Journal Article
Associations Between Depression Subtype and Functional Impairment and Treatment Utilization in a National Sample of Adolescents
May 1, 2021
Rachel M. Burns
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Pittsburgh Office
Education
M.P.H., University of Michigan; B.S., Ohio State University
Overview
Rachel M. Burns is a senior quantitative analyst at the RAND Corporation. During her tenure at RAND, she has worked on projects focused on disaster response and recovery operations, neighborhood influences on health, substance abuse and drug policy, unmanned aerial vehicles, the mental health and well-being of military personnel and their families, software acquisition for the Navy, suicide epidemiology and prevention, adolescent health behaviors, occupational health and safety, access to and utilization of health care services, vaccinations, cancer survivorship, maternal and child health, and patient safety and quality of care in hospitals. Burns is a professional cost analyst, proficient SAS and R programmer, and experienced in qualitative and quantitative data management, collection, and analysis. Burns earned her M.P.H. degree in epidemiology from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Research Focus
Selected Publications
Burns, R. M., Pacula, R. L., Bauhoff, S., Gordon, A. J., Hendrikson, H., Leslie, D. L., & Stein, B. D., "Policies related to opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorders: The evolution of state policies from 2004 to 2013," Substance Abuse, 37(1), 2016
Burns, R.M.; Caulkins, J.P.; Everingham, S.S.; Kilmer, B., "Statistics on Cannabis Users Skew Perceptions of Cannabis Use," Frontiers in Psychiatry, 4, 2013
Burns, R.M.; Chandra, A.; Lara-Cinisomo S., The Experience of Outdoor Education at Operation Purple Camp: Findings from a Sample of Youth Participants, The RAND Corporation (WR-815), 2011
Tanielian, Terri L.; Farmer, Carrie M.; Burns, Rachel M.; Duffy, Erin L.; Setodji, Claude Messan., Ready or not?: assessing the capacity of New York State health care providers to meet the needs of veterans, (RR-2298-NYSHF), 2017
Breslau, Joshua.; Han, Bing.; Stein, Bradley D.; Burns, Rachel M.; Yu, Hao., "Did the Affordable Care Act's Dependent Coverage Expansion Affect Race/Ethnic Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage?" Health Services Research, 2017
Dick, A.W.; Pacula, R.L.; Gordon, A.J.; Sorbero, M.J.; Burns, R.M.; Leslie, D.L.; Stein, B.D., "Growth in buprenorphine waivers for physicians increased potential access to opioid agonist treatment, 2002-11," Health Affairs, 34(6), 2015
Ramchand, R.; Acosta, J.; Burns, R.M.; Jaycox, L.H.; Pernin, The War Within: Suicide Prevention in the U.S. Military, The RAND Corporation (MG-953-OSD), 2011
Burnam, M.A.; Meredith, L.S.; Helmus, T.C.; Burns, R.M.; Cox, R.A.; D’Amico, E.; Martin, L.T.; Vaiana, M.E., Williams, K.M.; Yochelson, M.R. "Systems of Care: Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Access to High-Quality Care," in Tanielian, T. and Jaycox, L.H., Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery, The RAND Corporation (MG-720-CCF), 2008
