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Mark Agger, M.P.H.
Senior Research Analyst
Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service 
University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth Street
Portland, ME 04104-9300

Mary Jane Alexander, Ph.D.                          
Director of Research, CSIPMH                              
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6584
Fax: 845-398-6592

Areas of Interest: Substance Abuse, Rehabilitation, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Underserved Populations, Risk Factors

Email: mja @ nki.rfmh.org
                       
Peter C. Ashenden, BBA
Executive Director                      
Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc.   
261 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206

Phone: 518-434-1393
Fax: 518-434-3823

Areas of Interest: Rehabilitation, Schizophrenia, HIV/AIDS, Managed Care Programs / Health Care Reform, Patient Education

Email: ashendenpc @ aol.com

Mary W. Auslander, MSW 
P.O. Box 4
New Castle ME 04553

Phone: 207-563-7044

Areas of Interest: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Physician-Patient Communication, Physician Practice Patterns, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Abuse & Interpersonal Violence

Email: mwauslander @ tidewater.net

Sherryl A. Baker, Ph.D.                         
Associate Biostatistician                        
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6520
Fax: 845-398-6509 

Areas of Interest: Research Design, Epidemiology, Outcome Assessment, Databases

Email: baker @ nki.rfmh.org

Steven M. Banks, Ph.D.                       
New York State Office of Mental Health   
44 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-486-4203
Fax: 518-486-7998

Areas of Interest: Case Mix Adjustment, Research Design, Treatment Outcomes. Technology Development & Assessment, Databases

Susan M. Barrow, Ph.D.                            
Research Scientist                                  
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Epidemiology of Mental Disorders
100 Haven Ave., 31F
New York, NY 10032

Phone: 212-740-5904
Fax: 212-923-0517

Areas of Interest: Homeless Persons, Health Services Needs & Demands, Underserved Populations, Ethnographic Research Methods

Email: barrows @ pi.cpmc.columbia.edu

Ronald Bassman, Ph.D.                    
Bureau of Recipient Affairs
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-473-6579
Fax: 518-473-7926

Carol A. Bernstein, M.D.                  
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, 
Director of Residency Training
Dept. of Psychiatry                              
New York University Medical Center
550 First Avenue, NB20 North 11
New York, NY 10016

Phone: 212-263-6152;  212-263-6238
Fax: 212-263-6497

Areas of Interest: Outcome Assessment, Practice Guidelines, Health Policy, Underserved Populations, Health Services Needs & Demands

Email: bernsc01 @ popmail.med.nyu.edu

David N. Bertollo, B.A.                       
Research Scientist                                 
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6583
Fax: 845-398-6592

Areas of Interest: Technology Development & Assessment, Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis, Decision Support Techniques, Information Services, Resource Use and Cost

Email: bert @ nki.rfmh.org

John C. Billings, J.D.                            
Professor of Health Policy and Management                               
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School
New York University
295 Lafayette Street, Room 3639
New York, NY 10012

Phone: 212-998-7455
Fax: 212-995-4162

Areas of Interest: Ambulatory Care, Case Mix Adjustment, Cultural Competency, Health Services Accessibility, Outcome Assessment

Email: john.billings @ nyu.edu

Andrea K. Blanch, Ph.D.                  
Director
Center for Conflict Management in Mental Health 
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33612-3807

Phone: 813-974-1990
Fax: 813-974-4699

Areas of Interest: Diffusion of Innovation, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Physician-Patient Communication, Rehabilitation, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Email: akblanch @ aol.com

Roger A. Boothroyd, Ph.D.              
Associate Professor                               
Department of Mental Health Law and Policy
Florida Mental Health Institute
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33612-3899

Phone: 813-974-1915
Fax: 813-974-9327

Areas of Interest: Managed Care / Health Care Reform, Treatment Outcomes, Patient Preferences / Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Risk Factors

Email: boothroy @ fmhi.usf.edu

James H. Bopp, M.A.                          
Hospital CEO                                        
Rockland Psychiatric Center
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-359-1000 x2203
Fax: 845-359-1744

Areas of Interest: Organizational Innovations, Outcome Assessment, Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis, Homeless Persons, Violence and Mental Illness

Email: Rpdojhb @ gw.omh.state.ny.us

Evelyn J. Bromet, Ph.D.                       
Professor of Psychiatry                          
Dept. of Psychiatry
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Putnam Hall - South Campus
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8790

