Mental Health Services, Research, Evaluation, and Training Program
PERSONNEL
MHSRET Program Faculty
A. Michael Wylie, Ph.D., is the Director of the Mental Health Services Research, Evaluation, and Training Program, University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM); an Associate Professor with the Social Sciences Research Institute in the College of Social Sciences, UHM; and, a Technical Consultant to the AMHD. Dr. Wylie's areas of interest include severe and persistent mental illness, public mental health systems of care, evidence-based practices, and mental health policy and legislation.
Keith Claypoole, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Studies Program, Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Dr. Claypoole's areas of interest include mental health services evaluation, jail diversion program development for mentally ill offenders, evaluation of crisis services, neuropsychological assessment, and rehabilitation and recovery.
Annette Crisanti, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor with the Social Sciences Research Institute in the College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM); an affiliate faculty member with the School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry, UHM; a Psychiatric Epidemiologist with the Mental Health Services Research, Evaluation, and Training Program (UHM); and, the Coordinator of the Hawai'i Center for Evidence-Based Practice. Dr. Crisanti's areas of interests include psychiatric epidemiology, forensic psychiatry (e.g. jail diversion program development for mentally ill offenders), and mental health services evaluation.
Philippe Gross, Ph.D., is a Research Psychologist with the Mental Health Services Research, Evaluation, and Training Program, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. His areas of interest include mental health services evaluation, epidemiology, rehabilitation and recovery, community housing for the mentally ill, and stigma reduction. Dr. Gross is also the curator of an annual art show for artists with mental illness.
Steven J. Onken, Ph.D., is an Associate Mental Health Services Researcher for the MHSRET and Consulting Social Worker for the Adult Mental Health Division. His research is being used to develop educational materials and performance measurement tools to assist service systems and consumer organizations in their efforts to implement a recovery-focused, evidence-based delivery system. Dr. Onken's work also focuses on sustainable development of consumer/survivor-operated programs, of consumer/survivors as staff within traditional mental health services, and of consumers/survivors within the general workforce. Dr. Onken has direct practice experience in the areas of mental health and disability; civil and legal rights protection and advocacy; sexual orientation, gender expression and strategies addressing hate violence; as well as in community organizing and development and organizational design and management.
John Steffen, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Clinical Studies Program in the Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Dr. Steffen's interests include mental health service delivery, schizophrenia, recovery and consumer empowerment, and integration of primary and behavioral health care.
Patrick Uchigakiuchi. Ph.D., is an Associate Specialist in the Social Sciences Research Institute in the College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM). Dr. Uchigakiuchi's areas of interest include cultural competency in mental health services, disparities related to minority populations, community-based research and interventions, and increasing minority researchers and clinicians from underserved populations. Research interests include ethnocultural factors related to risk and protective factors, development of psychopathology, and effectiveness of evidence-based practices.
Steven Wong, Ph.D., is a Research Psychologist with the Mental Health Services Research, Evaluation, and Training Program, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. His areas of interests include psychosocial rehabilitation services, supported employment and supported education, evidence-based practices, and mental health service utilization.
MHSRET Program Affiliated Supervisors
Jackie Hong, M.S.W., is the Project Manager of the State of Hawai'i Co-Occurring State Infrastructure Grant designed to provide system change to improve services to individuals with substance abuse and mental health disorders. She is a licensed social worker, a part time lecturer at local community colleges and Waianae Health Academy, and also works as a private consultant in quality improvement/risk management and adoption areas. She is also committed to improving the health statistics of Native Hawai'ians.
Email:jnhong@amhd.health.state.hi.us
Heather Jablonski, M.S.W., is the Project Manager for the Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Grant. Ms. Jablonski is responsible to facilitate use of two evidence-based practices, Illness Management and Recovery and Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders throughout the state of Hawai'i by planning and coordinating training and education programs. Email:hnjablon@amhd.health.state.hi.us
John Jansen, M.A., is the Director of the State Department of Health, Adult Mental Health Division's Service, Research, Evaluation and Reports Program, which oversees the Management Information Systems (MIS). The MIS unit is responsible to provide resources necessary to develop, implement, and operate a statewide information system capable to access data required by all AMHD units. MIS also works closely with the Mental Health Services Research, Evaluation, and Training Program, providing the data necessary for service evaluation and compliance reports that affect state and county planning and resource allocation. Email:jhjansen@hsh.health.state.hi.us
Eva Kishimoto, DCSW, CSAC, LCSW, is the State Department of Health, Adult Mental Health Division's (AMHD) Mental Illness/Substance Abuse (MISA) and Other Special Populations Service Director. She is also an adjunct faculty with the University of Hawai'i's School of Social Work and Department of Psychiatry. Ms. Kishimoto oversees the AMHD system transformation for dual diagnosis capacity and is responsible for the service planning and development for special populations such as Youth to Adult Transition, elderly, and co-occurring Mental Retardation/Mental Illness (MR/MI). Email:ekkishim@amhd.health.state.hi.us
Kim Meyer, Ph.D., is the Director of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program at Hawai'i State Hospital and a faculty affiliate of the Clinical Studies Program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He is responsible for the development of new programming that builds upon the strengths of the individual. Email:kameyer@hsh.health.state.hi.us
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