T32 Faculty

Executive Committee

Brian K. Ahmedani, PhD, LMSW – Senior Scientist, Henry Ford Health+Michigan State University Health Sciences (HFH+MSU)
Program Director
Suicide prevention/Zero Suicide Model, mental health interventions, health services research, healthcare policy

Jordan M. Braciszewski, PhD – Senior Scientist, HFH+MSU
Associate Director of Training
Substance use, youth/vulnerable populations, technology in healthcare, mental healthcare access, youth suicide prevention

Stacy Sterling, DrPH, MSW, MPH – Senior Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research
Associate Director of Career Development
Adolescent mental health intervention, integrative behavioral health, substance use treatment, behavioral health policy, dissemination and implementation

Greg Simon, MD, MPH – Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington
Associate Director of Mental Health Services Research and Health System Engagement
Suicide prevention, treatment-resistant depression, reducing racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care, personalization of mental health care

Karen Coleman, PhD – Research Scientist III, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation
Associate Director of Mental Health Services Research and Patient Engagement Implementation science, mental health services, bariatric surgery, health equity

Core Faculty

Lyndsay Avalos, PhD, MPH – Research Scientist III, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Perinatal mental health and substance use: screening, prevention, treatment, epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, interventions, and maternal-child outcomes

Arne Beck, PhD – Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Depression and anxiety, web-based psychotherapy, perinatal depression, pragmatic trial implementation, suicide prevention

Jennifer Boggs, PhD, MSW – Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Suicide and violence prevention, digital health interventions, lethal means safety, mental health quality measures

Greg Clarke, PhD – Distinguished Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Technology-based interventions, youth mental health, insomnia, depression, suicide, anxiety

Yihe Daida, PhD – Research Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Racial and ethnic health disparities, with a particular emphasis on maternal and child health

Chris Drake, PhD – Senior Scientist, HFH+MSU
Sleep medicine, technology in sleep health, depression prevention, peripartum depression, PTSD prevention, trauma interventions

Julia Felton, PhD – Associate Professor, Wayne State University
Health outcomes in disadvantaged environments, substance use, mental health interventions, behavioral health economics

Stephanie Hooker, PhD, MPH – Research Investigator, HealthPartners Institute
Behavioral health interventions, digital interventions, psychosocial determinants of health

Estibaliz Iturralde, PhD – Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Mental health, diabetes, collaborative care, EHR and qualitative data analysis

Jennifer Johnson, PhD – University Distinguished Professor, HFH+MSU
Healthcare policy, health research implementation, perinatal health, postpartum depression, suicide prevention, criminal-legal system

Geoffrey Kahn, PhD – Assistant Scientist,HFH+MSU
Biostatistical and predictive modeling, suicide prevention, mental health epidemiology, spine surgery quality improvement

Amy Loree, PhD – Associate Scientist, HFH+MSU
Perinatal mental health and substance use disorders; implementing prevention, treatment, and screening approaches; maternal morbidity and mortality

Frances Lynch, MSPH, PhD – Distinguished Investigator,Kaiser Permanente Northwest Center for Health Research
Mental health economics, healthcare organization, autism, youth mental health, economic impact of mental health conditions on families

Melissa Maye, PhD – Assistant Scientist, HFH+MSU
Neonatal health, perinatal mental health, childhood language and cognitive development, early life neurodevelopmental disorder interventions

Lisa Miller-Matero, PhD – Associate Scientist, HFH+MSU
Health psychology, obesity, pain, psychological interventions, substance use, integrated care

Steve Ondersma, PhD – C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, HFH+MSU
Maternal and pediatric population-level interventions, perinatal health, technology in healthcare

Kristin Palmsten, ScD – Senior Research Investigator, HealthPartners Institute
Perinatal epidemiology, perinatal pharmacological safety, maternal and childhood depression

Robert Penfold, PhD – Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington
Antipsychotic use, youth mental health, treatment decision support tools, dementia care, pragmatic trials, interrupted time series analysis

Rebecca Rossom, MD, MS – Senior Research Investigator, HealthPartners Institute
Mental health conditions, medical comorbidities, suicide prevention, opioid use disorder, cognitive disorders

Katherine Sanchez, PhD, LCSW – Research Center Director,Baylor Scott and White Health
Collaborative care, mental health workforce, mental health access, translation science

Derek Satre, PhD – Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Drug and alcohol treatment, depression, HIV comorbidities, chronic illnesses

Jeffrey Scherrer, PhD – Professor, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Mental health comorbidities, PTSD, cardiometabolic risk, opioid-related mood and related outcomes in pain, existing therapeutics and dementia risk

Susan Shortreed, PhD - Senior Biostatistics Investigator & Manager, Kaiser Permanente Washington
Biostatistics, machine learning and predictive modeling in healthcare, EHR data, estimating unbiased treatment effects from complex longitudinal data.

Vanessa Simiola, PsyD – Collaborative Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Trauma, stress, mental health engagement, intervention efficacy

Ashlee Vance, PhD, MA, RN – Assistant Scientist, HFH+MSU
Health equity, neonatal health services, infant and family mental health, health economics

Stephen Waring, PhD, DVM – Principal Scientist, Essentia Health
Alzheimer's and related disorders, cognitive impairment, health in older adults, falls prevention

Bobbi Jo Yarborough, PsyD – Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Suicide prevention, opioid use, machine learning, qualitative research

Hsueh-Han Yeh, PhD – Assistant Scientist, HFH+MSU
Statistical methods, machine learning, suicide prevention, mental health, behavioral health, implementation science

Kelly Young-Wolff, PhD, MPH – Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Substance abuse, addiction, perinatal mental health, prevention research