AMY BLANK WILSON EDUCATION

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1 Blank Wilson, p.1 AMY BLANK WILSON Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Case Western Reserve University Euclid Ave Cleveland OH EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA School of Social Policy and Practice (formerly School of Social Work) Ph.D., Social Welfare, December 2006 Dissertation: Access for some, justice for any? The allocation of mental health services to people with mental illness leaving jail. Dissertation Committee: Dr. Jeffrey Draine, (chair), Dr. Kathleen Hall, Dr. Trevor Hadley Specializations: mixed methods research methods, mental health services research, reentry and corrections, administrative data analysis Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ Masters of Social Work, May 2000 Licensed Social Worker, July 2000 Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA Bachelors in Arts, Major in Social Welfare (Magna Cum Laude), May 1993 ACADEMIC & RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor: July present. Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH. Clinical Associate: August 2009 present. Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Lecturer: September 2009 May School of School Work, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA. Part-time Lecturer, present. School of Social Policy and Practice, MSW program, University of Pennsylvania.

2 Blank Wilson, p. 2 Postdoctoral Fellow, September 2006 September Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, & Aging Research Postdoctoral Training Program, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. PEER REVIEWED PAPERS Draine, J., Blank, A., Kottsieper, P., Solomon, P. (2005). Contrasting jail diversion and in-jail services for mental illness and substance abuse: Do they serve the same clients? Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 23, Blank Wilson, A. & Draine, J. (2006). Collaborations between criminal justice and mental health systems for prisoner reentry. Psychiatric Services, 57, Draine, J. Blank Wilson, A., Pogorzelski, W. (2007). Limitations and potential in current research on services for people with mental illness in the criminal justice system. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 45, Blank Wilson, A. (2009). It takes ID to get ID : Service barriers for people with serious mental illness leaving jail. Social Service Review, 83,1, Draine J., Blank Wilson, A., Metraux S., Hadley T., Evans A. (2010) The impact of mental illness status on speed and means of jail release. Psychiatric Services, 61, Blank Wilson, A., Draine, J., Hadley, T., Metraux, S. (2011) The role of mental illness and substance abuse in explaining jail recidivism. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 34, Blank Wilson, A. & Farkas, K. (In Press). Collaborative Adaptations in Social Work Intervention Research in Real World Settings: Lessons learned from the field. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. LETTERS & REPLIES Blank Wilson, A. & Draine, J. (2006). Psychiatric Services, 57, MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW OR IN PREPERATION Blank Wilson, A., Barrenger, S., Bohrman, C., Draine, J. Accessibility and Complexity in Public Mental health Services for Consumers with Criminal Justice Involvement. (Revise & Resubmit) Blank Wilson, A. How people with mental illness seeking help after release from jail. (Revise & Resubmit)

3 Blank Wilson, p. 3 Blank Wilson, A., Draine, J., Barrenger, S., Hadley, T., Evans, A. The role of substance abuse in explaining time to re-incarceration among people with serious mental illness. (Under review) Morabito, M. & Blank Wilson, A. On the Measurement of Mental Illness in a Criminal Justice Context: The problem of case identification. (Under Review) Blank Wilson, A., Farkas, K., & Gearhart, M. Addressing criminogenic risk in 2 nd generation services for people with serious mental illness with justice involvement: a review of intervention options. Manuscript in preparation Blank Wilson, A., Farkas, K. & Ishler, K. Criminal thinking styles among people with serious mental illness in jail. Manuscript in preparation. Gearhart, M., Blank Wilson, A., Farkas, K. Local Incarceration: an example from Cleveland. Manuscript in preparation. Blank Wilson, A. Farkas, K., Ishler, K. Assessing readiness for change among people with dual diagnosis leaving jail. Manuscript in preparation. Farkas, K., & Blank Wilson, A. Implementing manualized interventions in jail settings. Manuscript in preparation for special issue in Social Work with Groups. Blank Wilson, A., Wood, Z, Brown, S. Virtual Reality: An emerging pedagogy in social work education. Manuscript in preparation. GRANTS Incorporating Criminogenic Interventions in Mental Health Treatment of Justice Involved Seriously Mentally Ill Consumers: Co-PI Ohio Department of Mental Health, This is an 18 month grant that involves collaboration with the Ohio Criminal Justice CCOE to adapt and pilot the use of Thinking for a Change a criminogenic intervention developed for general offender populations, for people with major thought disorders. This goal of this study is to adapt this evidence based intervention to the needs of people with serious though disorders and pilot its use in three different reentry settings: jail, mental health court, and forensic act teams. The preliminary outcomes of this intervention will be assessed using a prepost test design. Results and potential applications will be discussed at a dissemination conference convened by the Criminal Justice CCOE. Medicaid enrollment volatility among people with serious mental illness and dual diagnoses. PI Ohio Department of Mental Health,

