Alexis D. Henry, ScD, OTR/L
Alexis D. Henry, ScD, OTR/L (BS, Tufts University '80; MS, Boston University '83; ScD, Therapeutic Studies, Boston University '94). Dr. Henry is Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Center for Health Policy and Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). Dr. Henry’s research focuses on understanding the factors that enhance or hinder the ability of people with disabilities, particularly with psychiatric disabilities, to participate fully in important social roles as workers and parents. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, she conducts research that examines the impact of health and social policies, as well as community-based services, on the working and parenting lives of people with disabilities, with a goal of informing disability policy and service innovations. At CHPR she is a lead researcher on the Massachusetts Medicaid Infrastructure and Comprehensive Employment Opportunities grant, the goal of which is to improve access to and coordination of healthcare and employment services and supports provided by state agencies to people with disabilities and to evaluate the effectiveness of these services and supports in helping people with disabilities obtain and maintain competitive employment. Dr. Henry’s current research projects at CHPR include a state-wide survey of people with disabilities enrolled in the Massachusetts Medicaid program designed to examine relationships among disability, healthcare services and employment supports, and work outcomes; a state-wide outcome evaluation of supported employment service programs for persons with serious mental illness; and a qualitative study of the experiences of working age adults with serious mental illness who have recently enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Dr. Henry is also affiliated with the Center for Mental Health Services Research at UMMS, and is a member of the Parents Project team. The work of this team focuses on identification of promising practices for parents with mental illness and their families. Dr. Henry frequently employs participatory action research strategies, actively collaborating with consumers and other stakeholders, in developing and carrying out research project.
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