Phone: 516-632-8853
Fax: 516-632-9433

Areas of Interest: Epidemiology, Diagnosis/Detection, Schizophrenia, Risk Factors, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Email: ebromet @ mail.psychiatry.sunysb.edu

Sharon E. Carpinello, Ph.D., RN
Commissioner              
New York State Office of Mental Health        
44 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-474-7056
Fax: 518-473-4690

Areas of Interest: Managed Care / Health Care Reform, Outcome Assessment, Health Services Accessibility, Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms, Self Care

Email: coevsec @ omh.state.ny.us

Julian C. Chow, Ph.D.                                    
Assistant Professor                                                  
School of Social Welfare                                                            
University of California at Berkeley
319 Haviland Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7400

Phone: 510-643-9288
Fax: 510-643-6126

Areas of Interest: Cultural Competency,  Minority Populations, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Health Services Accessibility, Health Services Needs & Demands

Email: jchow99 @ uclink4.berkeley.edu

                                              
Paul W. Colson, Ph.D.                        
Program Director
Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center
Harlem Hospital 
2238 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10037

Phone: 212-939-8241
Fax: 212-939-8259

Areas of Interest: Health Services Needs & Demands,  Homeless Persons, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Minority Populations, HIV/AIDS

Email: pwc2 @ columbia.edu

Thomas J. Craig, M.D., M.P.H.        
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Office of Quality and Performance 10Q
810 Vermont Avenue NW, Room 893
Washington, DC 20420

Phone: 202 273-8945
Fax: 202 273-9030

Areas of Interest: Epidemiology,  Substance Abuse, Drug Therapy, Outcome Assessment, Veterans

Email: thomas.craig @ mail.va.gov

Mary E. DeMasi, Ph.D.                      
Four Winds Behavioral Health
30 Crescent Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Phone: 518-346-8399

Areas of Interest: Emergency Services, Patient Preferences / Satisfaction, Self Help and Self Group Groups

Robert Drake, M.D., Ph.D.              
Director                               
New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center
2 Whipple Place, Suite 202 
Lebanon, NH 03766

Phone: 603-448-0126
Fax: 603-448-0129

Email: robert.e.drake @ dartmouth.edu

Jeanne Dumont, Ph.D.                     
Well Being Programs, Inc.
609 W. Clinton Street, Suite 112C
Ithaca, NY 14850

Phone: 607-273-8021

Areas of Interest: Alternatives to hospitalization, Outcome assessment helping theory and self care, resource use and cost

Email: jdumont @ lightlink.com

Wafaa El-Sadr, M.D.
Director
Division of Infectious Diseases
Harlem Hospital
506 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY 10037

Raymond C. Ellermann, Ph.D.          
Research Scientist                                    
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-473-6817
Fax: 518-486-7988

Areas of Interest: Case Mix Adjustment, Decision Support Techniques,   Epidemiology, Outcome Assessment, Quality Assurance

Email: coplrce @ omh.state.ny.us

Roger D. Fallot, Ph.D.                        
Community Connections                         
801 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003

Phone: 202-608-4796
Fax: 202-544-5365

Areas of Interest: Spirituality/Religion in Mental Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Underserved Populations

Email: comconrdf @ aol.com

Chip J. Felton, MSW                        
Associate Commissioner and Director
Center for Performance Evaluation and Outcomes Management
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12229
Telephone: (518) 474-7359
Fax: (518) 474-7361
e-mail: coevcj f@ omh.state.ny.us

Areas of Interest:  Databases, Decision Support Techniques,  Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms, Outcome Assessment, Managed Care / Health Care Reform

Daniel B. Fisher, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director,
National Empowerment Center
599 Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01840

Phone: 617-491-6775
Fax: 617-492-5729

Email: soulvoice @ aol.com

Michael B. Friedman, M.S.W.         
Consultant, Behavioral Health and Human Services                                          
12 Old Mamaroneck Road
White Plains, NY 10605

Phone: 914-686-2886
Fax: 914-948-4956 *51

Areas of interest: Health Policy, Health Systems, Managed Care/ Health Care Reform, Rehabilitation, Underserved Populations