4 Blank Wilson, p. 4 This one year grant uses administrative data from Medicaid and mental health and substance abuse treatment claims to examine the nature and consequences of volatility in Medicaid coverage among people with severe mental disorders receiving services in Cuyahoga County s public mental health system. The goals of this study include examining who among this client population is most at risk of churning and what impact churning has on service utilization among these service users. Project RESTORE: An integrated reentry model for young adults with dual diagnoses leaving jail. Co-PI. Department of Justice, This grant is a one year demonstration project funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice through the Second Chance Act (Public Law ) and administered by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff s Department. RESTORE. This project uses a randomized, controlled research design to evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced evidence-based case management intervention designed to increase treatment engagement and reduce recidivism. Project RESTORE will serve people between the ages of 18 to 24 who have a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder with low level felony charges. The integrated reentry service being tested in this project includes small caseloads, a flexible, post-release benefits package, an Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) approach, and services to address crimenogenic risk factors and life skills needed to facilitate the transition to adulthood. The model includes both pre-release and a post-release treatment phases. Follow-up will continue for one year after release. A Mixed Methods Study of the Community Living Needs of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities who are Newly Released from Jail. PI. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research: This study uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative interviews to develop a bottom up understanding of the community participation goals of individuals with psychiatric disabilities at the point of release from jail. This understanding will be developed through an in-depth study of participant s participation goals at the point of release from jail, and their participation experiences post incarceration. The results of this investigation will assist in the development of person-centered, individualized interventions for people with mental illness leaving jail. Service Pathways Used by People with Mental Illness Leaving Jail: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economic: Co-Investigator. PI Jeffrey Draine. A mixed methods study that uses a combination of qualitative interviews and matched jail and Medicaid data to examine the public mental health system s capacity to provide treatment services to people with serious mental illness involved in the criminal justice system.

5 Blank Wilson, p. 5 Jail to Community Transitions for People with Mental Illness: A timely opportunity to build participatory research into a public health initiative: University Research Foundation Grant: Co-investigator. PI Jeffrey Draine. An exploratory research project that used action research techniques to develop the data collection capacity of an emerging mental health service program. The project also includes process and outcome evaluation components. Evaluation of New Jersey s Innovative Services for Mentally Disordered Offenders: New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services: Co-Investigator. PI Nancy Wolff. An evaluation of three newly funded mental health case management programs for people with mental illness incarcerated in three urban jails in New Jersey. Forensic Services Program: Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services In collaboration with the Bucks County Department of Mental Health developed and obtained funding for an in-home rehabilitative service for people with mental illness in the criminal justice system who were difficult to engage in traditional mental health services. Program was funded through a State RFP at $110,000/year for 3 years. TEACHING Theory and Research-Based Knowledge for Social Work Practice, Fall 2012 This is a doctoral level course that provides a critical overview of the foundational practice theories and the body of research informing contemporary social work practice Mental Health Practice with Adults, Case Western Reserve University, Fall, 2011, 2012 This is an advance practice elective in the Mental Health Concentration in the Master s of Social Work program at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Direct Practice, Case Western Reserve University, Fall This is a foundational course in the Master s of Social Work program at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Data Analysis, Bryn Mawr College, Spring 2010 This is a foundational course in the Social Work Master s program at the School of Social Work.

