Kristie Gore is an adjunct senior behavioral scientist at RAND, where she leads large research teams that develop innovative approaches to improve policies and well-being. Her work largely focuses on preventing, measuring, and treating behavioral health conditions associated with trauma using both quantitative and qualitative methods. She has designed large-scale surveys to study sexual violence, mental health confidentiality, and health behaviors. Gore’s qualitative research has informed understanding of military behavioral health care, posttraumatic stress disorder treatment, and security risks related to dementia. She has also completed systematic reviews to inform practice guidelines, one on the effectiveness of suicide aftercare interventions.
Currently, Gore evaluates web-based interventions supporting service members and their families, including an adaptive Alcohol Use Disorder treatment funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. She recently led a major initiative for FEMA that saved taxpayers $2.5 billion by creating a process to reimburse hospitals for COVID-19 emergency expenses without duplicating other patient care revenues hospitals received.
Previously, Gore served as an associate director in RAND’s National Security Research Division, overseeing military health policy research. Before joining RAND, she spent ten years at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center advancing post-deployment mental health care through research and clinical practice. Gore earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from American University and has provided care across diverse clinical settings, including community health centers, state hospitals, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Ph.D. in clinical psychology, American University; M.A. in general psychology, American University; B.A. in psychology, University of Virginia
