Completed Research Projects by CMHSR Investigators
Updated October 2009
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A. CMHSR Affiliated Externally Funded Projects (listed in order most recently completed)
Child Abuse Prevention, Independence Child Welfare Initiative
Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, PI; Mary Jo Stahlschmidt, MA, Coordinator (contract from ARCHS - Area Resources for Community and Human Service, via MO Department of Social Services) Funded 07/06-09/09.
Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) to Improve Mental And Behavioral Health Services For Children And Families In Child Welfare
Jennifer Bellamy, PhD, PI (NIH Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Research) 07/07-07/09.
Research Network Development Core (RNDC)
Research Education in Disaster Mental Health: Role of Disaster Mental Health Providers
Monica M. Matthieu, PhD, Fellow; Fran Norris, PI (NIMH - R25 MH068298) 07/07-06/09.
Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD, PI; John Landsverk, PhD and Gregory Aarons, PhD, Co-Investigators; Peter Doré, MA, Data Manager/Analyst (DHHS Administration for Children & Families, ACF, 90PH0013) Funded 09/06-02/09.
IMPROVE: Intervention for Multisector
Provider Enhancement
Arlene Stiffman, PhD, PI; Wendy Auslander, PhD and Brett Drake, PhD,
Investigators; Kirk Foster, MDiv, MSW, predoctoral trainee, Project Coordinator; Peter Dore, MA, Database Manager; in collaboration with the Brown School
Comorbidity
and Addictions Center (NIMH - R34 MH072871) Funded 12/04-02/09.
Conference: Developing Interventions for Latino Children, Youth and Families
Luis H. Zayas, PhD, PI (NIMH - R13 MH077403) Funded 03/06-02/09.
Improving CLTC System Response to Late Life Depression (Also known as the Well-Program)
Enola Proctor, PhD, and Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Co-PIs; Leslie Hasche, MSW and NIMH predoctoral trainee, Investigator; Lisa Lawrence, MSW, Project Coordinator (NIMH - R34 MH071632-01A2) Funded 09/06-12/08.
Problem Solving Therapy Co-Location in Nurse Home Visiting: A Feasibility Study
Sue Pfefferle, PhD, PI (Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation/NY Community Trust Foundation) Funded 02/07-06/08
Housing Homelessness and Drug Abuse
David Pollio, PhD, PI, in collaboration with the Brown School's Comorbidity and Addictions Center (NIDA - RO3 DA19539) Funded 05/06-03/08.
Transformation Project: Group Model Building Sessions & System Dynamics Model of Mental Health Transformation
Peter Hovmand, PhD, PI (contract - Missouri Department of Mental Health) Funded 12/06-08/07.
Adolescent American Indian Multisector Help
Investigation (AIM-HI)
Arlene Stiffman, PhD, PI; Ed Brown, DSW, Co-PI; Edward Spitzanagel, PhD, Statistician; Patricia Hibbeler, MSW, Field Coordinator
(NIDA
– R01 DA13227), implementation conducted under the auspices of the Brown
School
Comorbidity and Addictions Center,
Funded
09/00-08/07.
KC-MO-GAM Household Study of Missouri Youth
Renee Cunningham-Williams, PhD, PI (Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and the Port Authority of Kansas City, MO, 20509052KC) Funded 01/06-08/07.
Measurement and Validity Issues in Pathological Gambling (GAPP)
Renee Cunningham-Williams, PI, Edward L. Spitznagel, Peter Dore. Paul Sacco (NIDA - R01 DA015032) Funded 9/03-4/07.
Family Services for Runaway Homeless Youth
David Pollio, PhD, PI; Carol North, MD, MPE, Co-PI; Sarah Hunter, Project
Coordinator; in collaboration with the Brown School
Comorbidity
and Addictions Center (NIDA
- R21 DA015341)
Funded 9/03-6/07.
St. Louis Family-to-Family
Evaluation
Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, PI; Brett
Drake, Co-PI (Annie Casey Foundation 202.0607
and MO Depart of
Social Services) 07/01-06/03, then
08/05-02/07.
Head Start Project
David Pollio, PhD, Evaluator; Sarah Hunter, BA, Administrator (Administration
for Children & Families {ACF} within DHHS - ACF 9074 CO493) Funded
05/98-08/06.
Improving Depression Treatment in MO Delta
Enola Proctor, PhD, PI; Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Co-PI; Lisa Lawrence, MSW, Coordinator; Kimberly Carter and Leslie Hasche, MSW and NIMH predoctoral trainees, project staff; James (Jim) Grantham, Crystal Jones, Clinical Specialists (NIMH - P30 MH068579 and CMHSR) Funded 09/04-07/06.