Email: mbfriedman @ aol.com

Marc Galanter, M.D.                           
Professor of Psychiatry                             
Director of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
New York University School of Medicine
550 First Ave., Room 20N29
New York, NY 10016

Phone: 212-263-6960
Fax: 212-263-8285

Areas of Interest: Substance Abuse, Health Policy, Treatment Outcomes, Minority Populations

Email: marcgalanter @ nyu.edu

Zvi  Dan Gellis, MSW, Ph.D.                               
Assistant Professor                                
School of Social Welfare
University at Albany
State University of New York
135 Western Avenue
Albany NY 12222

Phone: 518-442-5152
Fax: 518-442-5380

Areas of interest:  Mental Health Services, Organizational Effectiveness, Therapeutic Alliance, Assertive Community Treatment

Email: gellis @ csc.albany.edu

Colleen C. Gillespie, Ph.D.               
Assistant Research Professor                  
Center for Health and Public Service Research
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
New York University
Puck Building
295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012

Phone: 212-998-7419
Fax: 212-995-4166

Areas of Interest: Health Systems, Health Care Seeking Behavior, Diagnosis/Detection, Risk-Taking, HIV/AIDS

Email: colleen.gillespie @ nyu.edu

Howard Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.
NASMHPD Research Institute
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22314

Robert J. Grantham, Ph.D.             
Director                                                 
Bureau of Multicultural System Initiatives
545 Cedar Street
Syracuse, NY 13210-2319

Phone: 315-472-2097
Fax: 315-472-5279

Areas of Interest: Cultural Competency,  Managed Care / Health Care Reform, Minority Populations, Health Policy, Information Services

Email: cocsrjg @ omh.state.ny.us

Tony Hannigan, MSW                    
Center for Urban Community Services 
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005

Phone: 212-801-3300
Fax: 212-801-3325

Areas of Interest: Outcome Assessment, Managed Care / Health Care Reform, Drug Therapy, Homeless Persons, Underserved Populations

Email: tonyh @ cucs.org

Eric R. Hardiman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University at Albany, State University of NY
School of Social Welfare
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222

Phone: 518 442-5705
Fax: 518 591-8753

Email: hardiman @ albany.edu

Areas of Interest:  Mental Health Service Delivery, Consumer-run Services, Self-Help, Homelessness, Psychiatric Recovery 

Maxine Harris, Ph.D.
Co-Director
Community Connections
80 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20003

Gary Haugland, M.A.                        
Research Scientist                                 
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6580
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Substance Abuse, Cultural Competency,  Health Policy, Self-injurious Behavior, Stigma

Email: hauglan @ nki.rfmh.org

Terri Hay, B.A.
Project Coordinator 
PRA, Inc. 
345 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054

Phone: 518 439-7415, Ext.: 276

Email: thay @ prainc.com

Kim J. Hopper, Ph.D.
Co-director for Research/CSIPMH                         
Research Scientist                                 
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6578
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Homeless Persons, Outcome Assessment,  Health Services Needs & Demands, Schizophrenia, Coercion

Email: hopper @ nki.rfmh.org

John Hornik, Ph.D.
CEO
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
323 Boston Post Road
Sudbury, MA 01776

Phone: 413-256-8534

Areas of Interest: Cost Benefit/ Effectiveness Analysis, Outcome Assessment, Health Policy

Email: john.hornik @ prodigy.net

Steven Huz, Ph.D.                             
Performance and Outcomes Management
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-473-9559

Areas of Interest: Decision Support Techniques, Managed Care Programs, Organizational Innovations, Research Design, Underserved Populations 

Email: coevsjh @ omh.state.ny.us

Ann F. Jennings, Ph.D.                    
Director, Office of Trauma Services     
Dept. of Mental Health and Retardation
    Substance Abuse Services
40 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Phone: 207-287-4250
Fax: 207-287-4291

Areas of Interest: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Health Policy, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Treatment Outcomes, Systems Changes

Email: ann.jennings @ state.me.us

Kristine A. Jones, Ph.D.                    
Research Scientist                                     
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6598
Fax: 845-398-6592
 
Areas of Interest: Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis, Managed Care / Health Care Reform, Resource Use and Cost

Email: jones @ nki.rfmh.org

Sue Kaplan, J.D.                 
Center for Health and Public Services Research
New York University
726 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

