Kimberly Hoagwood, PhD |
Since coming to NYS from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Kimberly Hoagwood, PhD, has worked to advance knowledge about effective implementation strategies for improving the uptake of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in the New York State public mental health system. She has received substantial federal funding to study effective implementation of EBP's within the state public mental health systems, including the new NIMH-funded Center on Implementation Science, which is focused on researching innovative strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation of evidence-based services in state mental health programs. Her research portfolio includes numerous studies underway to examine the impact of family-to-family engagement and empowerment interventions and strategies for improving the uptake and sustainability of these therapies within NYS school and outpatient clinics Dr. Hoagwood is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at Columbia University, the Child Unit Director for the Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and is the Director of Youth Services Research in the Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation within the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH).