Jane Elizabeth Hamilton, Phd, MPH, LCSW

Jane Elizabeth Hamilton, PhD, MPH, LCSW

Date: February 13, 2017

PRESENT TITLE: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry-Clinical

WORK ADDRESS: 1941 East Road, Suite 1204 Houston, TX 77054

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:

University of Nebraska-Omaha, BS Environmental Science

GRADUATE EDUCATION:

University of Texas School of Public Health, Doctor of Philosophy, Health Services Research, Health Policy, and Biostatistics. (2013)

University of Texas School of Public Health, Master of Public Health (2007)

University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Master of Social Work (1999)

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING: McGovern Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Outcomes Research

ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: McGovern Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS: UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center

LICENSURE: Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Texas Board Approved Supervisor

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Golden Key National Honor Society

JOURNAL PEER REVIEWER Journal of Affective Disorders Psychiatry Research Journal of Psychiatric Research BMC Family Practice

UNIVERSITY SERVICE: McGovern Medical School Curriculum Committee. Appointed September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017.

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:

TMF Quality Innovation Network CMS Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO). Oral presentation with Stephen Glazier, M.B.A., FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, UTHealth HCPC on behavioral health issues and coordination of care in the Houston area at the Houston Recovery Place on February 23, 2017.

TMF Quality Innovation Network CMS Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO). Community Stakeholder: Presented webinar: “Translating Research into Practice: Implementing a Hospital-Based Readmissions Reduction Performance Improvement Project.” Webinar presentation: June 16, 2016.

Primary Care Innovation Center (PCIC) Baylor College of Medicine: Stakeholder. Participate in clinic staffing and patient home visits. Attended clinic and community meetings facilitated by program director Dr. David Buck along with Dr. Raymond Cho, UTHealth McGovern Medical School Director of Psychosis Recover/LBJ Chief of Psychiatry. Spring-Fall 2016.

Harris County District Attorney’s Office-Victim’s Assistance and Family Violence Programs. Work with Family Violence Services Director, Jennifer Varela, LCSW, Assistant District Attorneys and Community Partners to identify mental health services and supports for witnesses and crime victims. Fall 2016.

State of Health for Houston/Harris County Regional Report Health Indicator Committee Member. Content contributor for injury prevention, emergency department, and behavioral health sections. Reviewer for the contents of the publication. 2015

Gateway to Care Project CDC REACH Project Leadership Team- Centers of Disease Control community health project in East Houston. April 2013 to December 2015.

National Association of Social Workers Houston Board Member 2009-2010

SPONSORSHIP OF CANDIDATES FOR POSTGRADUATE DEGREE:

University of Texas School of Public Health Kayla Curtis, MPH Practicum Supervisor: Fall 2016 (Completed)

University of Texas School of Public Health Ashley Davis-Deniz, LCSW, MPH Practicum Supervisor: Fall 2016 (Completed)

University of Texas School of Public Health Danielle Spiker Dobecka, MPH Practicum Supervisor: Fall 2016. (Completed) Thesis supervisor, topic: Health Service Utilization in Pediatric Mental Health Populations: A Cost Analysis Study. Thesis defense: April 26, 2017. (Completed)

UNIVERSITY TEACHING:

McGovern Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Translational Psychiatry Program. Translational Research and Mental Health Outcomes: A Population Health

Perspective, Monday, March 6th, 2017.

University of Houston Honors College. Guest lecturer for the course: Mental Health and Society. Presentation: “Community Mental Health: Social Determinants of Mental Health and the Harris County Safety-Net System.” October 27, 2016. Michael W. Nash, Ph.D., Course Instructor.

McGovern Medical School, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Presentation: “Improving the Quality and Reducing the Costs of Healthcare for Mental Health and Substance-Use Conditions.” October 12, 2016.

McGovern Medical School Behavioral Sciences Course. Interview Session Instructor for 12 2nd year medical students. Fall 2016 – Spring 2017 at UT HCPC.

