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Nicole Stadnick, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Director of Dissemination and Evaluation, ACTRI Dissemination and Implementation Science Center
Researcher, Child and Adolescent Services Research Center
UC San Diego

Areas of Expertise: Implementation science, autism, pediatrics, mental health services, health policy, community engagement, public health, health equity, global health, mixed methods, capacity building, system interventions, HIV prevention and intervention

Dr. Nicole Stadnick, PhD., MPH., is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego, Director of Dissemination and Evaluation of the UC San Diego Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, researcher at the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center and a licensed psychologist. Her program of federally, state and privately funded research focuses on evaluating the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices in community-based health or mental health service contexts. She has received NIH-funded fellowships from the Child, Intervention, Prevention, and Services Research Mentoring Network (2015-2016), the Implementation Research Institute (2017-2018) and the Mixed Methods Training Program for the Health Sciences (2019-2020). She currently leads community-engaged, cross-system health services and implementation research for individuals with complex health clinical presentations served in community settings including federally qualified health centers, low-and-middle income countries, publicly-funded mental health services and HIV/AIDS care programs.

LEAPS: Leveraging resources to EHE Among People of Color in San Diego
NIH P30-AI036214-Supplement
Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022
Role: Co-Investigator


Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders Training Program
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
T73MC42027-01-00
Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2026
Role: Co-Investigator


Supporting the implementation of a state policy on screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Federally Qualified Health Centers
NIH R21MH123835
May 1, 2021 - Apr 30, 2023
Role: Consultant


Policy Implementation Research on Earmarked Taxes for Mental Health Services
National Institute of Mental Health R21MH125261
Dec 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2022
Role: Site Principal Investigator
Role Description: The goal of this study is to generate knowledge about how to enhance the ability of earmarked taxes for mental health to increase the reach of evidence-based practices that improve population mental health.


Detection and Models of Toxicant Exposure - Harnessing Technological Innovation and Community-Engaged Implementation Science to Optimize COVID-19 Testing for Women and Children in Underserved Communities
NIH/NIEHSP42 ES010337-19S2 (RADx-UP Suppl.)
Sep 24, 2020 - Aug 31, 2022
Role: Co-Investigator
Role Description: Through community outreach and the implementation of a new and rapid COVID-19 testing program recently developed at UCSD, the goal is to rely on mixed methods, multi-level community-engaged approaches to gather information on the barriers and facilitators of the delivery and uptake of COVID-19 testing at the individual, organizational and community levels.


Share, Trust, Organize, Partner: The COVID-19 California Alliance (STOP COVID-19 CA)
NIMHD/NHLBI 21-312-0217571-66106L
Sep 9, 2020 - Aug 31, 2022
Role: Principal Investigator
Role Description: This is a California community engagement collaborative aimed at co-creating and evaluating community-driven strategies to increase participation of underserved communities in COVID-19 therapeutic trials.


San Diego Center for AIDS Research Implementation Science Hub
NIHP30-AI036214-Supplement
Sep 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2023
Role: Principal Investigator
Role Description: The SD CFAR IS hub will provide consultation and technical assistance to Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) projects and will be a value-added to both the EHE initiative and the broader field of IS research and practice.


Refining and Implementing Technology-Enhanced Family Navigation to Promote Early Access and Engagement with Mental Health Services for Youth with Autism
NIH R34MH120190
Aug 15, 2020 - Jun 30, 2023
Role: Principal Investigator


Leveraging Implementation Science to Reduce Inequities in Children’s Mental Health Care
Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation
Jan 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2022
Role: Principal Investigator


Innovation Technology Based Mental Health Solutions “Tech Suite”: Formative Evaluation
California Mental Health Services Authority 375-IT-UCI-2018
Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2022
Role: Co-Investigator

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