6 Blank Wilson, p. 6 Research and Evaluation for Social Work Practice, Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2009 This is a foundational course in the Social Work Master s program at the School of Social Work. Criminology and Mental Health, The College of New Jersey, Fall 2009 This course is an elective in the undergraduate Criminology program. Instructor for History and Philosophy of Social Work and Social Welfare, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2006, 2009 This is a foundational course for the Social Work Master s program at the School of Social Policy and Practice Instructor for Program Evaluation, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 This is an elective taught in the Social Work Master s program at the School of Social Policy and Practice Introduction to Research, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2007 & 2008 This is a foundational course for the Social Work Master s program at the School of Social Policy and Practice Research Methods, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2008 This is a foundational course for the Doctorate in Clinical Social Work program at the School of Social Policy and Practice Instructor for Qualitative Research Methods, University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2006 & 2007 This course is a Master s level elective taught in the School of Social Policy and Practice Co-teacher for Qualitative Research Methods, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2005 This course is a Master s level course taught in the School of Social Work. Teaching Assistant for Inside Out Class, University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2005 & 2006 This course is an experiential course that included Master s level Social Work students and prisoners from one of the jails in the Philadelphia Prison System. This course is run in a group format and utilizes reading and extended discussions to examine issues of

7 Blank Wilson, p. 7 crime and justice, their social dynamics, and in particular the impact of mass incarceration on neighborhoods. Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Research Methods, University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2003 This course is a Master s level course taught in the School of Social Work. Training Instructor: Pennsylvania State Parole Board In 2001 developed a training curriculum designed to cross train professionals in the mental health and criminal justice field. Training curriculum is provided on an ongoing basis to mental health and criminal justice professional organizations. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Project RESTORE: An integrated reentry model for young adults with dual diagnoses leaving jail present Acted as one of the Principal Investigators on this demonstration project. Responsibilities include working in conjunction with Dr. Farkas, the other Principal Investigator, to develop the intervention model being tested in this project; and to develop, implement, and oversee the RCT associated with this project. A Mixed Methods Study of the Community Living Needs of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities who are Newly Released from Jail: 2009-present. Worked as the PI on a longitudinal, mixed methods study of community participation experiences of individuals with psychiatric disabilities leaving jail. This study recruits participants while they are in jail and follows them for a year post release to examine their community participation needs and experiences post incarceration. The results of this investigation will assist in the development of person-centered, individualized interventions for people with mental illness leaving jail. Mental Health and Justice Collaboration Program: May 2008 to September 2010 Matched arrest data with Medicaid claims to identify individuals with serious mental illness arrested in Philadelphia in Data then used to analyze the impact of a newly implemented CIT program on the number of arrests and involuntary commitments for people with serious mental illness in the participating precincts. Service Pathways used by People with Mental Illness Leaving Jail: October 2007 to Present

8 Blank Wilson, p. 8 Examined one mental health system s capacity to provide a comprehensive array of treatment services to people with mental illness leaving jail by mapping the potential service pathways against the actual service usage patterns for people with mental illness leaving jail in order to identify gaps in available services and any incongruence between the expected and actual usage patterns. Jail and Medicaid Data Project: January 2006 to Present Matched jail data with Medicaid claims data for 206,987 MA eligible individuals and conducted analyses that examined the factors that predict incarceration, length of stay in jail, and recidivism post incarceration. Recovery Stories: July 2005 to December 2006 Used narrative analysis techniques to examine the recovery themes present in fictional stories about a person with mental illness. Access to Mental Health Services: September 2004 to September 2006 Dissertation research which used multi-sited ethnographic research techniques to examine the release process of people with serious mental illness incarcerated in a large urban jail and how these individuals negotiated access to long-term mental health treatment services and other social services post release. Jail to Community Transitions for People with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse problems Leaving Jail: September 2005 to May 2006 Program evaluation of a newly developed reentry program for people with mental illness. Worked with the staff of the program to identity evaluation goals, develop measures, train staff in data collection protocols, and pilot instruments. Oversaw ongoing data, collection, conducted semi-structured interviews with the program staff, and conducted analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data collected over the course of the study. Evaluation of New Jersey s Innovative Services for Mentally Disordered Offenders: August 2004 to June A mixed methods evaluation of three case management programs for people with mental illness incarcerated in large urban jails where a combination of post-booking diversion and reentry services were used to divert people with mental illness away from further involvement with the criminal justice system. Worked as a Co-investigator participating in writing the grant, and developing the research protocols. Oversaw data collection at one of the three research sites. New Keys Project: November 2004 to August 2005

