ScholarWorks at University of Montana

VPR Scott Whittenburg and Mayor John Engen

1. SAMHSA: Charles Smith, PhD, Regional Administrator - Region VIII:
   "The Landscape of Rural Behavioral Health Research"
   
   
2. WICHE: Liza Tupa, PhD, Director of Education and Research, Mental Health Programs:
   "Higher Education and Behavioral Health: Needs in Your Backyard and Beyond"

A facilitated discussion of the value of Federal-University partnerships, priorities in discretionary funding, and compliance; audience Q & A to follow.

Virtual

• Office of the Regional Director (Brian Shiozawa, MD)
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (Laurie Konsella, MPA)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (Deb Scott, RN; Kim Patton, PsyD)

In Person

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Charles Smith, PhD)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (David Van Behren)
• Office for Civil Rights (Andrea Oliver)
• Housing and Urban Development (Erik Amundson)

• Western Montana Rural Residency Training Program – Darin Bell, MD and Jen Robohm
• American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical Translational Research Program - Kari Harris, PhD, MPH
• Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development – Ryan Tolleson-Knee, PhD, MSW
• National Native Children’s Trauma Center – Mark Lane and Marilyn Zimmerman, PhD
• Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities – Meg Traci, PhD
• Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program – Mary-Ann Bowman, PhD, MSW
• Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network – Curtis Noonan, PhD
• Behavioral Health Workforce Development: Collaborative Strategies to Reduce Rural Disparities - Duncan Campbell, PhD