Lisa S. Meredith

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Senior Behavioral Scientist; Manager, Behavioral and Social Sciences Group; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in social psychology, Claremont Graduate University; M.A. in general experimental psychology, B.A. in psychology, California State University, Northridge

Overview

Biography

Lisa Meredith is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her research centers on mental health services, including the study of health care provider behavior, quality improvement, military mental health, the psychological effects of terrorism, and public health risk communication. Meredith was awarded a five-year National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) randomized trial to study the effectiveness of a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care management program to improve the identification and treatment of PTSD in primary care community health centers that provide care for the underserved. She is also leading two military mental health studies funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. She was a lead investigator of RAND's Invisible Wounds study of the mental health needs of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Recently completed work includes a study of risk communication with vulnerable populations for emergency preparedness funded by the Health and Human Services Agency and another NIMH study of mental health provider incentives to improve the delivery of appropriate care for depression in a managed behavioral health care organization. She was co-principal investigator (co-PI) on an NIMH project that evaluated the effects of team-based quality improvement on care for depression and a member of the steering committee for Quality Improvement for Depression, a multistudy consortium studying guideline-concordant depression care. As co-PI on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Partners in Care study, she led the primary care provider evaluation. Meredith received her Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University.

Concurrent Non-RAND Positions

Research Scientist, VA HSR&D Center of Excellence for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior

Recent Projects

  • Improving PTSD management in primary care
  • Promoting resilience in the U.S. military
  • Informational needs of military members and their families receiving help for traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Understanding barriers to care for depression among adolescents seen in primary care settings
  • Addressing the psychological consequences of terrorist incidents or other public health emergencies for hospitals and clinics

Selected Publications

Meredith, S., Sherbourne, C., Gaillot, S., J., Hansell, L., Ritschard, H.V., Parker, A.M., Wrenn, G., Promoting Psychological Resilience in the U.S. Military, RAND Corporation (MG-966-OSD), 2011

Meredith, L. S., Eisenman, D. P., Tanielian, T., Taylor, S. L., Basurto-Davila, R., Zazzali, J., et al., "Prioritizing "psychological" consequences for disaster preparedness and response: A framework for addressing the emotional, behavioral, and cognitive effects of patient surge in large-scale emergencies," Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 4:100-179, 2010

Meredith L.S., Zazzali, J.L., Shields, S., Eisenman, D.P., Alsabagh, H., "Psychological effects of patient surge in large-scale emergencies: a quality improvement tool for hospital and clinic capacity planning and response," Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 25:115-6, 2010

Meredith, L. S., Stein, B. D., Paddock, S. M., Jaycox, L. H., Quinn, V. P., Chandra, A., et al., "Perceived barriers to treatment for adolescent depression," Medical Care, 47:677-685, 2009

Meredith, L. S., Eisenman, D. P., Green, B. L., Basurto-Davila, R., Cassells, A., & Tobin, J. N., "System factors affect the recognition and management of post-traumatic stress disorder by primary care clinicians," Medical Care, 47:686-694, 2009

Meredith, L. S., Cheng, W. J. Y., Hickey, S. C., & Dwight-Johnson, M., "Factors associated with primary care clinician choice of a watchful waiting approach to managing depression," Psychiatric Services, 58:72-78, 2007

Meredith, L. S., Eisenman, D. P., Rhodes, H., Ryan, G., Long, A., "Trust influences response to public health messages during a bioterrorist event," Journal of Health Communication, 12:217-232, 2007

Meredith, L. S., Mendel, P., Pearson, M, Wu, S. Y. Joyce, G., Straus, J. B., et al., "Implementation and maintenance of quality improvement for treating depression in primary care," Psychiatric Services, 57:48-55, 2006

Publications