9 Blank Wilson, p. 9 A case study research project that examines how long term street dwellers with mental illness come to be housed through a program using the housing first approach. Research conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, with Jeffrey Draine the project evaluator for the New Keys Project. Project Coordinator: Center for Mental Health Services and Criminal Justice Research, August 2002 to September 2005 Organized an instrument library containing over 200 instruments. Supervised 5 people in the collection of background information for each instrument. Managed access to the library by center affiliates. Coordinated a national survey of reentry programs for mentally ill offenders. Research Assistant: University of Pennsylvania, September 2000 to May 2003 Research assistant to Jeffrey Draine on two federally funded research projects. Data collection and data analysis for one site of a multi-sited evaluation of jail diversion programs for people with mental illness Data collection on a study of mandated treatment services for people with mental illness. CONSULTATION & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Pennsylvania Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers Bucks County Juvenile Probation Department Cuyahoga County Correctional Facility CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Kathleen Farkas & Amy Blank Wilson (September 2011). Panelists for session titled Implementing EBP in Cuyahoga County at Cuyahoga County Roads to Recovery Conference, Cleveland, Ohio. Kathleen Farkas, Amy Blank Wilson, Kim Mueser, & Michele Munson (July, 2011). Next generation: Integrating services for young adults with co-occurring disorders in jail & prison. 21 st annual NIMH conference on Mental Health Services Research, Improving Public Health in an Era of Change. July 27-28, Washington DC. Amy Blank Wilson, Jeffrey Draine, & Trevor Hadley (July 2011). Examining the impact of mental illness and substance use on recidivism rates in a county jail. 32 nd International Conference of Law and Mental Health, July 18- July 23, 2011, Berlin, Germany.

10 Blank Wilson, p. 10 Melissa Moribato, & Amy Blank (November 2009). The Measurement of Mental Illness in a Criminal Justice Context. The annual conference of the American Society of Criminology: Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy. November 4-7, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Amy Blank (January 2008). An Examination of the Connection between Unmet Service Needs and Access to Mental Health Services for People with Serious Mental Illness Leaving Jail. The Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, January th, Washington, DC. Amy Blank (November 2007). The Hierarchy of Service Needs Confronting People with Serious Mental Illness When They Leave Jail. The American Society of Criminology s annual meeting, November th, Atlanta, Georgia. Amy Blank (July, 2007). How Treatment and Welfare Link for People with Mental Illness in Jail. The Nineteenth NIMH Research Conference on Mental Health Services. MHSR 2007: Expanding the Impact of Mental Health Services Research. July 23-24, Washington D.C. Jeff Draine, Wendy Pogorzelski, & Amy Blank (November, 2006). Sparse Evidence: A review of Criminal Justice System Interventions for People with Mental Illness. The American Society of Criminology 58 th Annual Meeting, November 1-4, Los Angeles, California. Tara Landis, Karim Bey, John Rodgers, Earl Discoll, & Amy Blank (May 2006). Prison to Community Program: An overview. Co-occurring Disorder Conference. Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania. Tara Landis, Amy Blank, & Michael Nelson (April, 2006). Prison to Community: Reducing recidivism through peer support and continuity of care. The Gains Center 2006 National Conference, System Transformation at the Interface of the Criminal Justice and Mental Health System, April 5-7, Boston, Massachusetts. Amy Blank & Jeffrey Draine (December, 2005). Criminal Justice and Mental Health System Collaborations for Prisoner Reentry: Boundary spanning or picking up the ball? American Public Health Association 133 rd Annual Meeting & Exposition, December 10-14, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wendy Pogorzelski, Amy Blank, & Nancy Wolff (November 2005). The Exigencies of Jail-based Reentry Services for Persons with Mental Illness. The American Society of Criminology 57 th Annual Meeting, November 15-19, Toronto, Canada. Wendy Pogorzelski & Amy Blank (2005). Understanding How Operationalization Affects Implementation : The case of selection and linkage. Presented at 29 th International Congress on Law and Mental Health, July 2-9, Paris, France.

