Mental Health QUERI Executive Committee

The Mental Health QUERI Executive Committee is a multidisciplinary team of VA researchers, methodologists and clinicians with expertise in treating depression or schizophrenia. Executive Committee members advise and support the work of the Mental Health QUERI Coordinating Center by participating in strategic planning and creating alliances both inside and outside VHA. This formal link between research and clinical experts facilitates the translation of research findings into better patient care for veterans with depression or schizophrenia. Richard Owen, Research Coordinator, Steve Marder, Co-Clinical Coordinator, and Lisa Rubenstein, Co-Clinical Coordinator, provide leadership for this group.

Richard R. Owen, MD 
Research Coordinator, Mental Health QUERI
Center Principal Investigator, HSR&D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research
Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Research
Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Stephen R. Marder, MD
Co-Clinical Coordinator, Mental Health QUERI
Director, VISN 22 MIRECC
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Professor & Director, Unit on Psychosis
Semel Institute of Neuroscience & Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Lisa Rubenstein, MD, MSPH
Co-Clinical Coordinator, Mental Health QUERI
Principal Investigator, VA HSR&D Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior
VA Greater Los Angeles, Sepulveda Campus
Professor, of Medicine and Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Senior Scientist, RAND Corporation
Santa Monica, CA

Thomas J. Berger, PhD
Senior Analyst for Veterans' Benefits & Mental Health Issues
Vietnam Veterans of America
Silver Spring, MD

Fredrick Blow, PhD, MA
Director, SMITREC
Center for Practice Management & Outcomes Research
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Mental Health Services Outcomes and Translation Section
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Geoffrey Curran, PhD
Associate Director, Mental Health QUERI
Research Health Scientist
HSR&D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Michael L Davies, MD, FACP
National Director of Systems Redesign
Department of Veterans Affairs
Black Hills Health Care System
Fort Meade, South Dakota 

Nancy Jo Dunn, PhD
Psychology Director, South Central MIRECC
VA Special Fellowship Program in Advanced Psychiatry & Psychology
Psychologist, Trauma Recovery Program

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Associate Professor, Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor University
Houston, Texas

Ellen Fischer, PhD
Research Health Scientist
HSR&D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Martha Gerrity, MD, MPH, PhD
Staff Physician
Portland VA Medical Center
Professor, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Ira Katz, MD, PhD
Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health
Office of Mental Health Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC

JoAnn Kirchner, MD
Associate Director for Clinical Care
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Care (MIRECC)
Staff Physician Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Maternal and Child Health, College of Public Health
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Daniel Kivlahan, PhD
Clinical Coordinator, Substance Use Disorders QUERI
Director, Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Edward L Knight, PhD, CPRP
Vice President, Recovery, Rehabilitation and Mutual Support
Value Options
Adjunct Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences
Boston University
Colorado Springs, Colorado 

Miklos Losonczy, MD, PhD
ACOS Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences
VA New Jersey Health Care System
Lyons, New Jersey
Associate Professor, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Associate Professor, New Jersey Medical School
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey

Kathleen Lysell, PsyD
Associate Chief Consultant for Informatics
Office of Mental Health Services
VA Central Office

Susan J. McCutcheon, RN, EdD
Director, Family Services, Women’s Mental Health and Military Sexual Trauma
Office of Mental Health Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 

William W. Van Stone, MD
Associate Chief Consultant for Psychiatry, Professional Services, Inpatient/Outpatient Services
Office of Mental Health Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 

John W. Williams, Jr, MD, MHS
Research Associate
HSR&D Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care
Durham VA Medical Center
Professor, Medicine and Psychiatry
Director of the Evidence Based Practice Center
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Alexander S. Young, MD, MSHS
Director, Health Services Unit
Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)
Greater Los Angeles Veterans Healthcare System
Lead, Mental Health Strategic Program Area (SPA)
Greater Los Angeles Veterans Healthcare System
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California