Stanford Center for Dissemination and Implementation - Stanford University School of Medicine
Meet Our Team!
Headquartered in Palo Alto, CMHIS is housed at the Stanford Center for Dissemination and Implementation (CDI). Stanford CDI is a leading center for implementation science that drives the effort to get the best and latest treatments for all patients.
CMHIS is led by our Stanford Team in partnership with the five bi-regional Hubs. Our Stanford Team oversees the overall CMHIS mission, providing strategic direction, coordination, and support to the Hubs. CMHIS brings together a group of dedicated implementation scientists, researchers, clinicians, healthcare leaders, and communications specialists. Through our wide expertise and collaborative spirit, we bridge the gap between research and practice, ensuring that evidence-based mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery services reach the people and communities who need them most.
Heather Gotham, PhD
Principal Investigator and Director
Gabriella Imbriano, PhD
Co-Director
Jessica Gonzalez, MSW
Associate Director
Ricardo Canelo, MPH
Director of Operations
Mark McGovern, PhD
Senior Implementation Scientist
Denise D. Williams, PhD
Project Coordinator
Neb Tesfa, MPS
Project Coordinator
Bryan Chauvel, MS
Communications Director
Margot Heron
Communications Specialist
Steven Adelsheim, MD
Senior EBP Advisor, CMHIS
Slonky, LLC
Web Development Team
Burness
Communications Team
Consultative Monitoring Board
The CMHIS Consultative Monitoring Board consists of experts from across the country who represent a variety of mental health partners, including community-based organizations, national behavioral health organizations, community mental health researchers, state and Tribal mental health authorities, and individuals with lived experience and their family members. Our Consultative Monitoring Board:
- Advises CMHIS on the needs of mental health provider organizations and SAMHSA/Center for Mental Health Services grantees related to implementing evidence-based mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery practices
- Provides guidance on strategic directions
- Reviews CMHIS progress and accomplishments
Nicole Barnes, PhD
Senior Director of Child and Adolescent Learning and Well-being, American Psychological Association
Eric D. Boyer, MPH
Senior Program Officer, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Teri S. Brister, PhD, LPC
Senior Science Advisor, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Lynn F. Bufka, PhD, ABPP
Head of Practice, American Psychological Association
Amy N. Cohen, PhD
Senior Director of Clinical Support Systems, American Psychiatric Association
Ayla Colella, LMHC
Senior Director, National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Judith Cook, PhD
Director, Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy
Gail M. Cormier, MS
Director, National Family Support Technical Assistance Center
Valerie Ferri, MPH, LSW
Executive Director, Family Training and Advocacy Center and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council
Phillip Hawley, PsyD
Behavioral Health Consultant, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
Brian Hepburn, MD
Executive Director, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., MD, MPH, MBA, DLFAPA
Executive Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Valerie Mielke, MSW
Deputy Commissioner for Health Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services
Cheryl Molyneaux, EdD
Executive Director, Peer Support Coalition of Florida, Inc.
Ann J. Robison, PhD
Retired and Former CEO, The Montrose Center
Abram Rosenblatt, PhD
Vice President in Behavioral Health and Health Policy, Westat
Cory Storch, MS
President and CEO, Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, PhD
President and CEO, Council on Social Work Education
Technical Expert Panel
The CMHIS Technical Expert Panel includes partners across the country that specialize in our eight core topics, implementation science, and effective community mental health services. Our Technical Expert Panel:
- Informs how we identify and develop resources
- Ensures our activities align with the latest research, experiential knowledge, and community contexts
Greg Aarons, PhD
Professor, University of California, San Diego
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Implementation Strategies Workgroup
Yuhua Bao, PhD
Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Strategies for Sustaining Service Delivery Workgroup
Ana Baumann, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Factors Influencing Implementation Workgroup
Andrew Carlo, MD, MPH
Behavioral Health Medical Director, WellBe Senior Medical
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Strategies for Sustaining Service Delivery Workgroup
Ibis Carrión-González, PsyD
Director, Institute of Research, Education, and Services in Addiction
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Strategies for Sustaining Service Delivery Workgroup
Katie Coleman, MSPH
Owner & Principal, Research to Practice
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Continuous Quality Improvement Workgroup
Elizabeth H. Connors, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Measurement-Based Care Workgroup
Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH
Director of the Division of Behavioral Health Services Research of the Center for Practice Innovations, New York State Psychiatric Institute
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel
María E. Fernández, PhD
Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Factors Influencing Implementation Workgroup
LaVonne Fox, PhD, MOTR/L
Research Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Community Engagement and Needs Assessment Workgroup and Factors Influencing Implementation Workgroup
Scott Gatzke
Internal Consultant/Workgroup Lead, Midwest Hub
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Continuous Quality Improvement Workgroup
Gideon Hertz
Associate Vice President and Deputy Director of Training Programs, Burness
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Communications and Social Marketing Solutions Workgroup
Leah Holmes-Bonilla, MEd
Director of the Transformation Transfer Initiative, NASMHPD
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Communications and Social Marketing Solutions Workgroup
Johnna James, EdD
Director of Health Access and Technical Assistance, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel
Christina Kang-Yi, PhD, MPhil, MSW
Associate Professor, Rutgers University School of Health Professions
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Program Evaluation Workgroup
Aaron Lyon, PhD
Professor, University of Washington
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Factors Influencing Implementation Workgroup
Mark McGovern, PhD
Senior Implementation Scientist
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Implementation Strategies Workgroup
Christine Miranda-Diaz, PhD, MPHE
Associate Director, Institute of Research, Education, and Services in Addiction (IRESA)
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Strategies for Sustaining Service Delivery Workgroup
Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel
Oscar Morgan, MHSA
Executive Director, Danya Institute
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Community Engagement and Needs Assessment Workgroup
Jonathan Olson, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, University of Washington School of Medicine
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Program Evaluation Workgroup
Oladunni Oluwoye, PhD, CHES
Associate Professor, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel
Larry Palinkas, PhD
Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Community Engagement and Needs Assessment Workgroup and Strategies for Sustaining Service Delivery Workgroup
Byron Powell, PhD, LCSW
Associate Dean for Research, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Implementation Strategies Workgroup
Terrinieka Powell, PhD
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Community Engagement and Needs Assessment Workgroup
Enola Proctor, PhD
Research Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Communications and Social Marketing Solutions Workgroup
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD
Co-Director, University of Washington AIMS Center
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Measurement-Based Care Workgroup
Sandra G. Resnick, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Measurement-Based Care Workgroup
Lara S. Savas, PhD
Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, UTHealth School of Public Health
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Community Engagement and Needs Assessment Workgroup
Dawn Tyus, PhD, LPC, MAc, NCC
Director and Principal Investigator, African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence and Southeast ATTC
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel
Katherine Watkins, MD
Senior Physician Policy Researcher and Adjunct Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND Corporation
CMHIS Technical Expert Panel, Factors Influencing Implementation Workgroup