Phone: 212-998-7554

John Kastan, Ph.D.                           
Vice President, Behavioral Health
St. Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York
203 W. 12th Street, O'toole 6
New York, NY 10011

Phone: 212-604-1571

Email: jkastan @ saintvincentsnyc.org

Areas of interest: Consumer and Community Issues (Stigma)

Edward L. Knight, Ph.D., CPRP
Vice-President for Recovery, Rehabilitation and Mutual Support
ValueOptions
(also, Adjunct Professor of Rehabilitation Science, Boston University)               
7150 Campus Drive, Suite 300
Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Phone: 719-538-1445
Fax: 719-538-1433

Areas of Interest:  Rehabilitation, Homeless Persons, Self Care, Managed Care / Health Care Reform, Outcome Assessment

Email: Edward.Knight @ valueoptions.com   

Isaac G. Koilpillai, M.D.  
Director, Special Health Needs
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-402-4233
Fax: 518-473-3456

Areas of Interest:   Prevention, Substance Abuse, Diffusion of Innovation, Health Policy,  Collaborative Model of Recovery/Treatment

Email: comdigk @ omh.state.ny.us

Menahem I. Krakowski, M.D., Ph.D.    
Senior Research Psychiatrist                                   
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6542
Fax: 845-398-6545 

Areas of Interest: Schizophrenia, Risk Factors

Email: krakow @ nki.rfmh.org

Howard B. Kushner, Ph.D.                 
Research Scientist  
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6597
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Research Design, Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis

Email: kushner @ nki.rfmh.org

Eugene M. Laska, Ph.D.                   
Statistics and Services Research Division          
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6589
Fax: 845-398-6592

Areas of Interest:    Statistical Methods, Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis, Outcome Assessment, Pain, Epidemiology

Email: laska @ nki.rfmh.org

Irene S. Levine, Ph.D. 
Research Scientist and Liaison to Families                     
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6503
Fax: 845-398-5510

Areas of Interest: Schizophrenia, Information Services, Patient Education, Diffusion of Innovation

Email: levinei @ nki.rfmh.org

Shang P. Lin, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6585
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis, Epidemiology, Homeless Persons, Research Design

Email: slin @ nki.rfmh.org

Frank R. Lipton, M.D.
Deputy Commissioner                              
Human Resources Administration
Office of Health & Mental Health Services
136 Church Street
New York, NY 10007

Phone: 212-374-4550
Fax: 212-374-5741

Areas of Interest: Homeless Persons, Emergency Services, Substance Abuse, Drug Therapy, Welfare Reform

Barry M. Loneck, Ph.D.                     
Associate Professor                                 
School of Social Welfare
State University of New York at Albany
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222

Phone: 518-442-5340
Fax: 518-442-5380

Areas of Interest: Substance Abuse, Compliance, Emergency Services, Physician-Patient Communication, Psychotherapy

Email: bl940 @ cnsvax.albany.edu

Arthur Lynch, Ph.D.
Director of Mental Health Services
NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation
Correctional Health Services, Box 52, Room 930
125 Worth St.
New York, NY 10013

Sharon B. Mannheimer, Ph.D.
Director
Ryan White Program
Harlem Hospital
506 Lenox Ave.
New York, NY 10037

Francis A. McCorry, Ph.D.
Director, Clinical Services Unit
NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
501 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10018

Areas of Interest: Co-occurring Disorders

Email: fam127 @ aol.com

Mary Jean McKelvy, M.A., LCPC
Trauma Clinical Specialist 
Office of Trauma Services
Maine Dept. of Mental Health and Retardation
    Substance Abuse Services, OTS
State House Station 40
Augusta, ME 04333

Phone: 207- 287-4208
Fax: 207- 287-7571

Areas of Interest: Substance Abuse, Quality of Care/ Best Practice, Self-injurious Behavior, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders 

Email: maryjean.mckelvy @ state.me.us

Morris J. Meisner, Ph.D.                    
Research Scientist                                  
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6587
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Research Design, Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis, Epidemiology

Email: mesiner @ nki.rfmh.org

Valerie Melburg, Ph.D.                   
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Ave.
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-474-9916

Barbara Morrison-Rodriguez, D.S.W.
Owner, Principal Consultant
BMR Consulting
P.O. Box 403
Lutz, FL 33548-0403

