EDUCATION SHANNON ELISABETH HUGHES, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Social Work College of Health and Human Sciences Colorado State University Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Ph.D. (June 2010) Thesis: Navigating health sources on the Internet: A mixed-methods examination of online consumer reviews and expert text on psychotropic drugs (D. Cohen, Chair) College of Social Work, Florida State University, M.S.W., Social Policy and Administration (2004) College of Social Work, Florida State University, B.S.W. (2002) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2013 to present Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, School of Social Work 2010 to 2013 Assistant Professor, Utah State University, Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology RESEARCH INTERESTS Critical perspectives in mental health and psychopharmacology; alternative models for understanding mental and emotional distress; user-reported medication effects; improving drug safety assessment and clinical trial methods; training professionals to work more effectively with medicated clients; advancing the role of social work in psychopharmacology FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS International Medical Informatics Association, Medicine 2.0 Award, 2010 Journal of Medical Internet Research, Medicine 2.0 Award, 2010 Fahs-Beck Scholar, Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation ($5,000), 2009-2010 Dissertation Year Fellowship, Florida International University ($25,000), 2009-2010 PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Shannon, S., Lewis, N., Lee, H., & Hughes, S. (in press) Cannabidiol in anxiety and sleep: A large case series. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Spaulding-Givens, J., Hughes, S., & Lacasse, J. (in press). Money matters: Participants purchasing experiences in a budget authority model of self-directed care. Social Work in Mental Health. Ciovacco, L., & Hughes, S. (2017) Sanity of addiction: Contemplative and humanistic reflections on the Surgeon General s Report on Drugs. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Available online first, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167817740464. Hughes - Page 1 of 6
Hughes, S., Lacasse, J., Fuller, R., & Spaulding-Givens, J. (2017). Adverse effects and treatment satisfaction among online users of four antidepressants. Psychiatry Research, 255, 78-86. Hughes, S., Narendorf, S., Lacasse, J. (2017). A national survey of graduate education in psychopharmacology: Advancing the social work perspective on psychiatric medication. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(3), 424-434. Hughes, S. & Matheson, A. (2016). Subjectively experienced benefits and harms of antipsychotics according to users first-hand accounts on the Internet. Journal of Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 18(3), 196-217. Hughes, S., Cohen, D., Johnson, R. (2016). Adverse event assessment methods in published trials of psychotropic drugs: Poor reporting and neglect of emerging safety concerns. International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, 28, 101-14. Hughes, S., Cohen, D., & Jaggi, R. (2014). Differences in reporting serious adverse events in industry sponsored clinical trial registries and journal articles on antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 4, e005535. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005535 Hughes, S., & Peak, T. (2013). A critical perspective on the role of psychotropic medications in mental health courts. American Behavioral Scientist, 57(2), 244-265. Hughes, S., & Peak, T. (2012). Evaluating mental health courts as an ideal mental health intervention. Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal, 8(2), 20-37. Cohen, D., & Hughes, S. (2011). How do people taking psychiatric drugs explain their chemical imbalance? Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 13(3), 176-189. Hughes, S., & Cohen, D. (2011). Can online consumers contribute to drug knowledge? A mixed-methods comparison of consumer-generated and professionally controlled psychotropic medication information on the Internet. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 13(3), e53. Hughes, S., & Cohen, D. (2010). Understanding the assessment of psychotropic drug harms in clinical trials to improve social workers role in medication monitoring. Social Work, 55(2), 105-115. Hughes, S., & Cohen, D. (2009). A systematic review of long-term studies of drug treated and non-drug treated depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 118(1), 9-18. Book Chapters Cohen, D., Hughes, S., & Jacobs, D. (2009). The deficiencies of drug treatment: The case of Strattera. In S. Timimi & J. Leo (eds.), Rethinking ADHD: From brain to culture (pp. 313-333). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Manuscripts Under Review and In Progress Hughes, S., Spaulding-Givens, J., & Lacasse, J. (under review) The micro-to-macro realities of antidepressant-taking: Users experiences in a complicated terrain of mood-altering drug use in the United States. British Journal of Social Work. Lacasse, J., Leo, J., Johnson, C., Laney, D., Hughes, S., Lieber, A. (in progress) Diagnostic accuracy of DSM-5 psychiatric diagnosis. PLoS Medicine. Hughes - Page 2 of 6