Issues in Gambling and Comorbid Drug Abuse
Renee M. Cunningham-Williams, PhD, PI; Linda Cottler, PhD, and Edward Spitznagel, PhD, Investigators; Arbi Ben Abdallah, MS, Statistical Data Analyst and Consultant (NIDA - K01 DA000430) Funded 08/00-07/06.
Mental Health and Service Use of Youth Leaving
Foster Care
(also known as the VOYAGES project: Views of Young Adults: Goals,
Experiences and Services)
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI; Wendy Auslander, PhD, and Lionel Scott, PhD,
Investigators (NIMH - RO1 MH61404) Funded 04/01-03/06.
Hispanicity, Language, and Psychiatric
Diagnosis
Luis H. Zayas, PhD, PI; M. Carmela Perez, PhD, Co-PI; Edward Spitzanagel, PhD,
Statistician; Leopoldo Cabassa, PhD, Research Associate (NIMH - R21 MH065921)
Funded 03/03-02/06.
Youths’ Access to Mental Health Services: A
Career Award
Arlene Stiffman, PhD, PI (NIMH - K02 MH01797, Independent Scientist Award)
Funded 08/00-07/05.
Community LTC Services and Outcomes: Burden of
Depression (Also known as Well-Being in Community Care Study)
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, PI; Enola Proctor, PhD, Co-PI; Lee Robins, PhD,
Investigator; Edward Spitznagel, PhD, Biostatistician; Peter Dore, MA, Database Administrator; Lisa Lawrence, MSW,
Project Coordinator (NIA - R01 AG17451) Funded 06/00-05/05.
Young African American
Males' Readiness
To Seek Help
Lionel D. Scott, PhD, PI; Curtis McMillen,
PhD, Investigator (NIMH - 5R03
MH067124) Funded 01/03-05/05.
Community Based
Family Responsive Psycho-Education
David Pollio, PhD, PI;
Carol North, MD, MPE, Co-PI; Peter Dore, MA, Database
Administrator (NIMH - R24 MH59217) Funded
02/99-06/04.
Mental Health
Effects of Bio-Terrorism
Carol North, MD, MPE, PI; David
Pollio, PhD, and Deborah Megivern, PhD, Co-PIs (NIMH - R21 MH066628) Funded 06/02-05/04.
Child Neglect:
Cross-Sector Service Use Paths and Outcomes
Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, PI; Brett
Drake, PhD, Co-PI; James Herbert Williams, PhD, Investigator; Lu Han, Data
Manager (NIMH,
NIJ, and Dept. of Education - R01 MH61733) Funded
09/00-02/04.
This project
received a competitive renewal grant R01 MH06173304.
HIV Prevention and Life
Options for Youth in Foster Care
(Also known as "Bridges
to Life Options" project)
Wendy Auslander, PhD, PI; Curtis
McMillen, PhD and Michael Sherraden, PhD, Co-PIs; Arlene Stiffman, PhD, Diane
Elze, PhD, Tonya Edmond, PhD, Investigators (NICHD - R01 HD35445 and the Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Funded 01/98-12/03.
Families as
Partners in Homeless Drug Abuse Treatment Services
Michael Polgar, PhD, PI;
David Pollio, PhD and Carol North, MD, MPE,
Investigators (NIDA - R03 DA14364) Funded
08/01-07/03.
Service
Transition Points:
Bridges for Young Adults
Michael Polgar, PhD, PI; David
Gillespie, PhD, Curtis McMillen, PhD, Arlene Stiffman, PhD, Investigators; Ed
Spitznagel, PhD, Statistician (NIMH - R03
MH59108) Funded 08/99-07/03.
Black Rural
and Urban Caregivers-Mental Health/Functioning
Letha Chadiha, PhD, PI;
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Co-PI; Enola Proctor,
PhD, Investigator Peter Dore, MA, Database Administrator
(NIA and Office of Research on Women’s Health
– R01AG15962) Funded: 06/99-07/03.
Homeless
Drug Abusers: Service Use, Needs, and
Cost of Drug Abusing Homeless (SUNCODA)
Carol North, MD, PI; David
Pollio, PhD, Mark Schnitzer, PhD, and Enola
Proctor, PhD, Co-PIs; Linda Cottler, PhD, Investigator;
Ed Spitznagel, PhD, Statistician; Peter Dore, MA, Database
Administrator, Sarah Hunter, Professional Rater (NIDA - R01 DA107713) Funded 06/98-05/03.
Reducing Perinatal Depression
and Enhancing Parenting
Luis H. Zayas, PhD, PI (NIMH - R24 MH057936) Funded 04/98-01/03.
St. Louis Special Population
Needs Assessment
for Homeless Persons and Veterans
David Pollio, PhD, PI, Carol North, MD, Co-PI (City of St. Louis) Funded 02/01-10/02.
