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• 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗖 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗡𝗟𝗘𝗧) 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 in partnership with the Department of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services• 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to support comprehensive analysis and insights

• 𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 (𝗖𝗗𝗦) 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, contributing to a manuscript that enhances the efficacy and integration of CDS tools• 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝟭.𝟱-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, providing actionable recommendations for CDS tool adoption and integration using participatory systems dynamics modeling

• 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 to assess stakeholder perspectives on the NC Medicaid Transformation, capturing comprehensive insights from state officials, healthcare providers, prepaid health plans, and beneficiaries.

• 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 for the NC Integrated Care for Kids (NC InCK) model, enhancing program design and implementation strategies to advance integrated pediatric care

• 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 to evaluate care navigation performance and enhance decision-making• 𝗖𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 to align with return on investment objectives and strategic goals• 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 to inform and support the business plan and strategic growth initiatives•… Show more • 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗜 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 to evaluate care navigation performance and enhance decision-making• 𝗖𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 to align with return on investment objectives and strategic goals• 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 to inform and support the business plan and strategic growth initiatives• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, including decision memos, one-pagers, and PowerPoint presentations, to support and advance strategic initiatives Show less

• 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 for a 24-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training (DBT-ST) program tailored for autistic adults• 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗥𝗕 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to evaluate the acceptability and satisfaction of clinicians and group members with the DBT-ST program• 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲… Show more • 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 for a 24-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training (DBT-ST) program tailored for autistic adults• 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗥𝗕 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to evaluate the acceptability and satisfaction of clinicians and group members with the DBT-ST program• 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗧-𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣) to enhance the reliability and validity of the vocational intervention• 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to evaluate the efficacy of a novel vocational intervention designed for autistic adolescents transitioning to adulthood• 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 $𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for a study comparing two suicide prevention interventions for autistic youth• 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 and created infographics to translate Safety Planning Intervention steps into accessible visuals• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟮 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗢 and produced a comprehensive evaluation summary for funders using mixed methods• 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗢 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 by analyzing improvements in self-efficacy among participants Show less

• 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝟱𝟬+ 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to evaluate therapist adherence to evidence-based practices (EBP) in child and adolescent mental health care, measuring the effectiveness and sustainability of a system-driven multiple EBP implementation

• 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝟱𝟬+ 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 to assess the effectiveness of cognitive training in reducing anxiety symptoms.• 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 during a lab-based N-Back Task, contributing to published research.• 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝟬+ 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹… Show more • 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝟱𝟬+ 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 to assess the effectiveness of cognitive training in reducing anxiety symptoms.• 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 during a lab-based N-Back Task, contributing to published research.• 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝟬+ 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 and coordinated weekly in-person screenings for participants with and without anxiety disorders.• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟱𝟬𝟬+ 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 with adults, reviewing medical, psychiatric, and substance use status with a multidisciplinary team to determine study eligibility.• 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸 and presented findings to advance research methodologies.• 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 by state, identifying trends and areas for improvement in participant distribution. Show less

• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 to recruit participants for a longitudinal study• 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼-𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to evaluate the development of social skills in infants, contributing to comprehensive data collection and analysis

• Worked with art instructors to facilitate Summer Art Camp programs designed for children ages 4–12