11 Blank Wilson, p. 11 Amy Blank (2005). The IRB s Role in Ethnography of Vulnerable Populations : Protection of the subject or protection of the paradigm? 1 st International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, May 5-7, 2005, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. Amy Blank, Phyllis Solomon, & Jeffrey Draine (2005). Balancing Rehabilitation and Monitoring in Services for People with Mental Illness Involved in the Criminal Justice System. Presented as a poster at Society of Social Work Research Conference, Celebrating a Decade of SSWR, January 13-16, 2005, Miami, Florida. Amy Blank, Wendy Pogorzelski, & Tina Maschi (2004). Can We Determine What Works? A Meta-Analysis of Research Methods Used to Evaluate Behavioral Health Interventions in the Criminal Justice System. Presented as a poster at the American Society of Criminology 56 th Annual Meeting, November , Nashville, Tennessee. Jeff Draine, Amy Blank, & Phyllis Solomon (2004). The Promise and Peril of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Under Criminal Justice Supervision. Presented at the American Society of Criminology 56 th Annual Meeting, November 17-20, Nashville, Tennessee. Amy Blank, Tina Maschi, & Wendy Pogorzelski (2004). Criminal Justice Interventions Targeting Individuals with Behavioral Health Issues: A meta-analysis of research Methods. Presented at the Center for Mental Health Services and Criminal Justice Research Conference: Reentry to Recovery: People with Mental Illness Coming Home from Prison or Jail, April 14-16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey Draine & Amy Blank (2004). Service Strategies for Bridging the Gap Between Incarceration and Community for Mentally Ill Offenders. Presented as a poster at Society for Social Work and Research, 8 th Annual Conference: Using Diverse Methods to Build Knowledge, January 15-18, 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana. Amy Blank, Jeffrey Draine, & Phyllis Solomon (2003). Jail Diversion Services vs. In Jail Services: Enhancing surveillance? Presented as a Paper at The 55 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology: The Challenge of Practice, The Benefits of Theory, November 19-22, Denver, Colorado. Petra Kottsieper, Jeffery Draine, Amy Blank, Phyllis Solomon, & Kirk Heilbrun (2003). Individuals with Dual Diagnosis Who Have Come into Contact with the Criminal Justice System: Results from the MacArthur violence screening instrument. Presented as a poster at The 3 rd Annual Meeting & Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, April 9-23, Miami Beach, Florida.

12 Blank Wilson, p. 12 Amy Blank, Jeffrey Draine, & Phyllis Solomon (2003). Jail Diversion Services vs. In Jail Services: Enhancing surveillance? Presented as a Poster at The National Institute of Mental Health s 2003 Conference: Expanding Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Services Research Outside the Specialty Care System, March 10-12, Washington, D.C. INVITED PRESENTATIONS Amy Blank (November 2007) How to Engage People with Serious Mental Illness Involved in the Criminal Justice System in Mental Health Services. State Mental Health Forensic Task Force, Chicago, Illinois. Amy Blank (September 2007). Criminal Justice Outcome Meeting. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors. Amy Blank (September 2006). Application of Research Methods to the Community. University of Pennsylvania s Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research and Lincoln University: Partners Seminar. Amy Blank (October 2005). Applying Criminal Justice Research to Community Practice. University of Pennsylvania s University of Pennsylvania s Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research and Lincoln University: Partners Seminar. Phyllis Solomon, Jeffrey Draine, & Amy Blank (2004). The Intersection of Mental Health and Criminal Justice System: Rehabilitation not monitoring. Presented as a poster at The Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research, 10 th Anniversary Poster Session and Reception, March 11, 2004, Washington, D.C. Jeffrey Draine & Amy Blank (2002). Jail Diversion vs. In-jail Services for Persons with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders. Presented to the Bucks County Forensic Task Force, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Amy Blank (2002). What to do about Mentally Ill Offenders? 81 st Conference of The Pennsylvania Association on Probation, Parole and Corrections, Poconos, Pennsylvania. Editorial Service: ACADEMIC SERVICE 2006 reviewer, Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 2008, 2010, 2012 reviewer, Psychiatric Services 2008 reviewer, Criminal Justice Review 2008 reviewer, Journal of Community Psychology