Phone: 813-312-3352
Fax: 813-909-7862 

Email: bmorris4 @ tampabay.rr.com

Kristina Muenzenmaier, M.D., Dr. P.H.
Dept. of Psychiatry
Bronx Psychiatric Center, Ward 12
1500 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461

Robert T. Nakamura, Ph.D.               
Professor                                                   
Dept. of Political Science
State University of New York at Albany
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222

Phone: 518-442-5285
Fax: 518-442-5298

Areas of Interest: Health Policy, Homeless Persons, Managed Care / Health Care Reform

Deborah K. Padgett, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
President, Society for Social Work and Research
New York University
1 Washington Square North
New York NY 10003

Phone: 212 998-5985
Fax: 212 995-4588

Areas of Interest: Cultural competency, mental health service use by the aged, homeless, multi-cultural ethnic groups

Email: dkp1 @ nyu.edu

John A. Pandiani, Ph.D.                      
Chief of Research and Statistics              
DDMHS
103 S. Main St., Weeks One
Waterbury, VT 05671-1601

Phone: 802-241-2638
Fax: 802-241-3052

Areas of Interest: Decision Support Techniques, Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms, Outcome Assessment, Patient Preferences / Satisfaction, Research Design

Email: jpandiani @ ddmhs.state.vt.us

Dixianne M. Penney, Dr. P.H.            
Administrative Director/CSIPMH                           
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6594
Fax: 845-398-6592

Areas of Interest:   Homeless Persons, Bi-polar Disorder, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Borderline Personality Disorder

Email: penney @ nki.rfmh.org

Ike G. Powell, B.S.                            
Mental Health Empowerment Project    
261 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206

Phone: 518-434-1393
Fax: 518-434-3823

Areas of Interest:  Depression, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Managed Care / Health Care Reform, Organizational Innovations

Email:

Ruth O. Ralph, Ph.D.                         
Research Associate II                               
Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300

Phone: 207-780-4525
Fax: 207-780-4417

Areas of Interest:  Collaborative Model of Recovery/Treatment, Self Help and Self Group Groups, Self Care, Rural, Treatment Outcomes

Email: ruthr @ usm.maine.edu

Jean Risman
Consultant
Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service 
University of Southern Maine
96 Falmouth Street
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300

Robert Rosenheck, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health
Yale School of Medicine
VA Connecticut Healthcare System/ NEPC #182
950 Campbell Avenue, Bldg. 8
West Haven, CT 06516

Phone: 203-937-3850
Fax: 203-937-3433

Areas of Interest: Cost Benefit/ Effectiveness Analysis, Health Systems, Veterans, Homeless Persons, Schizophrenia 

Email: robert.rosenheck @ yale.edu

Judith A. Samuels, MBA, Ph.D.         
Research Scientist                                   
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6579
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Health Policy, Homeless Persons, Managed Care / Health Care Reform, Research Design, Resource Use and Cost

Email: samuels @ nki.rfmh.org

Robert Schore, M.S., LCSW  
Consultant          
Technical Writer                                
P.O. Box 276
Monsey, NY 10952

Phone: 845-398-6588
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Information Services, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices

Email: schore @ nki.rfmh.org

Marian Schwager, M.A.                     
Assistant Director Housing and Rehabilitation     
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Ave., 6th Floor
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-473-8561
Fax: 518-473-0066

Areas of Interest: Rehabilitation, Decision Support Techniques, Cultural Competency, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Risk-Taking

Email: corhmxs @ omh.state.ny.us

David L. Shern, Ph.D.
Formerly, Dean and Professor                    
The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute               
University of Southern Florida
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33612-3899

Phone: 813-974-1990
Fax: 813-974-4699

President and CEO (as of May 8, 2006).
National Mental Health Association
2000 N. Beauregard Street, 6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone 703/684-7722
Fax 703/684-5968

Areas of Interest: Homeless Persons, Quality of Life, Managed Care Programs, Rehabilitation, Organizational Innovations

Email:

Marybeth Shinn, Ph.D.                        
Professor of Psychology
New York University
Faculty of Arts and Science
6 Washington Place, Room 275
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-998-7923
Fax: 212-998-7781

