RTI Press About RTI Press

RTI Press is the publishing arm of RTI International, which decisions based on the scientific quality of manuscripts.1 The is headquartered in Park, NC, with 2-year terms for Editorial Board members are staggered, with office locations around the world. Information about about half rotating off or agreeing to serve another term every RTI’s history, corporate governance, senior management, 2 years. corporate principles, corporate development, university collaborations, and clients and funding agencies can be Members of the Executive Committee and the Editorial Board found at rti.org. are listed below. For additional information about the scientific expertise and publishing experience of these individuals, click RTI Press Management Team on their names. Governance of the RTI Press rests with the RTI Press Executive RTI Press Executive Committee Members Committee. The Editorial Board comprises both the Executive Committee and around 20 additional members from the Jenny Wiley, Editor-in-Chief different RTI business groups. All are leading researchers or RTI International, , NC scientists who provide subject matter expertise across the Pharmacology and toxicology; has served as a reviewer institute’s many research disciplines. A subset of Editorial for various scientific journals, including the Journal Board members provide expert review of statistical methods. of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, The RTI Press Senior Manager and Managing Editor work with Psychopharmacology, Behavioural Pharmacology, and the Editorial Board members to coordinate the peer review Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior; has served of manuscripts submitted to RTI Press and to oversee the on the editorial board of Experimental and Clinical production and dissemination of RTI Press publications. Psychopharmacology; has served as an ad hoc reviewer for various NIH study sections. Selection Process for the Executive Committee and Editorial Board Ina Wallace, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Executive Research Vice Presidents from each of RTI’s business RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC units recommend appointees to the RTI Press Executive Research and clinical experience concerning health and Committee and Editorial Board. development of children and adolescents. Expertise in psychological assessment of children from diverse ethnic and The Executive Committee of the RTI Press Editorial Board has linguistic backgrounds, evaluation of preventive interventions 10 members: representatives from each RTI business group targeting children and families, and methods for conducting and the RTI Press Director. The Executive Committee provides systematic literature reviews. Has published on outcomes strategic direction to the RTI Press by setting and monitoring of children at risk for developmental disorders due to implementation of editorial policies. One member of the middle ear disease, hearing loss, and prematurity; reviews Executive Committee serves as the Editor-in-Chief and one for journals including International Journal of Pediatric as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief. These two roles are designated Otorhinolaryngology, Social Development, and Pediatrics. “Executive Editors.” The Executive Editors both serve for single 3-year terms but can continue to serve as a member of the Executive Committee and/or Editorial Board. All Executive Derick Brinkerhoff (Emeritus) Committee members are members of the Editorial Board. RTI International, Washington, DC International public management; co-editor of the journal Editorial Board members act as Associate Editors, managing Public Administration and Development; serves on the editorial the peer review process for submitted manuscripts and making board of International Review of Administrative Sciences. recommendations to the Executive Editors for publication

1 For specific decision criteria see RTI Press Submission Guidelines. About RTI Press

Kathleen Lohr (Emerita) RTI Press Editorial Board Members RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Ashley Amaya Health policy, health services research; was associate editor of RTI International, Washington, DC Quality of Life Research; founding Editor-in-Chief of RTI Press (2007–2011). Cynthia Bland RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Brian Southwell RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Rajeev Colaço Health and science communication; author/editor of three RTI International, Washington, DC books and more than 100 journal articles and chapters; former editor for Health Communication and editorial board Darryl Creel member of numerous other journals; faculty member at Duke RTI International, Rockville, MD University and University of at Chapel Hill; host of public radio show, The Measure of Everyday Life. Anne Deutsch RTI International, Naperville, IL Dorota Temple RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Michael Gallaher Semiconductor sensors, electronics, applied physics; Editor-in- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Chief of RTI Press, 2014 to 2016; had overall responsibility for the American Vacuum Society (AVS) publications, including Beth Glennie the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology and Surface RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Science Spectra, from 1998 to 2000; serves as a reviewer for the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, the Journal of Vacuum James Harrington Science & Technology, Organic Electronics, Thin Solid Films, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Applied Physics Letters, and others. Robin Henke Denise Tyler RTI International, Berkeley, CA RTI International, Waltham, MA Aging policy, long-term care, post-acute care, and other Amanda Honeycutt aspects of public health among a geriatric population. Conducts qualitative and quantitative research focused on RTI International, Charleston, SC improving the delivery and quality of health care. Fellow of the Eric M. Johnson Gerontological Society of America and Academy Health, and serves on the editorial boards of Health Services Research and RTI International, Washington, DC the Journal of Aging & Social Policy. Leah Johnson Brad Walters RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC Phil Kott Expertise in research commercialization, preclinical and RTI International, Rockville, MD clinical drug development, design and conduct of clinical trials; Editorial Board member of Neurosurgery://OnCall from Julie Marusich 1996 to 2001; wrote “Caught in the Web,” a monthly internet column for the North Carolina Medical Society, 1996 to 1998. RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC RTI’s Chief Medical Officer. Jeremiah Ngondi RTI International, Cambridge, UK