Perceived Benefit
& Mental Health
After Auto Crashes
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI;
Carol North, MD, Investigator; Ed Spitznagel,
PhD, Statistician (NIMH - R55 MH58743
Shannon Award) Funded 09/98-08/02.
Service Use of
Depressed Elders After Acute Care (Gero-Psych)
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD
and Enola Proctor, PhD, Co-PIs; Eugene Rubin,
MD, PhD, and Arlene Stiffman, PhD, Investigators;
Ed Spitznagel, PhD and Ed Greenberg, PhD,
Statisticians; Peter Dore, MA, Database Administrator (NIMH - R01MH56208) Funded 09/96-04/02.
Evaluation for
the Missouri Interdepartmental Initiative for Children with Severe Needs
Arlene Stiffman, PhD, PI;
David Pollio, PhD and Brett Drake, PhD,
Investigators (The Interdepartmental Initiative
for Children with Severe Needs- jointly
planned, developed and operated by four State of Missouri
Departments: Mental Health, Social Services,
Education, and Public Health) Funded 09/00-03/02.
Measuring Outcomes of
Interventions with
Run Away and Homeless Youth
(Also known as the
MINK Project: Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and
Kansas)
David Pollio, PhD., PI (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 90 CY 2156) Funded 10/96-08/01.
Staying Connected: Support for Families of Homeless Adults with Brain Disorders
Michael Polgar, PhD, PI; David Pollio, PhD, Enola Proctor, PhD and Carol North, MD, MPE, Mentors (National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression {NARSAD} Award) Funded 07/99-06/01.
Substantiated
and Unsubstantiated
Cases: Patterns and Predictors of Recurrence
Brett Drake, PhD, PI; Melissa
Jonson-Reid, PhD, Co-PI; Lu Han, Data Programmer
(National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect
{NCCAN} Administration for Children & Families
{ACF} within DHHS-ACF 90CA 159103) Funded 09/97-06/01.
Multicultural
Outreach Project
(MCO)
Michael Polgar, PhD, Sub-contractor;
Robert Pierce, PhD and Enola Proctor,
PhD, Consultants; Kim Carter, AMI, Coordinator (St. Louis Mental Health Board funding via
Alliance for the Mentally Ill {AMI}) Funded
07/98-06/00.
St. Louis
Area Collaborative Planning Project to Address Minority Youth in Juvenile
Justice
James Herbert Williams,
PhD, PI; Arlene Stiffman, PhD, Co-PI; Sally
Haywood, MPA, Administrator (MO Department of Public
Safety, via US Department of Justice) Funded
10/98-03/00.
Gateways and Pathways
Project (GAPP)
Arlene Stiffman, PhD, PI;
Ed Spitznagel, PhD, Statistician (NIMH - R24MH56425) Funded 04/97-03/00.
Potential
Life Improvements
After Spinal Cord Injury
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI (American Association of Spinal Cord Injury
Psychologists & Social Workers {AASCIP
& SW}) Funded 07/97-12/99.
Mental Health Services: Youth Access and Utilization (Youth Services Project, YSP)
Arlene Stiffman, PhD, PI; Ed Spitznagel, PhD, Statistician; Wendy Reich, PhD and Linda Cottler, PhD, Investigators (NIMH - R24 MH50857) Funded 09/93-12/99.
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B. CMHSR Funded Pilot Projects (listed in order most recently completed)
* Pilot projects described in the ACISR proposal.
Healthy Start Systems of Care: Identifying and Improving Depression Response
Sue Pfefferle, PhD, PI
(CMHSR pilot 02/09-07/09).
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, PI; Enola Proctor, PhD, Co-PI; Erin Leaver, BS, Coordinator (02/09-10/09).
Longitudinal Study of Older Missourians: Emergent Trends in Need and Health-Related Quality of Life
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Mat Reidhead, MS, Timothy McBride, PhD, Co-PIs; Mike Nickel, MSW and Stacey McCrary, MSW, Coordinators (12/08-07/09).
Missouri Learning Collaborative
Brett Drake, PhD, and Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, Co-PIs; Partnership with Missouri Children’s Division (11/08-07/09).
Service Utilization and Outcomes Among Youth with Autism
Paul Shattuck, PhD, PI; Sarah Narendorf, MSW, pre-Doctoral Trainee, Coordinator (12/07-07/09).
Patricia Kohl, PhD, PI;
Samantha Books, MPE, Research Coordinator; Megan Petra, MSW, RA (03/08-02/09).
Group Triple P with Foster Parents: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Patricia Kohl, PhD, PI; Samantha Books, MPE, Research Coordinator; Megan Petra, MSW, RA (03/08-02/09).
Ramesh Raghavan, MD, PhD; Jerry Dunn, PhD, PI; Karen M. Oshima, Pre-Doctoral Trainee, Coordinator (03/06-02/09).