McGovern Medical School IHI Bluebook Series Lecture Series: Leading Healthcare in Two Directions: Quality Up, Cost Down. Presentation topic “Improving the Quality and Reducing the Costs of Healthcare for Mental Health and Substance-Use Conditions.” August 19, 2016.

University of Texas School of Public Health: Faculty Supervisor Independent Study Course. Developed and supervised an independent study course for MPH student: Crystal Coulter in conjunction with Wendell Taylor, Ph.D., Associate Professor, in the department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences in the area of mental health program evaluation methods. Fall 2015.

McGovern Medical School, Department of Psychiatry Residency Program - Seminar in Mental Health Outcomes Research. Topics include: Benchmarking mental health outcomes, adherence, recovery model, population-based research, comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness research methods in psychiatric services. September 17 - September 23, 2015.

McGovern Medical School, Department of Psychiatry Clinical Psychology Training Program. Co-taught psychology didactics with Dr. Angela Heads. Topic: “Evidence based and culturally relevant screening, evaluation methods and intervention in behavioral health.” February 18, 2015. McGovern Medical School, Department of Psychiatry Residency Program- Seminar Taught: A Primer on Mental Health Outcomes Research. Topics included an overview of mental health services research and the application of outcomes research to psychiatric services. Seminar Dates: February 19, 2014, July 30, 2014 & August 6, 2014.

University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work - Adjunct Professor. Course taught with colleague Jenifer Varela, L.C.S.W.: Family Violence and Trauma. Topics included implementation of evidence-based interventions and theories of family violence. Summer 2013. University of Texas School of Public Health - Doctoral Teaching Assistant. Responsibilities included presenting a case study/lecture on public health leadership and collaboration, facilitating student proposal writing seminars, grading and providing feedback on student research papers (health disparities, health promotion, and health policy topics), and maintenance of the course Blackboard site. Spring - Summer 2013. Lead Instructor Spring 2013: Hector Balcazar, Ph.D.; Lead Instructor Summer 2013: Cheryl Perry, Ph.D. University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work- Adjunct Professor for the graduate social work course: Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment. Class topics covered individual and community level interventions and the link between child abuse, domestic violence, trauma, and mental health. Developed and taught course with Jenifer Varela, L.C.S.W. Summer 2012. University of Texas School of Public Health- Guest Lecturer in the course Advanced Health Services Research. Lecture topic: “Use of Descriptive Statistics in Health Services Research," Charles Begley, Ph.D., Lead Instructor. March 15, 2012. University of Texas School of Public Health- Guest Lecturer in the course Advanced Health Services Research. Lecture topic: “Using Evidence Mapping to Develop Research Questions,” Charles Begley, Ph.D., Lead Instructor. January 19, 2012. University of Houston Clear Lake Social Work Program- Guest Lecturer with Jennifer Varela, L.C.S.W. in a generalist social work practice course. Topic: “Family Violence and Childhood Trauma.” Kay Schiller, L.C.S.W., Instructor: March 2009. University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work- Clinical Field Instructor for graduate clinical social work students at DePelchin Children’s Center. 2005 – 2007. University of Texas School of Public Health- Teaching Assistant for the Health Promotion/Behavioral Science course: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Community Health. Wendell Taylor, Ph.D., Lead Instructor. Spring 1997.

MENTORING ACTIVITIES:

McGovern Medical School Psychiatry Residents:

Olivia Moffitt, MD (Fall 2016-Present). Currently mentoring Dr. Moffitt on quality improvement research in the area of psychiatric readmissions. Current activities includes manuscript preparation and conference presentations.

CURRENT CLINICAL/QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

UT Psychiatry Early Detection and Intervention Program (EDIP) Clinic. Currently providing 4 hours per week of evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals experiencing first episode psychosis. Medical Director: Raymond Cho, MD, MSc.

