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Most Recent Projects and Keynotes
Basic Needs International and USA
Boston University Workplace Center
Boston University Scaling Employment Services
Boston University Career Development Research
Disability Rights Center of the US Virgin Islands
Health Homes of Upstate New York (HHUNY)
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Kings College London, UK - EURIKHA Research Project: Exploration of User Research: Impact, Knowledge, History and Approaches
Lesley University Career Development Research
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Projects with Columbia and Rutgers Universities
Policy Research Associates - Programs for Achieving Wellness (PAW)
Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion
Rutgers University - Academy of Peer Services
Rutgers University - Guest Faculty for Peer Services Certificate Program
Western Mass Recovery Learning Community/Wildflower Alliance Anti-Oppression Curriculum
National Alliance on Mental Illness Town Hall on Racial Justice and Trauma
Unity Recovery Antiracist Identity Development
Recent Keynote Presentations
International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis - United States (ISPS-US)
International Association of Peer Services Conference (iNAPS)
Rhode Island Behavioral Health
Conference
NAMI Keystone in Pennsylvania
Connecticut Karuna Conference
Oklahoma Behavioral Health Conference
National Recovery Month hosted by SAMHSA and the National Council on Behavioral Health in Washington, D.C.
Past Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Leadership and Projects
NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY PROJECTS
New York State Office of Mental Health/Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Services (BRSS TACS) Policy Team on Peer Services and Systems Integration – 2018
New York State NYS Integrated Block Grant Advisory Committee – 2017 – 2019
New York State Office of Mental Health Division of Forensic Services and New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services – 2005 - 2013
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Use Services Credentialing Board – 2010 -2013
Ticket to Work Employment Network Interagency Initiative – 2008 - 2012
New York State Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council – Chair of Data Integration Committee on Employment – 2008 - 2012
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Recovery Implementation Team – Executive Planning Team Member – 2007 - 2010
Press Conference with Michael Hogan and Karen Carpenter-Polumbo on Integrated Care – 2008
NYS Center for Excellence on Integrated Care (CEIC) Implementation Team (2008 – 2013)
New York State Office of Mental Health and Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Co-Occurring Disorders Task Force – 1998 – 2008
New York State Office of Mental Health Transition to PROS Recovery Data – 2005 -2008
New York State Recovery: What Helps, What Hinders Research Project – 2000 – 2002
New York State Office of Mental Health Advance Directives Project – 1998 – 2005
Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities – 1998 – 2003; 2003 - 2008
New York Works Interagency Workgroup – NYSOMH, NYSDOL, VESID, NYSDOH – 1998- 2003
NYS Commission on the Quality of Care – 2000 – 2008
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act – Review of Proposed Legislation, Rules and Possible Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Opportunities – 1996 – 2008
New York State Office of Mental Health Supported Employment Initiative – 1996-2006
New York State Office of Mental Health Multicultural Advisory Committee Meetings - 1996-1998
New York State Office of Mental Health Managed Care Special Needs Planning – 1996 -1999
New York State Office of Mental Health Recipient Affairs Committee Meetings – 1996 – 2018
New York State Office of Mental Health Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Design and Implementation – 1993 – 2003
New York State Office of Mental Health and NYS Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and State Plan Review Meetings – 1993 - 1998
New York State Office of Mental Health Psychiatric Rehabilitation Training Initiative – 1989-1996
NATIONAL AND FEDERAL AGENCY PROJECTS
SAMHSA Healthy Transitions grant, Promoting Hope and Opportunities for Youth with Early Psychosis (ProHope) focused on supporting youth and young adults to achieve their goals for school, work, and relationships; Director since September, 2019; Grant Period: March 31, 2019 – March 30, 2024
Kings College London, UK - EURIKHA Research Project: Exploration of User Research: Impact, Knowledge, History and Approaches – 2018-2019
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute - Comparative effectiveness of adjunctive psychotropic medications in schizophrenia, T. Scott Stroup, MD, MPH, Tobias Gerhard, PhD, Stephen Crystal, PhD, Cecelia Huang, PhD, Zhiqiang Tan, PhD, Melanie M. Wall, PhD, Chacku Mathai, Mark Olfson, MD, MPH, July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2018
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) June 2010 - 2018
Boston University Workplace Center Advisory Board – 2017-2019
Boston University Scaling Employment Services Advisory Board – 2017-2018
Boston University Career Development Advisory Board – 2016 – 2018
Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion Advisory Board – 2013 - 2017
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health National Advisory Council – 2013 – 2014; 2018 – current
Policy Research Associates Proposal to Roberts Woods Johnson on Financial Wellness – 2018
Policy Research Associates - Programs for Achieving Wellness (PAW) SAMHSA grant Advisory Board – 2016-2018
United Nations Human Rights Convention – Advisory Meeting with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights with Mary O’Hagan – 2001
Basic Needs International and USA Advisory Board – 2017-2018
Rutgers University - Academy of Peer Services NYS Advisory Board – 2013 – 2019
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Advisory Groups and Expert Panels – 2000 – 2019
World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry – WNUSP – Founding Board Member and Deputy Representative of the United States with Judi Chamberlin