Laura Nyblade RTI International, Washington, DC

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Emilia Peytcheva at research institutions including RTI International and the RTI International, Ann Arbor, MI University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sonja Douglas is the RTI Press senior designer. She has more than 30 years Ben Piper of experience in report, book, and magazine design and RTI International, Nairobi, Kenya publishing. The RTI Press staff are located at RTI headquarters in North Carolina. Contact them at [email protected]. Franziska Rokoske Publication Types RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC In addition to conference proceedings and peer-reviewed Jeri Ropero-Miller books, RTI Press publishes several other peer-reviewed RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC publications: Research Reports present, in summary form, RTI research Jeff Rosen findings and technical expertise or lessons. A subset of RTI International, Chicago, IL this category, Occasional Papers examine policy issues, drawing directly or indirectly on RTI research, technology Sandra Staklis development, technical assistance, or related work. Occasional RTI International, Portland, OR Papers may also examine research, engineering, or other methods issues that might not be relevant for Methods Cary Strickland Reports, or they can be scholarly essays on topics relevant to RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC RTI areas of research or technical focus.

Meera Viswanathan Methods Reports document and describe advances in research RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC tools, applications, and methods. They include the full range of qualitative and quantitative methods, statistics, epidemiology, Pam Williams economics, survey, data collection, laboratory, animal testing, engineering, and similar disciplines and techniques used in RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC RTI’s work.

Michael Willoughby Research Briefs and Policy Briefs target well-educated RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC generalists rather than technical experts. Topics can draw directly or indirectly on RTI research, technology RTI Press Staff development, technical assistance, or related work. These RTI Press is led by Senior Manager Anna Wetterberg. A senior publications are short, 4- to 8-page documents, with clear social scientist in RTI’s International Development Group and simple language. Often they include bulleted boxes that (IDG), Dr. Wetterberg has served on RTI Press’s Editorial highlight the main issues/topics/questions of the brief and Board since 2011 and on the Executive Committee since 2015. the main conclusions, policy implications, or future research Dr. Wetterberg has been an author, an associate editor, or a questions. Policy Briefs address a current policy issue, reviewer for numerous RTI Press publications. She also has outlining the rationale for available policy alternatives or more than 20 years of experience working on research and courses of action, and typically include a concise summary of project implementation in international development, with a published work regarding an issue. Research Briefs address a focus on governance and policy analysis. Anne Gering serves topic of current scientific interest, succinctly summarize the as Managing Editor; she has more than 15 years of publishing state of the knowledge regarding a topic, and analyze future experience and has served as a managing and production research needs and opportunities. editor at several university presses. Joanne Studders is the lead Note: RTI Press Research Reports and Methods Reports editor; she has more than 25 years of editing and publications generally follow the structural guidelines described in our development experience for research institutions and has Submission Guidelines, found under Resources for Authors. served as a copyeditor and production editor for RTI Press since it was founded in 2008. Alisa Clifford is the production ©2019 RTI International. All rights reserved. RTI International is a registered manager and graphic design lead; she has more than 15 years trademark and a trade name of Research Triangle Institute. of experience in graphic design, project management, www.rti.org/rtipress production coordination, and brand management, primarily RTI 10573 R5 0219

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