Clinical Supervisor for UTHealth Masters Level Social Workers

Clinical supervisor for social work trainees working towards LCSW licensure. (20% Faculty Effort) Multi-modality methods of supervision, based on contemporary knowledge and skills of supervision, to be used include: Group discussion of evidence- based interventions for the populations serviced, review of patient clinical and functional progress, challenges and successes with intervention implementation, current research in early-intervention, treatment engagement and adherence, prevention of psychiatric readmission, social determinants of health. Direct observation of clinical practice and ratings of intervention fidelity. Interventions to be implemented: Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Teach-Back, Family Systems Therapy. Individual supervision to discuss clinical progress and career development. Individual and group discussion in the areas of cultural competence, personalized and patient- centered healthcare, health disparities, shared decision making, transitional care interventions, psychiatric diagnosis. Group instruction in the areas of cognitive behavioral therapy for psychotic symptoms, motivational interviewing to improve treatment engagement and adherence, use of validated assessments to rate psychiatric symptoms.

Clinical Supervisees Vanna Thuston, LMSW (completed) Shannon Williams, LMSW (current) Shamira Alliniece, LMSW (current) Antoinette King, LMSW (current) Dezaree' Lusk, LMSW (current) Danielle Richardson, LMSW (current) Dipti Patel, LMSW (current) Ashlie Anderson, LMSW (current)

Quality Improvement Research at UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center Quality improvement research and evaluation focused on improving post-discharge engagement with outpatient treatment and reducing 30-day psychiatric readmissions. Ongoing evaluation of programs implemented to reduce readmissions (Teach-Back, Motivational Interviewing, Medication Reconciliation, and Intensive Case Reviews). Projects include key-informant interviews with readmitted patients, patient focus groups with high utilizers, analysis of electronic medical record data. Community presentations. Chair of community sub-committee for regional effort to reduce psychiatric readmissions. 30% Faculty Effort.

CURRENT GRANT SUPPORT:

UT Physicians/ Medicaid Network Access Improvement Program (NAIP)/Amerigroup Medicaid Managed Care. Program evaluation for a comparative effectiveness/cost analysis for an intensive outpatient program (IOP) providing comprehensive medical and psychiatric services for children and adolescents with co- morbid mental health and physical health issues. Program Director: Rebecca Girardet, M.D., Associate Professor, Director UT Physicians Child Protection Clinic, McGovern Medical School, 25% Salary effort for 2016 as Lead Program Evaluator.

PAST GRANT SUPPORT:

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Coordinated Specialty Care. Role: Principal Investigator, Amount: $125,000. Awarded 2-year program evaluation contract (2015-2016) to conduct a comparative effectiveness/cost analysis for an early onset psychosis program implemented in Houston, Texas at the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. Coordinated Specialty Care was developed by the National Institutes of Mental Health and is funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Federal Children’s Bureau Title IV-E Waiver. Awarded subcontract to conduct a cost analysis for the evaluation of the implementation of the Title IV-E Waiver in Harris County Texas to improve child and family outcomes in the Texas Foster Care System. Robin Gearing, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Lead Program Evaluator. 10% Salary effort as co-investigator in 2016.

UT School of Public Health/Center for Health Services Research, Harris County Emergency Department Study- Role: Co-Investigator. Charles Begley, Ph.D., Principal Investigator. Amount: $50,000. Funded by Memorial Hermann Hospital System, Methodist Hospital System, and Texas Children’s Hospital System. 2013-2014. Role: Co-Investigator.

University of Texas School of Public Health Doctoral Dissertation Research Award- Competitive dissertation awarded to fund dissertation expenses. Funded by UT School of Public Health. Awarded: April 23, 2012. Award amount: $1350.

