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Enola Proctor, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis, George Warren Brown School of Social Work

  • Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research
  • Associate Dean for Faculty

Dr. Proctor’s scholarship has significantly advanced the field of mental health services research.  Specifically, her work to improve depression care to older adults has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and National Institute of Aging. She is also a national leader in the scientific study of the movement of health practices from clinical knowledge to practical applications.  Her distinguished career as a research also is reflected in the more than 100 books and articles that she has published or co-published over the years. She is the recipient of a recent Knee/Wittman Lifetime Achievement Award from NASW.

http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/FACULTY/FULLTIME/Pages/EnolaKProctor.aspx

 

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Daniel Herman, MSW, DSW, MS
Hunter College

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology (in Psychiatry)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute
  • Director, ACT Institute, Center for Practice Innovations, Department of Psychiatry

Dr. Herman is a research scientist at New York State Psychiatric Institute where he also serves as the director of research in the Department of Social Work. He has carried out numerous studies of homeless populations and is currently completing a randomized trial of Critical Time Intervention (CTI), a psychosocial intervention designed to prevent recurrent homelessness in mentally ill men and women following discharge from psychiatric hospitals and other institutions. Dr. Herman also has done epidemiological research on long-term outcomes associated with adverse childhood experiences, and carried out research on the mental health implications of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York. He has received research support from NIMH, SAMSHA, and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders (NARSAD).

http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/our-faculty/profile?uni=dbh14

 

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Jeffrey Draine, PhD
Temple University, College of Health Professions and Social Work

  • Chair, School of Social Work

Dr. Draine is professor and chair of the School of Social Work at Temple University. His primary work interests are rehabilitation, empowerment and recovery oriented services for people involved with the justice system who also live with behavioral health concerns. These include psychiatric disabilities, HIV, and addiction. He received his social work training at Temple University in social planning, and his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in social welfare. At the Temple School of Social Work, he continues his work with the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion. He began his career as an activist for homelessness and housing related causes in Richmond, Virginia.

Dr. Draine’s research involves:

  • The criminal justice system and behavioral health services, particularly relating to mental illnesses, HIV infection and risk, substance use.
  • Inclusion and healthy restoration of people to communities after incarceration.
  • Impactful research methods, often through randomized trials, or various forms of participatory action research.

http://chpsw.temple.edu/ssa/faculty/jeffrey-draine-phd


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Phyllis Solomon, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

  • Professor

Dr. Solomon is internationally known for her research on clinical services and service system issues related to adults with severe mental illness and their families. Her research has specifically focused on family interventions, consumer provided services, and the intersection of criminal justice and mental health services. Dr. Solomon’s expertise is in mental health service delivery issues, psychiatric rehabilitation, and research methods. Her research has been recognized by such diverse organizations as American Association of Community Psychiatrists, US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, and The Society for Social Work and Research.

http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/people/faculty/solomon/index.html

 

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Concepcion Barrio, MSW, PhD
University of Southern California, School of Social Work

  • Associate Professor

Dr. Barrio has a national reputation in mental health services research, particularly the interaction of ethnicity and effective clinical practice. Since 1997, she has been the principal investigator on three NIMH grants. Currently, her NIMH research study examines the development of a culturally based family intervention for Mexican-Americans dealing with schizophrenia. She is also a co-investigator on several other National Institute of Health grants in Los Angeles and San Diego that focus on the cultural relevance of mental health services and on the development and cultural adaptation of interventions for Latino and other underserved and under-researched multicultural populations dealing with severe and persistent mental illness and co-morbid conditions.

http://sowkweb.usc.edu/faculty/concepcion-barrio

 
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John Brekke, MSW, PhD
University of Southern California, School of Social Work

  • Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research

Since 1989, Dr. Brekke has been the principal investigator on five longitudinal studies funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and one funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. His work focuses on the improvement of community-based services for individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness. He is currently a principal investigator on three NIMH grants. One studies the integration of biological aspects of mental disorders into psychosocial rehabiliation for individuals with schizophrenia, and he is developing biosocial models for understanding the course and outcome of schizophrenia. A second project seeks to speed the use of evidence-based practices into community-based treatment for individuals with schizophrenia. The third project uses mixed methods to study the transformation of community-based mental health services at the levels of policy implementation, organizational change and consumer outcomes. Dr. Brekke is also the functional outcomes core director on the NIMH-funded Center for the Study of Cognition and Emotion in Schizophrenia.

http://sowkweb.usc.edu/faculty/john-brekke

 

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Gail S. Steketee, PhD
Boston University, School of Social Work

  • Professor
  • Dean of the School of Social Work

Dr. Steketee specializes in the psychopathology and treatment of hoarding disorder symptoms (clutter, excessive acquiring, difficulty discarding); cognitive aspects of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); cognitive and behavioral treatments for OCD and OC spectrum conditions such as body dysmorphic disorder; family aspects of treating OC spectrum conditions. She has co-written several books on hoarding, including:

  • Bratiotis, C., Schmalisch, C., & Steketee, G. (2011). The hoarding handbook: A guide for human service professionals. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Frost, R.O., & Steketee, G. (2010). Stuff: Hoarding and the meaning of things. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.         [NY Times non-fiction best seller list, 2011]
  • Steketee, G., & Frost, R.O. (2007). Compulsive hoarding and acquiring. New York: Oxford Press. [Therapist Guide; Client Workbook]
  • Tolin, D., Frost, R.O., & Steketee, G. (2007). Buried in treasures: Help for compulsive hoarding. New York: Oxford.
  • Wilhelm, S., & Steketee, G. (2006). Treating OCD with cognitive therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

http://www.bu.edu/ssw/about/facultystaff/faculty/steketee/
http://people.bu.edu/steketee/

 

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Seana Golder, MSW, PhD
University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work

  • Associate Professor

Dr. Golder’s research includes studying women's illicit substance use, and the related high risk behavior and criminal justice involvement resulting from substance use. Also she has researched criminal justice issues as they relate to community reentry.

http://louisville.edu/kent/faculty-staff/facstaff/faculty.html

“Study to Explore Influences on Women Offenders”:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100628/NEWS01/6280372

“Study Seeks Ways to Keep Women Out of Prison”:
http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/research/study-seeks-ways-to-keep-women-out-of-prison.html


http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/swMonth/2012/toolkit/mentalhealth/research.asp
10/7/2013
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