Brian Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW, is a mental health services researcher with primary interests in suicide prevention.
PhD in Epidemiology / MS in Statistics
Mental/behavioral health related research experience: Suicide research, substance use and mental health research.
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Health psychologist
Arne Beck, PhD is a health psychologist, Senior Investigator at Kaiser Permanente Colorado’s Institute for Health Research, and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center. He serves as the Kaiser Permanente Colorado site lead for the Mental Health Research Network. His research interests include perinatal mental health, suicide prevention, feedback informed care for depression, online mindfulness based cognitive therapy for preventing depre
Dr. Boggs received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Indiana University with a minor in business, a Master of Social Work from the University of Denver with concentrations in animal assisted approaches and marriage and family therapy, and a Doctorate in Health Services Research from the University of Colorado.
Dr. Boggs uses training in qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate both the effectiveness of mental health interventions and implementation factors that determine feasibility within health systems. Dr. Boggs’ ongoing work is focused in two main areas: 1) understanding implementation approaches that promote effective adoption of safety planning and lethal means safety interventions within health system settings for suicide prevention and 2) effectively adopting and scaling digital interv
Dr. Boggs is a avid equestrian and competes in the sport of three-day eventing.
PhD Econometrics from University of Southern CaliforniaUtilization, Cost, cost-effectiveness and cost-offset analyses of studies involving patients (adults and adolescents) with sub-stance use and or mental health disorders.
I work on studies that examine health care utilization, cost, cost-effectiveness and cost-offset analyses of studies involving patients (adults and adolescents) with substance use and or mental health disorders.
Dr. Yarborough received her PsyD in clinical psychology from Pacific University. She joined the Kaiser Permanente Northwest Center for Health Research in 2000.
Dr. Yarborough's portfolio includes studies of adolescent and adult depression treatment, suicide prevention, eating disorders treatment, lifestyle change among people with serious mental illnesses, first-episode psychosis, recovery from serious mental illnesses, dual recovery among people with mental illnesses and substance problems, opioid use and associated risks, and preferences for opioid agonist treatment. These include large observational studies, multisite randomized controlled trials, q
Dr. Clarke received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon in 1985 and has conducted mental health research for more than 30 years.
Greg Clarke, PhD, has focused much of his research on the prevention and treatment of depression, anxiety, and insomnia in both adults and youth, as well as population-level mental health improvement through the use of e-health interventions (e.g., websites, smartphone apps).
My overarching research interests have always been measurement of behavior and implementation of health-related interventions in real-world settings such as public schools and healthcare systems. I believe my research has contributed to these areas because it has provided a road map for 1) how to objectively measure behavior that we have traditionally thought of as only self-reported (diet and physical activity) in the settings where it occurs and 2) how to change systems through the process of
I worked at a slaughter house my first year in graduate school as work study. I would go to Augusta, Georgia and collect ovarian follicular fluid from freshly killed cows for an invitro fertilization lab at the University of Georgia Vet School.
PhD and MPH in Health Services from the University of Washington and BA in Urban Studies from Columbia University
I've been working with KPWHRI since 2006, I have a PhD and MPH in Health Services from the University of Washington and BA in Urban Studies from Columbia University. I have a passion for using qualitative and quantitative research methods to improve patient-centered care for stigmatized conditions. Recently, I've been applying this interest to suicide prevention (and specifically firearm suicide prevention) and improving care for alcohol and drug use disorders. Led and collaborated on multiple
That this is one of my least favorite questions to answer.