Stakeholder Perspectives of Collaborative Care in CLTC (aka the VIEWS Project)
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Enola Proctor, PhD, Martha Shumway, PhD, Co-PIs; Brian Carpenter, PhD, Sue Pfefferle, PhD, Paul Sacco, MSW, NIDA pre-doctoral trainee, Investigators; Erin Leaver, BA, Coordinator (03/06-08/08).
Quality Assurance Professionals in Mental Health Organizations
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI; Luis E. Zayas Rivera, Investigator; Madeline Lee, MSW and NIMH pre-doctoral trainee; Samantha Books, MPE, Field Coordinator (08/06-07/08).
Examining the Social Validity of Parent Training Programs for Mexican-Origin Families
Esther Calzada, PhD, and Joaquin Borrego, PhD, Co-PIs (03/08-07/08).
Wendy Auslander, PhD, PI; Luis E. Zayas Rivera, PhD, Paul Sterzing, MSW, Neil White, MSW, Investigators (01/08-07/08)
Diabetes Management among Adults in Recovery from Serious Mental Illness
Luis E. Zayas Rivera, PhD, PI; Melissa Hensley, MSW, NIMH pre-doctoral trainee, RA (03/08-07/08)
Project KEEP: Substitute Parent Management Training in St. Louis Child Welfare
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI; Patricia Kohl, PhD, Co-PIs; Patti Chamberlain, PhD, and John Landsverk, PhD, Joe Price, PhD, Lisa Saldana, PhD, Consultants; Jennifer Bellamy, PhD, Investigator; Samantha Books, MPE, and Debra Robinson, MS, Field Coordinators (06/06-04/08)
Impact of Suicide Prevention Training in the VA: One Year Follow up Study
Monica M. Matthieu, PhD, PI (US Department of Veterans Affairs and CMHSR 07/07-01/08).
Evidence-Based Interventions to Support the Parenting Skills of Families in the Child Welfare System
Patricia Kohl, PhD, PI; Jennifer Bellamy, PhD, Investigator; Jennifer Schurer, MSW and NIMH pre-doctoral trainee, Field Coordinator (10/06-08/07).
Organization Receptivity to Evidence Based Practice *
Greg Aarons, PhD, PI (09/04-07/06).
Intersection of Mental Health and Social Service Professionals *
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI; Jill Rowe, PhD, Co-PI; Nicole Fedoravicius, MPH, Specialist; Njeri Kagotho, MSW and doctoral student (09/04-07/06).
Quality Improvement in Restraint Practices in Residential Programs
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI; Bethany Lee, MSW, NIMH pre-doctoral trainee; Nicole Fedoravicius, MPH, Specialist; Norma Ware, PhD, and Toni Tugenberg, M.Ed, LICSW, Qualitative Methods Team (04/05-09/06).
Developing Tools for Assessing Quality Activities and Influences
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI; Kraig Knudsen, PhD, Co-PI; Bethany Lee, MSW, NIMH pre-doctoral trainee; Carol Woods, PhD, Consultant (04/05-07/06).
States’ Community Long Term Care (CLTC) Response to Mental Disorders *
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, and Enola Proctor, PhD, Co-PIs; George Grossenberg, PhD, and Martha Bruce, PhD, consultants; Brian Perron, MSW and NIMH predoctoral trainee, Investigator (09/04-07/06).
Priorities and Preferences in Homecare *
Enola Proctor, PhD, PI; Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Co-PI; Martha Shumway, PhD, and Leslie Hasche, MSW and NIMH predoctoral trainee, Investigators (09/04-07/06).
Role of Transience in Service Use by Street Youth
David Pollio, PhD, PI; Sanna Thompson, PhD, Co-PI (04/05-07/06).
Assessment of Depression Intervention Needs among Low-Income Older Adults
Namkee Choi, PhD, PI; Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Co-PI (04/05-07/05).
Diffusion of Innovations in Practice (DIP)
Peter Hovmand, PhD and Enola Proctor, PhD, Co-PIs; Kraig Knudsen, PhD, Investigator; Nicole Fedoravicius, MPH, Specialist; Brian Perron, MSW and NIMH predoctoral trainee, Investigator (07/04-12/04).
Cultural Dimensions of Eating Disorders Treatment: Mexico and the United States
Rebecca Lester, PhD, PI (07/04-12/04).
(Also known as "Assessing Actions to Assure (AAA) Quality Study)
Curtis McMillen, PhD, PI; Bethany Lee, MSW, NIMH pre-doctoral trainee, Investigator (07/04-12/04).
Mental Health and Treatment Adherence Among
Adolescents and Young Adults with HIV-Infection
Diane Elze, PhD,
PI (completed CMHSR pilot).
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