13 Blank Wilson, p reviewer, Crime and Delinquency 2010 reviewer, Social Service Review 2011, 2012 reviewer, Social Work Society of Research Conference 2012 reviewer American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation University Service: Chair of the Mental Health Concentration of the MSASS Program, 2013 Research & Training Sub-Committee MSASS PhD Executive Committee PhD Admission Committee 2012, Faculty Search Committee, Child Youth and Families 2012 University Library Committee MSASS Library Committee , 2009 Reader for DSW Preliminary Exams, School of Social Policy and Practice Community and Government Service: 2012 Technical Assistance Expert for a Systematic Review of Interventions for Adults with Serious Mental Illness who are Involved with the Criminal Justice System. Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality s (AHRQ) Effective Health Care (EHC) Program Philadelphia Forensic Task Force, 2004 to 2006 Reentry to Recovery, Conference Planning Committee, Center for Mental Health Services and Criminal Justice Research, 2004 Reentry to Recovery, Paper Selection Committee, Center for Mental Health Services and Criminal Justice Research, 2004 Bucks County Task Force for Mental Health and Criminal Justice Issues in the Service System, 2003 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Northwestern Human Services: July 2002 to March 2003 Mental Health Professional: worked part time at a crisis residential program for people with serious mental illness. Responsibilities included shift supervisor, clinical intake assessments, development of treatment plans, one on one and group counseling, assistance in learning skills of daily living and the development of coping skills. Forensic Treatment Team, Penndel Mental Health Center: November 2001 to March 2002

14 Blank Wilson, p. 14 Project Coordinator: worked part time as the project coordinator for the forensic mental health program. Responsibilities included hiring program staff, conducting clinical intake assessments, developing program s structure and protocols, cultivating relationships with other systems (Courts, probation/parole, and local correctional facilities). The Lester A. Drenk Behavioral Health Center: October 2000 to November 2001 Worked part time as a therapist and program staff in a group home setting for emotionally disturbed adolescent boys. Responsibilities ranged from the development of treatment plans, individual and family therapy, to the supervision of daily living activities, creating and implementing behavioral modification plans, and organizing recreational activities. Bucks County Adult Probation/Parole Department: April 1999 to November 2000 Worked as a county level probation/parole officer. Duties included testifying regularly at bench warrant, violation, and parole hearings, coordinating violation hearings, field supervision of offenders serving county level sentences, conducting risk/needs assessments, regular field contacts with offenders in their homes and community, and providing the Court of Common Pleas with written reports on offenders progress under supervision, conducting pre-parole investigations and pre-sentencing investigations which included recommendations on sentences and parole eligibility, and certification in conflict control techniques. Also co-facilitated a group for treatment refractory substance users. Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation: July 1995 to April 1999 Held an administrative position in the local public mental health system. Duties included responsibility for the implementation of the involuntary commitment procedures, coordinator for the mental health court, monitoring the crisis centers to ensure they met licensure requirements. Additional duties included the responsibility to design, develop, implement, and supervise two post booking diversion programs for individuals with serious mental illness incarcerated in the county jail. Concern Professional Services For Families and Children. October 1993 to July 1995 Worked as a foster care case manager for a private non-profit human service agency that specializes in working with children who have severe emotional and behavioral problems. The role as primary case manager for children in foster care and their families required extensive interfacing with multiple service systems. This position provided the opportunity to hone skills of case management, the development of clinical skills as a facilitator of the child s relationship within the foster families, and their biological family.

15 Blank Wilson, p. 15 AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Work Graduate Fellowship: September 2000 to May March 2003 received The New Investigator Research Award from National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. United States National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award. September September UCITE Learning Fellowship, Spring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Trainee, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Research, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Trainee, CBT for Psychosis, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Research, NIMH fellowship for the 2012 NIH Summer Institute on Social and Behavioral Intervention Research IDEAL leadership development program, Case Western Reserve University, Fall 2012 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2007 American Public Health Association, 2005 American Society of Criminology, 2003 Society for Social Work and Research, 2001 Social Work Honor Society, Alpha Delta Mu