Health Resources Services Administration Title V Maternal Child Health Fellowship Program. Maternal Child Health Training Fellow. 2012 – 2013 training fellowship funded through the University of Texas School of Public Health/UT Southwestern Medical School. Director: Margaret Caughy, Sc.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Behavioral Sciences NCI R25T funded Pre-doctoral Cancer Prevention Training Fellow. Funded: June 2008 – August 2008; Refunded: August - December 2008. Faculty Mentor: Jan Blalock, Ph.D.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Hamilton J.E., Desai P.,* Hoot N., Gearing R, Jeong S,* Meyer T., Soares J., Begley C.E. Factors Associated with the Likelihood of Hospitalization Following Emergency Department Visits for Behavioral Health Conditions. Academic Emergency Medicine. (In Press).

Passos I,* Benson Mwangi B., Cao B., Hamilton J.E., Wu MJ,* Zunta-Soares, G. Quevedo J, Anna KS, Kapczinski F, Soares JC. Identifying a clinical signature of suicidality among patients with mood disorders: a pilot study using a machine learning approach. Journal of Affective Disorders. (In Press).

Gearing RE, Brewer KB, Moore K, Mian I, Hamilton, JE, Fisher PW. First-Episode Psychosis: Ongoing Mental Health Service Utilization during the Stable Period for Adolescents. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. (In Press).

Bauer IE, Galvez JF, Hamilton, J.E., Balanza-Martinez, V., Zunta-Soares, G., Soares, J.C., Meyer, T.D. Interventions Targeting Dietary Habits, Exercise and Well-being in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review Journal of Psychiatric Research (In Press).

Hamilton JE, Passos IC,* Cardoso T,* Jansen K,* Allen M, Begley CE, Soares JC, Kapczinski K, Predictors of Psychiatric Readmission among Patients with Bipolar Disorder at an Academic Safety-Net Hospital. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 50(6) 584–593, 2016.

Hamilton JE Heads, AM, Cho RY, Lane S, Soares JC. Racial Disparities during Admission to an Academic Psychiatric Hospital in a Large Urban Area. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 63: 113-122, 2015.

Heads AM, Schmitz JM, Amador C, Vujanovic A, Hamilton, J.E., Vincent, J. Distress tolerance moderates the relationship between trauma symptoms and depression in substance users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (In Press).

Hamilton JE, Rhoades, H.M., Galvez, J.F., Allen, M. Green, C, Aller, M. Soares, J. Factors Differentially Associated with Early Readmission at a University Teaching Psychiatric Hospital. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 21(4):572–78, 2015.

Galvez J, Sanches, M., Bauer IE, Sharma, A.J. Hamilton, J.E., Mwangi, B., Quevedo J., Zunta-Soares G., Soares J.C. Premorbid Obesity and Metabolic Disturbances as Promising Clinical Targets for the Prevention and Early Screening of Bipolar Disorder. Medical Hypotheses. Apr; 84 (4):285-93, 2015.

Galvez J, Bauer IE, Sanches, M., Wu, H.E., Hamilton JE, Mwangi B, Kapczinski F., Zunta-Soares, G., Soares, J. Shared Clinical Associations between Obesity and Impulsivity in Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 168: 306 – 313, 2014.

Hamilton J.E., Begley C.E., Culler R. Evaluation of Partner Collaboration to Improve Community-Based Mental Health Services for Low-Income Minority Children and Their Families. Evaluation and Program Planning. 45:50–60, 2014.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (Under Review):

Hamilton JE, Dobecka D,* Moffitt O,* Allen, M, Davis C, Glazier S, Nguyen DD,* Lane S, Soares JC. Developing a Hospital-Based Performance Improvement Project to Reduce 30-Day Psychiatric Readmissions at an Academic Safety-Net Psychiatric Hospital. Submitted for publication in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. February 10, 2017.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION

Hamilton JE, Cho R, Womack D.* Predictors of Treatment Continuation for Patients Participating in Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis. To be submitted to Schizophrenia Research.

*Denotes UTHealth psychiatry resident, fellow, trainee, student

POLICY AND PROGRAM EVALUATION REPORTS

Coordinated Specialty Care-Year Two Program Evaluation Report. Program Evaluators Jane Hamilton, Ph.D., M.P.H., L.C.S.W., Raymond Cho, M.D., Danica Womack, B.S.* MSc. Year two evaluation report submitted per contract requirement to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, January 1, 2017.

