CCDOR Fellows
Amanda Christensen, BS, RN, DNP student Amanda is a Doctorate of Nursing Practice student at the University of Minnesota. Her area of focus is Health Innovation and Leadership. Her current areas of research interest include improving access to healthcare, community based integrative models of care, nursing education, quality improvement, and design and systems thinking. |
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Allison Gustavson, DPT, PhD Dr. Gustavson is a Physical Therapist and clinical researcher with in an interest in advancing the application of evidence into clinical practice through implementation science. Her research focuses on optimizing interdisciplinary rehabilitation approaches to maximize short and long-term functional outcomes for healthy aging. |
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Patrick Hammett, MA, PhD Patrick Hammett, MA, PhD is a social/behavioral epidemiologist with an interest in designing and evaluating smoking cessation interventions tailored to vulnerable populations. His current research focuses on identifying strategies for overcoming healthcare access and utilization barriers for smokers with serious mental illness. |
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Lauren Mitchell, PhD Lauren Mitchell, PhD, is a developmental psychologist focused on personality and identity development across the lifespan. She uses longitudinal structural equation modeling techniques and mixed methods to examine the interplay between personality, mental, and physical health. Her current research focuses on veterans’ adjustment to disruptive life events, such as reintegration after combat deployment, and major physical injuries. |
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Joyce Rudenick, DNP, MAHS, RN-BC Joyce is a nurse VA Quality Scholar (VAQS) fellow at the Minneapolis VA Health Center. She is a board-certified nurse informaticist. She is interested in improving nursing education in the areas of informatics and the science of improvement to advance quality and safety in health care through evidence-based quality improvement practices. |
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Kerry Sheets, MD Dr. Sheets is an internist and geriatrician with an interest in helping older adults age well. Her current areas of research focus are cognitive impairment, preservation of functional independence with aging, and medication management in older adults. |
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Noah Venables, PhD Dr. Venables is a clinical psychologist with interests in addiction, suicidal behavior, and related personality traits. His research uses a multimodal approach towards translating brain and behavioral measures into clinical assessment. While a fellow at CCDOR, his work will also include quality improvement in the areas of addiction and suicide. |
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Past CCDOR Fellows (last 5 years)
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Elizabeth Goldsmith, MD, MS | 2017-2019 / HSR&D | Investigator, CCDOR | Google Scholar Page |
Helen Valenstein-Mah, PhD | 2017-2018 / HSR&D | Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, Minneapolis VA Health Care System | Google Scholar Page |
Erika Pinsker, PhD, MPH | 2016-2018 / HSR&D | Research Scientist III, California Tobacco Control Program, California Department of Public Health | Google Scholar Page |
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH | 2014-2015 / HSR&D | Research Associate, Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Mayo Clinic | Google Site |
Elisheva Danan, MD, MPH | 2014-2016 / HSR&D | Investigator, CCDOR Assistant Professor, UMN Medical School Staff Physician, Minneapolis VA |
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Sarah Lillie, PhD | 2013-2016 / HSR&D | Research Associate, CCDOR | Google Scholar Page |
Brittin Wagner, PhD | 2012-2014 / HSR&D | Research Associate, UMN |