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Terri Tanielian

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Coleader, RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research

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Education

M.A. in psychology, American University; B.A. in psychology, Boston University

Biography

Terri Tanielian is a senior social research analyst and serves as coleader of the RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research. In this capacity, she oversees RAND's diverse military health research portfolio and maintains relationships with senior military health leaders. She was the co–study director for a large, privately funded assessment of the psychological, emotional, and cognitive consequences of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, entitled Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery. She also recently completed a congressionally mandated evaluation of a TRICARE demonstration to expand access to mental health counselors. Tanielian's areas of interest include the psychological and behavioral effects of combat, terrorism, and disasters; public health emergency preparedness; and risk communication. She was recently the co–principal investigator for a study examining the Department of Defense response to and management of three anthrax-related incidents in March 2005. This work builds upon her earlier study examining the relationship of health care decisionmaking and perception of risk among individuals treated for anthrax exposure during the fall of 2001.

Tanielian has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, and serves as editor for the Emergency Preparedness column in Psychiatric Services. She was also a member of the planning committee for the 18th and 22nd Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy, which focused on mental health needs and recovery following September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina, respectively.

Tanielian earned her B.A. in psychology from Boston University and her M.A., also in psychology, from American University.

Research Focus

Military and veterans health care and policy; psychological and behavioral health issues related to acts of terrorism, disasters, and combat; mental health policy; psychological health and resilience; public health preparedness and emergency response

RAND Research Areas

Health and Health Care

Recent Projects

  • Psychological and cognitive injuries associated with combat
  • Access to mental health services in the military health system
  • Exemplary practices in public health preparedness
  • Psychological and behavioral aspects of bioterrorism

Selected Publications

Terri Tanielian and H. Lisa Jaycox, eds., Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery, RAND Corporation, 2008

B. D. Stein and T. L. Tanielian, "Building and Translating Evidence into Smart Policy: Continuing Research Needs for Informing Post-War Mental Health Policy", World Psychiatry, 5(1), 2006

D. B. Reissman et al., "Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Adaptive Responses to an Evolving Challenge", Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 3(2), 2006

T. L. Tanielian and B. D. Stein "Strategies for Pre- and Post-Attack Mental/Emotional Health" in David Kamien, ed., The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook: The Definitive Guide for Law Enforcement, EMT, and all other Security Professionals, McGraw-Hill, 2005

B. D. Stein et al., "Emotional and Behavioral Consequences of Bioterrorism: Planning a Public Health Response", The Milbank Quarterly, 82(3), 2004

Research Focus

Military health care and policy; emergency management and response; homeland security; risk communication; psychological and behavioral health issues related to acts of terrorism, disasters, and combat; public health preparedness and emergency response

Recent Projects

  • Psychological and cognitive injuries associated with combat
  • Access to mental health services in the military health system
  • Exemplary practices in public health preparedness
  • Psychological and behavioral aspects of bioterrorism

Selected Publications

Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery, Terri Tanielian and H. Lisa Jaycox, eds., RAND Corporation, 2008

"Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Adaptive Responses to an Evolving Challenge," D. B. Reissman et al., Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2006

"Building and Translating Evidence into Smart Policy: Continuing Research Needs for Informing Post-War Mental Health Policy," B. D. Stein and T. L. Tanielian, World Psychiatry, Vol. 5, No. 1, Feb 2006

"Strategies for Pre- and Post Attack Mental/Emotional Health," T. L. Tanielian and B. D. Stein, in The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 2005

"Emotional and Behavioral Consequences of Bioterrorism: Planning a Public Health Response," B. D. Stein et al., The Milbank Quarterly, Vol. 82, No. 3, Sept 2004

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: BBC America; C-SPAN Washington Journal; Homeland Response; NBC Nightly News; Newhouse News Service; Newsday; NPR; PBS; Roll Call

To arrange an interview:

Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.

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