Coordinated Specialty Care Program Evaluation Update. Jane Hamilton, Ph.D., Raymond Cho, M.D., M.Sc., Danica Womack, B.S.* Submitted to the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. July 11, 2016

Federal Children’s Bureau Title IV-E Waiver Evaluation Report - Cost Analysis framework for the implementation of the Title IV-E Waiver in Harris County Texas. Robin Gearing, PhD, Lead Evaluator. Submitted August 5, 2016.

Coordinated Specialty Care-Year One Program Evaluation Report.

Program Evaluators Jane Hamilton, Ph.D., M.P.H., L.C.S.W. and Raymond Cho, M.D., MSc. Year one evaluation report submitted per contract requirement to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, January 1, 2016.

2012 - 2013 Harris County Emergency Department Study. Findings from analysis of utilization trends at 16 Houston/Harris County Texas regional emergency departments and the predictors of hospitalization following and ED visit. Submitted with Charles Begley Ph.D., and Shin Jeong, M.P.H., to the Memorial Hermann Health System, Methodist Hospital System, and Texas Children’s Hospital System in Houston, Texas on November 6, 2015. The State of Health in Houston/Harris County 2015-2016. Harris County Healthcare Alliance, Houston, Texas. State of Health committee member, content contributor and reviewer for the regional publication. Beverly Nichols, PsyD, Editor. Published Spring 2015. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Screening Toolkit for Pregnant Women, Children, and Youth. Funded by Region VI Maternal Child Health Bureau/Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). Collaborated with HRSA fellows in authored a technical for use in state health departments and primary care settings. Spring 2013. Texas Health and Human Services Commission Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Rider 59 Assessment Project. Program evaluation consultant for the Evaluation report contributions included policy analysis, and assessing compliance and areas for cost reduction for DSHS regulatory programs with a specific focus on DSHS inspections. Submitted Fall 2012. Evaluation of the South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative. Charles Begley, Jane Hamilton, & Ralph Culler. South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative Year Three Evaluation Report. Delivered per contract to the Collaborative for Children and the South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative. The South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative was funded by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Summer 2012. Evaluation of the South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative. Charles Begley, Jane Hamilton, Paul Rowan, & Ralph Culler. South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative Year Three Mid-Year Evaluation Report. Delivered per contract to the Collaborative for Children and the South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative. Winter 2012.

Evaluation of the South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative. Charles Begley, Jane Hamilton, Paul J. Rowan, & Ralph Culler. South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative Year Two Evaluation Report. Delivered per contract to the Collaborative for Children and the South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative July 2011.

ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2017 University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business. Innovation in Health Care Delivery Systems Symposium. Oral panel presentation with Olivia Moffitt M.D. and Danielle Dobecka, M.P.H. (Candidate). Presentation title: “Developing a Hospital-Based Performance Improvement Project to Reduce 30-Day Psychiatric Readmissions at an Academic Safety-Net Psychiatric Hospital.” April 7, 2017 the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. American Public Health Association (APHA) 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo. Title: Chronic Conditions as Predictors of Hospitalization following an Emergency Department Visit in a Metropolitan Area. Abstract accepted for an oral presentation with Shin Jeong, Ph.D. and Charles Begley, Ph.D. in the Injury Control and Emergency Health Services section Oct. 29 - Nov. 2, 2016 in Denver, CO. American Psychiatric Association 168th Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation: Variation in Hospital Admissions from the Emergency Department Related to Mental Health Conditions. Includes findings from the 2012 – 2013 Harris County Emergency Department Study, Jane E. Hamilton, Ph.D. (presenting author), Charles Begley, Ph.D. and Shin Jeong, Ph.D. candidate, M.P.H., (Abstract # 3537). Toronto, Canada, May 16- 20, 2015. Society of Biological Psychiatry's 70th Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation: Predictors of Psychiatric Readmission among Bipolar Disorder Patients, Jane E. Hamilton, Ph.D. (presenting author), Passos, I.C., Cardoso, T., Jansen, K., Kapczinski, K. (Abstract # 1281). Toronto, Canada, May 14-16, 2015. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Annual Meeting, Heads, A. (presenting author), Schmitz, J. Amador, C., Vujanovic, A. Hamilton, J.E. (Spring 2015) Workshop Presentation: “Distress tolerance moderates the relationship between trauma symptoms and depression in substance users.” Phoenix, Arizona American Society of Addiction Medicine 46th Annual Conference: Innovations in Addiction Medicine and Science. Poster Presentation: “Who’s asking? Variations in self-reported substance abuse” Presenters: Crispa Aeschbach Jachmann, M.D. (presenting author), Jane E. Hamilton, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.W., Anastasia Pemberton, MS IV, Melissa Allen, D.O., Mildred Aller, & Teresa Pigott, M.D. April 23-26, 2015. Austin, Texas.