Spielmans, G., Parry, R., & Hughes, S. (in progress) Meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of antipsychotics for pediatric bipolar disorder. PLoS Medicine. PROFESSIONAL MEETING PRESENTATIONS (invited) Hughes, S. Consumer reporting of the psychotropic drug experience: Towards an integrated knowledge base [plenary session]. International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry, Los Angeles, California, November 14-16, 2014. Hughes, S. Health policy panel with Gary Taubes, Jessica Flanigan, and Shannon Hughes [panel cancelled]. Critical Thinking and Civil Discourse: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom, Florida State University, College of Social Work, October 27, 2017. PROFESSIONAL MEETING PRESENTATIONS (peer-reviewed) Cohen, D., Hughes, S., & Lacasse, J. Evaluation of a critical skills curriculum on psychotropic medications for child welfare professionals. National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium, Berkeley, CA, May 22-24, 2018. Lacasse, J., Hughes, S., & Spaulding-Givens, J. Adverse effects and treatment satisfaction among online users of four antidepressants. Society for Social Work and Research (poster presentation), Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 2018. Hughes, S. Articulating the narrative of a unified alternatives movement in mental health. National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy, Portland, Maine, September 6-9, 2017. Hughes, S. Whose voice counts more? How subjective treatment experiences are negotiated in routine mental health practice. International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic, July 9-14, 2017. Hughes, S. Adverse effect assessment methods in clinical trials of psychotropic medications: Implications for social workers' role in medication monitoring. Society for Social Work and Research (poster presentation; not presented), New Orleans, Louisiana, January 15, 2017. Hughes, S. The subjective experience of psychiatric medication users is central to benefit-to-harm assessment and treatment decision-making. Society for Social Work and Research (poster presentation; not presented), New Orleans, Louisiana, January 15, 2017. Hughes, S. Social workers as partners and leaders in transforming systems of mental health care. International Network Toward Alternatives for Recovery, Pune, India, November 26-28, 2016. Hughes, S. Psychotropic drug experiences collectively challenge standard mental health practices. National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy, Phoenix, Arizona, August 25-28, 2016. Hughes, S. Psychopharmacology for the helping professions: Re-conceptualizing how psychiatric drugs impact clients. Colorado Mental Health Professionals Conference, Denver, Colorado, April 22-23, 2016. Hughes - Page 3 of 6
Lacasse, J., & Hughes, S. Examining the sensitivity and specificity of DSM-5 categories. Society for Social Work and Research (poster presentation), Washington, D.C., January 14-17, 2016. Hughes, S., Lacasse, J., & Narendorf, S. Is graduate psychopharmacology curriculum preparing social workers for practice with medicated clients? Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Tampa, Florida, October 23-26, 2014. Hughes, S., Peak, T., & McMurray, B. Mental health courts and the dilemmas of therapeutic jurisprudence. Intermountain Mental Health Court Conference, Logan, Utah, July 10-12, 2014. Hughes, S. Consumer reporting of psychiatric drug effects across the Internet: Improved methods for understanding drug harms. MobileMed, Prague, Czech Republic, November 20, 2013. Hughes, S. Underreporting of harms in pharmaceutical company-sponsored psychotropic drug research: The need for social workers increased involvement in medication-related issues. Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, California, January 16-20, 2013. Hughes, S., & Peak, T. Blind justice? Social and ethical implications of criminal justice-mental health system collaboration in the court. Intermountain Mental Health Court Conference, Logan, Utah, July 18-19, 2012. Cohen, D., & Hughes, S. The internet and the new popular knowledges on psychotropic drugs. University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France, March 26, 2012. Hughes, S. Challenges to scientific validity in researching the anonymous online user. Medicine 2.0 Congress: Web 2.0 in Health and Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, September 17-18, 2011. Hughes, S., & Peak, T. Ethical dilemmas in mental health courts. Intermountain Mental Health Court Conference, Logan, Utah, June 29-July 01, 2011. Hughes, S. Can online consumers contribute to drug knowledge and drug safety? An examination of consumer reporting of drug effects across health websites. Medicine 2.0 Congress: Web 2.0 in Health and Medicine, Maastricht, The Netherlands, November 28-29, 2010. Lacasse, J.R., & Hughes, S. Discordance between evidence-based neuroscience and direct-to-consumer advertising of antidepressants on the world wide web: A five-year follow-up. Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, California, January 14-17, 2010. Hughes, S., & Cohen, D. The construction of expertise in the age of the Internet: Psychotropic drug knowledge in consumer-constructed online spaces. Medicine 2.0 Congress: Web 2.0 in Health and Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, September 4-5, 2008. Cohen, D., & Hughes, S. What s in a nonstimulant? A preliminary review of published studies on Strattera (Atomoxetine). 7 th Annual Conference, International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Chicago, Illinois, Oct 4, 2003. INTERNAL FUNDING Hughes - Page 4 of 6
2014 CSU Office of International Programs, Education Abroad Curriculum Integration Grant, $1,000 2013 USU College of Humanities & Social Sciences Travel and Data Collection Grant, $1,000. 2011, 2012 USU College of Humanities & Social Sciences Travel and Data Collection Grant, $750. 2012 USU Office of Global Engagement Travel Grant, $1,500. 2010-2011 USU Study Abroad Seed Grant, Office of Global Engagement, $6,000. 2010 USU Center for Women and Gender Travel and Data Collection Grant, $500. EXTERNAL FUNDING 2017 A learning and self-development approach for supporting young persons with moodrelated distress (PI). Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care, $91,596. EXTERNAL GRANT SUBMISSIONS (not funded) 2014 Marijuana as Treatment for Anxiety: A Longitudinal Comparative Effectiveness Study of Marijuana and Standard-of-Care Pharmacotherapy. (PI). Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Marijuana Research Grant Program, $1,083,661. 2015 "Pluralism in Indian Mental Health Care: Key Features that Produce Positive Outcomes." (PI). American Institute of Indian Studies, Scholarly Development Fellowship Program, $28,000.00. INTERNAL GRANT SUBMISSIONS (not funded) 2018 CriticalThinkRx: A curriculum for child welfare workers to improve psychotropic medication practices with youth in foster care in Colorado. (PI). Colorado School of Public Health Research Seed Grant Program, $15,000. 2016 India center for social, ecological, and agricultural coalitions. (PI). CSU Vice President for Research s Pre-Catalyst for Innovative Partnerships (PRECIP) Program, $5,820. 2016 Improving patient drug information through the integration of clinical research and lived experience. (PI). CSU College of Health and Human Sciences mini-grant, $4,823. 2016 India: Environmental sustainability challenges of rapid urbanization and psychosocial health impacts. (PI). CSU School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Global Challenges Research Teams (GCRT) Grant, $12,690. TEACHING Graduate Courses Advanced Research Methods I Advanced Research Methods II: Program Evaluation Independent Study (for study abroad students) Principles and Philosophy of Social Work Psychopathology Psychopharmacology (face-to-face and online) Hughes - Page 5 of 6
Social Work Practice in Communities and Organizations Undergraduate Courses Community Mental Health Practice Research Methods PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Professional Service 2017 BMC Psychiatry, Manuscript reviewer 2017 International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Manuscript reviewer 2017 International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Manuscript reviewer 2017 Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Manuscript reviewer 2016 British Journal of Psychiatry, Manuscript reviewer 2016 Psychiatric Services, Manuscript reviewer 2015, 2016 BMJ Open, Manuscript reviewer 2015-2017 Journal of Medical Internet Research, Manuscript reviewer 2015 Medical Research Council, United Kingdom, grant reviewer 2014, 2015 Social Work in Mental Health, Manuscript reviewer 2013 Research on Social Work Practice, Manuscript reviewer 2013 Qualitative Health Research, Manuscript reviewer 2012 American Behavioral Scientist special issue on mental health courts, Guest co-editor 2012 Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal, Manuscript reviewer 2011, 2012 Society for Social Work and Research, Conference abstracts reviewer 2011 Open Medicine, Manuscript reviewer 2010 Families in Society, Manuscript reviewer 2008 to present Society for Social Work and Research conference, Special Interest Group on Psychiatric Medications, Co-founder and annual facilitator Community Service 2018 to present Board Member (volunteer), Inner Compass Initiative 501c3 non-profit 2016 to present Board Member (volunteer), The Nowak Society 501c3 non-profit 2016 to present Co-facilitator, Hearing Voices Group, Fort Collins, CO (part of the Hearing Voices Network USA) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Council on Social Work Education Society for Social Work and Research Hughes - Page 6 of 6