Research Agenda

I have been working in applied health services and health policy research for 10+ years. My research agenda is focused on:

1. Increasing access to and the quality of behavioral health services for safety-net and justice-involved populations.

2. Advancing the study of dissemination and implementation science methods to promote systematic uptake of evidence-based practices across policy and systems levels.

3. Using mixed methods to enhance our understanding of policy and health systems changes.

4. Improving health equity for safety-net and justice-involved populations.

Academic & Contract Research Experience

Prior to joining the Psychiatry Department at UC San Diego, I was a Research Fellow at the Evans Center for Implementation Science at Boston University.

I also worked as a Research Leader at IBM Watson Health and consulted for a variety of federal agencies including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Research (SAMHSA), and the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).