The Texas Healthy Start Alliance 13th Annual Education Conference: Strengthening the Foundation of our Practice: Strategies for Healthy Communities. Oral Presentation: “Utilizing Culturally Relevant, Evidence-Based Screening and Referral Practices in Behavioral Health to Improve Service Engagement.” Developed and presented conference workshop along with co-presenter Angela Heads, Ph.D., February 25-27, 2015 in South Padre, Texas. Kelsey Research Foundation’s 15th Annual Health Services and Outcomes Research Conference: The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Quality of Care and Research. Poster Presentation: “Variation in Hospital Admissions from the Emergency Department Related to Co-Morbid, Chronic, and Behavioral Health Conditions.” Co- presenters Shin Jeong, M.P.H., Ph.D. Candidate, and Charles Begley, Ph.D. on December 9, 2014. Texas Health and Human Services Commission Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities First Annual Cross Systems Summit. Workshop Oral Presentation: “Evaluating Cross System Collaboration and Consumer Outcomes to Improve Community-Based Mental Health Services for Low-Income Racial and Ethnic Minority Children and Their Families.” Developed and presented conference workshop along with co-presenters: Juan Galvez, M.D. of UT Medical School Houston Department of Psychiatry and Scott Hickey, Ph.D. and April Sanders, Ph.D. of MHMRA of Harris County on August 21, 2014. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 15th Anniversary Conference- Workshop Oral Presentation: “Methods for Engaging Youth in Promoting Positive Mental Health in an Underserved Community.” Co-presenters: Ilana Reisz, Ph.D., Rhonda Adams Co-director of the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston (MOCAH); April 18- 21, 2012, at the Westin Galleria in Houston, Texas. Kelsey Research Foundation 12th Annual Health Services & Outcomes Research Conference- Healthcare Reform: The Evolving Implications on Quality of Care and Research- Fall 2011- Poster Presentation: “The Use of Participatory Research Methods and Validated Instruments to Improve the Delivery of Care in a Mental Health Collaborative” by Jane Hamilton, L.C.S.W., M.P.H. (presenting author), Charles Begley, Ph.D., Ilana Reisz, Ph.D., Ralph Culler, Ph.D. November 16, 2011 in the Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas. Texas Society for Public Health Education Fall 2011 Conference- Poster Presentation: "Collaborative Partnership and Community Education: An Innovation to Reduce Disparities in Promoting Children’s Mental Health.” Presented with Ilana Reisz, Ph.D. October 14, 2011 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH PRESENTATIONS TMF Quality Innovation Network CMS Quality Improvement Organization (QIN- QIO). Regional presentation with Stephen Glazier, M.B.A., FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, UTHealth HCPC on behavioral health issues and coordination of care in the Houston area at the Houston Recovery Place on February 23, 2017.

Recidivism Reduction Planning Group UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center/ Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. Community presentation of the “Developing a Hospital-Based Performance Improvement Project to Reduce 30-Day Psychiatric Readmissions at an Academic Safety-Net Psychiatric Hospital.” February 14, 2017 at UTHealth HCPC. Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams (MCOT). Community presentation with Raymond Cho, M.D., M.Sc.: “Early Intervention and Best Practices in Psychosis Treatment.” At the Houston Recovery Place February 6, 2017. TMF Health Quality Institute/CMS Quality Network. Webinar Presentation: “Translating Research into Practice: Implementing a Hospital-Based Readmissions Reduction Performance Improvement Project.” Webinar presentation: June 16, 2016. 2012-2013 Harris County Emergency Department Study Community Presentation of Study Findings. Co-presented with Charles Begley, Ph.D., on November 6, 2015 at the University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas. Recidivism Reduction Planning Group UTHealth Harris County Psychiatric Center/ Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. Meeting Presentation: “Mental health disparities and racial and ethnic minority engagement in mental health services.” March 10, 2015. Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD Monthly Psychology Meeting. Presentation: “Best practice interventions to improve outpatient engagement in mental health services to reduce 30-day psychiatric readmission.” Continuing education credits provided for attendees. August 20, 2014. Recidivism Reduction Planning Group UT Harris County Psychiatric Center/Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. Meeting Presentation: “Best Practices in reducing 30-day Psychiatric Readmissions.” Invited to present at monthly meeting on August 12, 2014. Harris County Health Care Reform DSRIP Projects, Behavioral Health Workgroup: Integration of Mental Health Services with Primary Care. Presentation Topic: “Evaluating Collaboration, Integration, and Outcomes for Behavioral Health Services.” Developed and presented topic with April Sanders, Ph.D. Outcomes Researcher MHMRA of Harris County. July 25, 2014. Joint Quality Council UT Harris County Psychiatric Center/ Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD – Presentation Topic: “Strategies to Reduce 30-Day Psychiatric Readmissions.” April 2014. Mental Health Needs Council of Harris County - Presentation Topic: “30-Day Psychiatric Readmissions: Rates, Reasons, and Responses and current HCPC research.” March 2014.

Harris County Health Care Reform DSRIP Projects, Behavioral Health Workgroup. Presentation topic: Best Practices in Care Coordination/Transitional Care-Presentation Topic: 30-Day Psychiatric Readmissions: Rates, Reasons, and Responses. February 2014. University of Houston Charter School Annual Wellness Fair. Presentation Topic: Creating Social and Emotional Wellness in Children and Families. January 2013, January 2014 and January 2016.

Harris County Youth Services- Presentation to the Screening Instrument Workgroup on the benefits of using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire as a screening instrument for identifying children and youth with mental health needs in the juvenile justice and children’s protective services programs. February 21, 2012. Family Services of Greater Houston- Developed and conducted clinician training on the use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and Children’s Global Assessment Scale for evaluating clinical outcomes in usual care settings. December 2, 2011. South Region Children’s Mental Health Collaborative (SRCMHC) Fall 2010 Retreat- Presentation: “Evaluation of Collaboration.” Presented the results of the Partnership Self-Assessment Tool with Charles Begley, Ph.D. and Ralph Culler, Ph.D. to SRCMCH community stakeholders at an annual retreat at Jung Center Houston Texas. October 2010. National Association of Social Workers-Houston Chapter August 2010 Meeting- Developed and participated in a panel presentation with Houston area social workers: Shrubra Endley L.C.S.W., Christopher Perry, L.M.S.W., and Pam Schaffer, Ph.D., L.M.S.W. on Children’s Mental Health and Systems of Care. Presentation topic: "A Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health." August 2010. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Cancer Prevention Training Program- “The Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Nicotine Addiction”- Brown Bag presentation to Cancer Prevention Training Program trainees. December 2008. DePelchin Children’s Center Residential Treatment Center- Developed and presented listening skills training to residential treatment center staff. Presentation Title: "Listening with Empathy." January 2005.