CMHSR Faculty

	Kenneth L. Appelbaum, MD. Kenneth L. Appelbaum, MD is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Director of Mental Health Policy and Research for the UMass Center for Health Policy and Research. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 475-3236 Fax: (508) 856-8435 Email: Kenneth.Appelbaum@umassmed.edu
	Steven M. Banks, Ph.D. was an Associate Professor of Psychiatry. He had extensive experience with large state and national databases, and worked with a number of states investigating the relationship between mental illness and criminal justice involvement. He divided his time at Umass between the Center for Health Policy and Research and the Center for Mental Health Services Research. He was previously the Director of the Mental Health Statistics Unit for New York State for 10 years, and was a mathematical statistician for the National Institutes of Health. It is with great sorrow that we note the unexpected passing of Dr. Steven Banks on August 10, 2007. Steve's unique contribution to the field of health services research, to UMMS, and to researchers, providers, and consumer/survivor/recovering persons across the country is without equal. His influence, as a professional colleague and great friend, is extraordinary, and will continue to guide us in our work and in our daily lives. Please click on his name to view his page with links to a guest book and additional information about Steve.
	Kathleen Biebel, Ph.D. is a Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8717 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Kathleen.Biebel@umassmed.edu
	Maryann Davis, Ph.D. is Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8718 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Maryann.Davis@umassmed.edu
	William H. Fisher, Ph.D. is currently Professor and Associate Director for Public Sector Research. He is also Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University Massachusetts School of Public Health in Amherst. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8711 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Bill.Fisher@umassmed.edu
	Kenneth E. Fletcher, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, the Graduate School of Nursing and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Curriculum Vitae Phone: 508-856-8630 Fax: 508-856-8700 Email: Kenneth.Fletcher@umassmed.edu
	Lisa Fortuna, M.D., M.P.H. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Child and Adolescent Multicultural Health Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Curriculum Vitae Phone: 508-856-7842 Fax: 508-856-6426 Email: Lisa.Fortuna@umassmed.edu
	Jeffrey L. Geller, M.D., M.P.H. is Professor of Psychiatry, Co-Director of the Policy Research Core at the CMHSR and Director of Public Sector Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-6527 Fax: (508) 856-3270 Email: Jeffrey.Geller@umassmed.edu
	Thomas Grisso, Ph.D. Dr Grisso is Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychology, and Director of the Law-Psychiatry Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-3625 Fax: (508) 856-6426 Email: Thomas.Grisso@umassmed.edu
	Albert J. Grudzinskas, Jr., J.D. is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in Law and Assistant Coordinator of Law and Psychiatry for Legal Studies. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8719 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Al.Grudzinskas@umassmed.edu
	Sun Kim, Ph.D, RN is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Graduate School of Nursing. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-6384 Fax: (508) 856-6426 E-mail: Sun.Kim@umassmed.edu
	Charles W. Lidz Ph.D. is Research Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8716 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Chuck.Lidz@umassmed.edu
	Colleen E. McKay, M.A., C.A.G.S. is a Research Instructor of Psychiatry and Director of the Program for Clubhouse Research. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8471 Fax:(508) 856-8700 Email: Colleen.McKay@umassmed.edu
	Joanne Nicholson, Ph.D. is a clinical and research psychologist, Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research, and Director of the Child and Family Research Core. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8712 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Joanne.Nicholson@umassmed.edu
	Ira K. Packer, Ph.D. is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. Phone: (508) 856-8437 Fax: (508) 856-6805 Email: Ira.Packer@umassmed.edu
	Judge Maurice. H. Richardson (Ret.) is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and is affiliated with the Law and Psychiatry Program. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8749 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Maurice.Richardson@umassmed.edu
	Rosalie Torres Stone, Ph.D is currently Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Multicultural Competency Workgroup Director for the Center for Mental Services Research at UMMS. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8692 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Rosalie.Torresstone@umassmed.edu
	Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry with specialized training in Forensic Psychiatry and Law from Simon Fraser University. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8727 Fax: (508) 856-6805 Email: Gina.Vincent@umassmed.edu
	Valerie F. Williams, M.A., M.S. is Research Instructor of Psychiatry. Curriculum Vitae Phone: (508) 856-8081 Fax: (508) 856-8700 Email: Valerie.Williams@umassmed.edu
	Douglas M. Ziedonis, MD, MPH., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Ziedonis is an internationally recognized leader in co-occurring mental illness and addiction, in particular tobacco dependence. He has served as an advisor to President Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, a Senior Fellow for SAMHSA’s Co-Occurring Disorders Center for Excellence, and on various NIDA/NIMH study sections and advisory groups on addiction and mental illness.

Associate Faculty

Alexis D. Henry, Sc.D., OTR/L is Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Her research interests include person- and environment-level factors related to employment success among persons with serious mental illness, the rehabilitation needs of parents with mental illness, the role of play and leisure across the life-span, and the use of participatory action approaches to research and service development.

Email: Alexis.Henry@umassmed.edu

John R. Pelletier, Sc.D. is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies at Assumption College where his teaching includes specialization in psychiatric rehabilitation. He also consults as a rehabilitation psychologist to the Disability Evaluation Service at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Pelletier’s experience spans over thirty years in varied health and rehabilitation settings. His research interests are grounded in both health and rehabilitation psychology and include the role of exercise in improving both physical and psychological health.

Email: jpelleti@assumption.edu