Teaching:
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, July 2010 - present
Specialty Information:
Clinical Research Psychologist, VA VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS), March 2010- present
Clinical Psychologist, State of Colorado, #3399
- Areas of clinical focus include traumatic brain injury (TBI), co-occurring substance use disorders (SUDs) and/or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide
- Research interests include assessment and intervention of TBI and comorbidities, the impact of executive dysfunction on suicide and other poor psychiatric outcomes, and treatment development, evaluation and implementation
Clinical and research responsibilities include:
- Coordinator of clinical TBI screening programs for the outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Program and the PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program in the ECHCS VA
- Providing consultation to mental health and medical providers regarding Veterans with co-occurring TBI and psychiatric problems
- Providing consultation to mental health and medical providers regarding Veterans who may be at risk for suicide
- Disseminating and implementing education regarding TBI, dual diagnoses and their impact on psychiatric outcomes, including suicide
Academic/Training responsibilities include:
MIRECC Training Committee member (includes training of psychology doctoral practicum students and interns and post-doctoral fellows): Facilitating clinical supervision, research mentorship and professional development.
Education & Training:
Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA, June 2000, BA - Psychology
The University of Denver (APA Accredited), Denver, CO, June 2002, MA - Counseling Psychology
The University of Denver (APA Accredited) Denver, CO, September 2002 – August 2007, PhD - Counseling Psychology
Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO, July 2006- July 2007, Internship - Clinical Psychology
VA VISN 19 Mental Illness, Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Eastern Colorado Healthcare System and the University of Colorado, Denver, CO, September 2007 – March 2010, Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment
Research & Grant Info:
Funding Source: The TBI Program, US Department of Health and Human Services Administration, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Title: TBI Implementation Partnership Grant Mental Health Initiative (Dettmer, J.:PI)
Role: Co-Investigator
Amount: $348,709
Funding Period: 10/01/2010 – 9/30/2015
Funding Source: Colorado TBI Trust Fund
Title: Executive Dysfunction and Suicidal Behavior: An Examination of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or Both (Banich, M.: PI)
Role: Co-Investigator
Amount: $343,000
Funding Period: 03/2010 – 6/2012
Funding Source: Department of Defense (DOD) Deployment Related Medical Research Program (DRMRP) of the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP)
Title: Development of an Intervention for Soldiers and Veterans with Co-Occurring Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Abuse Disorders (Olson-Madden, J.: PI)
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $110,000
Funding Period: 11/2009-03/2011
Funding Source: Colorado TBI Trust Fund
Title: Use of a Traumatic Brain Injury Screen in a Veteran Mental Health Population: Prevalence, Validation and Psychiatric Outcomes (Brenner, L.: PI)
Role: Co-Investigator
Amount: $323,000
Funding Period: 06/2009-05/2011