J. Curtis McMillen, PhD
        *Mental Health and Service Use of Youth Leaving Foster Care (VOYAGES)

          HIV Prevention and Life Options for Youth in Foster Care+
        *Potential Life Improvements After Spinal Cord Injury+
          Service Transition Points: Bridges for Young Adults+
        *Perceived Benefit & Mental Health After Auto Crashes+

        *Missouri Therapy Network


Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD
        *Improving Depression Treatment in the MO Delta

        *Community LTC Services and Outcomes: Burden of Depression+

          Black Rural and Urban Caregivers - Mental Health/Functioning
        *Service Use of Depressed Elders After Acute Care (Gero-Psych)+
        *Perspectives on Productive Aging- 


Juan Peña, PhD


Sue Pfefferle, PhD

        Problem Solving Therapy Co-Location in Nurse Home Visiting:  A Feasibility study


David E. Pollio, PhD

        *Family Services for Runaway Homeless Youth
        *Homeless Drug Abusers: Testing A Spatial Use of Services (GIS)

         Child Neglect: Service Paths and Young Adult Outcomes
         Mental Health Effects of Bio-Terrorism+
        *St. Louis Special Population Needs Assessment for Homeless Persons and Veterans+
        Evaluation of Missouri State Interdepartmental Initiative for Children with Severe Needs+

        Adolescent American Indian Multisector Help Investigation (AIM-HI)
        *Community Based Family Responsive Psycho-Education+
        Homeless Drug Abusers: Service Use, Needs, and Cost of Drug Abusing+

        Homeless (SUNCODA)+

        *Early Head Start Project
        *Measuring Outcomes of Interventions with Run Away and Homeless Youth+
        Staying Connected: Support for Families of Homeless Adults with Brain Disorders+


Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD


Enola K. Proctor, PhD

        IMPROVE: Intervention for Multisector Health Provider Enhancement- Child Welfare    

        *Improving Depression Treatment in MO Delta

        Service Transition Points: Bridges for Young Adults+

        Community LTC Services and Outcomes: Burden of Depression+
        Black Rural and Urban Caregivers - Mental Health/Functioning+
        Homeless Drug Abusers: Service Use, Needs, and Cost of Drug Abusing Homeless (SUNCODA)

        Service Use of Depressed Elders After Acute Care (Gero-Psych)+
        *Institutional National Research Service Award: Mental Health Services Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral Training

        Multicultural Outreach Project (MCO)
        Staying Connected: Support for Families of Homeless Adults with Brain Disorders+
        *Adequacy of Home Care Plans for Chronically Ill Elderly-
        *Post-Hospital Care for African American Elderly-
        *Factors in Effective Discharge Planning-

 


Paul Shattuck, PhD


Edward L. Spitznagel, Jr., PhD
        Hispanicity, Language and Psychiatric Diagnosis

        Mental Health and Service Use of Youth Leaving Foster Care
        Adolescent American Indian Multisector Help Investigation (AIM-HI)
        Community LTC Services and Outcomes: Burden of Depression+
        Service Transition Points: Bridges for Young Adults+
        Perceived Benefit & Mental Health After Auto Crashes+
        Homeless Drug Abusers: Service Use, Needs, and Cost of Drug Abusing Homeless (SUNCODA)+

        Service Use of Depressed Elders After Acute Care (Gero-Psych)+
        Gateways and Pathways Project (GAPP)+
        Mental Health Services: Youth Access and Utilization (Youth Services Project, YSP)+


Arlene Rubin Stiffman, PhD
        *IMPROVE: Intervention for Multisector Health Provider Enhancement- Child Welfare       

        Service Transition Points: Bridges for Young Adults
        HIV Prevention and Life Options for Youth in Foster Care+
        Service Use of Depressed Elders After Acute Care (Gero-Psych)+
        St. Louis Area Collaborative Planning Project to Address Minority Youth in Juvenile Justice+
        *Gateways and Pathways Project (GAPP)+
        *Mental Health Services: Youth Access and Utilization (Youth Services Project, YSP)+
        *Youths' Access to Mental Health Services: A Career Award
        *Adolescent American Indian Multisector Help Investigation (AIM-HI)
        *Program Evaluation for Missouri Interdepartmental Initiative for Children with Severe Needs+
        *Behavior Change in Young Adults at Risk for AIDS+


Luis R. Torres, PhD


Renee C. Williams, PhD
        KC-MO-GAM Household Study of Missouri Youth


Luis H. Zayas, PhD

        *Suicide Attempts by Adolescent Hispanic Females

         *Reducing Perinatal Depression and Enhancing Parenting+
         *Hispanicity, Language, and Psychiatric Diagnosis

           Institutional National Research Service Award: Mental Health Services Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Training Program


Luis E. Zayas Rivera, PhD

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March 11, 2008

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