Areas of Interest: Homeless Persons, Underserved Populations,  Prevention, Risk Factors, Organizational Innovations

email: beth.shinn @ nyu.edu

Carole Siegel, Ph.D.                           
Director, CSIPMH
Director, Statistics and Services Research Divison                                  
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6590
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Case Mix Adjustment, Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis, Cultural Competency, Resource Use and Cost, Research Design

Email: siegel @ nki.rfmh.org

Peter Stastny, M.D.
Senior Psychiatrist, NYS Office of Mental Health
Associate Prof. of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
PMHP Drop-In Center
3050 White Plains Road
Bronx, NY 10467

Phone: 718 519-9288

Areas of Interest:  Subjective Experiences of Mental Illness, Self-Help and Empowerment, Peer Specialist Services, History of Psychiatric Care and Patient Experiences

Email: corapxs @ omh.state.ny.us

John Strauss, M.D.
Director
Center for the Studies of Prolonged Psychiatric Disorder
Connecticut Mental Health Center 
50 Burton Street
New Haven, CT 06515

Elmer L. Struening, Ph.D.               
New York Psychiatric Institute
100 Haven Ave., 31H
New York, NY 10032

Phone: 212-928-0631

Dei-In Tang, Ph.D.                           
Research Scientist                                 
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6596
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest:  Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis,  Decision Support Techniques,  Epidemiology, Schizophrenia, Research Design

Email: tang @ nki.rfmh.org

Sam Tsemberis, Ph.D.                      
Pathways to Housing                             
55 W. 125th St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10027

Phone: 212-289-0000, ext. 101
Fax: 212-289-0839

Areas of Interest: Cultural Competency, Depression, Homeless Persons, Prevention, Substance Abuse

Email: pathman101 @ aol.com

Bedirhan T. Ustun, M.D., Ph.D         
World Health Organization                    
ACE Group
Room 4123
Geneva, Switzerland CH-1211

Phone: 41-22-791-36-09
Fax: 41-22-791-48-85

Areas of Interest: Evidenced-Based Medicine, Diagnosis/Detection, Quality of Life, Depression, Managed Care / Health Care Reform

Email: ustunt @ who.ch

Lynn Videka, Ph.D.  
Director, Center for Human Services Research
Professor and Collins Fellow, School of Social Welfare                            
University at Albany-State University of New York
Richardson 201
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222

Phone: 518-442-5351 
Fax: 518-442-5380

Areas of Interest: Prevention,  Rehabilitation,  Treatment Outcomes, Self Help and Self Group Groups, Family Issues and Mental Illness

Email: lvs @ albany.edu

Joseph A. Wanderling, M.A.            
Research Scientist                                 
Nathan Kline Institute
140 Old Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962

Phone: 845-398-6586
Fax: 845-398-6592 

Areas of Interest: Epidemiology, Research Design, Technology Development & Assessment, Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis

Email:  wanderling @ nki.rfmh.org

Bruce B. Way, Ph.D.                          
Research Associate                               
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229

Phone: 518-473-9557
Fax: 518-486-7988

Areas of Interest: Outcome Assessment, Emergency Services, Practice Guidelines, Decision Support Techniques, Substance Abuse

Email: coevbbw @ gw.omh.state.ny.us

Beth C. Weitzman, Ph.D.                   
Associate Professor                               
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School
    for Public Service
New York University
Tisch Hall, Room 600
40 W. 4th St.
New York, NY 10012

Phone: 212-998-7446
Fax: 212-995-4162

Areas of Interest: Homeless Persons,  Health Services Accessibility, Research Design, Underserved Populations

Email: beth.weitzman @ nyu.edu

John Wilkinson, BA
London, England

e-mail:

Michael Yedidia, Ph.D.                       
Associate Professor                                 
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School
    for Public Service
New York University - Center for 
    Health and Public Service Research
Puck Building 
295 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012

Phone: 212-998-7447
Fax: 212-995-4166

Areas of Interest: Health Policy, Health Systems, HIV/AIDS, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Physician Practice Patterns

Email: michael.yedidia @ nyu.edu

Jay T. Yoe, Ph.D.                         
Director of Quality Improvement            
Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
    Substance Abuse Services
40 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Phone: 207-287-8982
Fax: 207-287-4291

Areas of Interest:  Cost-Benefit / Effectiveness Analysis, Outcome Assessment, Quality of Care/Best Practice, Quality of Life, Research Design

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