Employment: 2012 Present Assistant Professor College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

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Alicia C. Bunger 1

Alicia C. Bunger, MSW, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

College of Social Work  The Ohio State University

325W Stillman Hall, 1947 N. College Road

Columbus, OH 43210

614-688-8366  bunger.5@osu.edu

Employment

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2012 – Present Assistant Professor

College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Education

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2010-2012 NIMH Post-Doctoral Fellow, Mental Health Services and Systems Research

Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2006-2010 Ph.D., NIMH Pre-Doctoral Fellow

Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO Dissertation: Partnership Development Among Mental Health Organizations

2003 Master of Social Work; Administration, Policy & Planning

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

2001 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (summa cum laude)

Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA

Research and Teaching Interests:

 Mental Health Services and Service Delivery Systems  Non-Profit Organizations and Administration

 Implementation of Evidence Based Practices  Research Methods and Program Evaluation

Competitive Grants:

Awarded:

2012-2017 Evaluation Principal Investigator, Gateway CALL (Initiative to Improve Access to

Needs-Driven, Evidence-Based/Evidence-informed Mental and Behavioral Health Services in Child Welfare”). USDHHS, Administration for Children and Families (Grant # 90CO1104/01). Subcontract with Franklin County Children’s Services: $1,327,311.

2009-2010 Principal Investigator, Partnership Development Among Mental Health

Organizations. National Institute of Mental Health, Ruth L. Kirschstein, National

Research Service Award (NRSA), Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship for Dissertation Research (F31 MH088037): $28,776.

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Peer Reviewed Publications:

Bunger, AC, Stiffman, AR, Foster, KA, & Shi, P. (2009). Child Welfare Workers’ Connectivity to

Resources and Youth’s Receipt of Services. Advances in Social Work 10(1), 19-38.

Perron, BE, Bunger, A., Bender, K., & Howard, MO (2010). Treatment Guidelines for Substance Use Disorders and Serious Mental Illnesses: Do They Address Co-Occurring Disorders? Substance Use and Misuse 45(7-8), 1262-1278. doi: 10.3109/10826080903442836.

Bunger, AC. (2010). Defining Service Coordination: A Social Work Perspective. Journal of Social

Service Research 36(5), 385-401. doi: 10.1080/01488376.2010.510931.

Proctor, E., Silmere, H., Raghavan, R., Hovmand, P., Aarons, G., Bunger, A., Griffey, R., & Hensley, M. (2011). Outcomes for Implementation Research: Conceptual Distinctions, Measurement

Challenges, and Research Questions. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 38(2), 65-76. doi: 10.1007/s10488-010-0319-7.

Bunger, AC., Chuang, E., & McBeath, B. (2012). Facilitating Mental Health Service Use for

Caregivers: Referral Strategies Among Child Welfare Workers. Children and Youth Services Review 34(4), 696-703. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.12.014.

Powell, BJ, McMillen, JC, Carpenter, CR, Griffey, RT, Bunger AC, Glass, JE, York, JL, & Proctor, EK. (2012). A Compilation of Strategies for Implementing Clinical Innovations in Health and Mental Health. Medical Care Research and Review 69 (2), 123-157. doi:

10.1177/1077558711430690

Bunger, AC. (2012). Administrative Coordination in Non-Profit Human Service Delivery Networks:

The Role of Competition and Trust. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Published online early. doi: 10.1177/0899764012451369.

Schell, S.F., Luke, D.A., Schooley, M.W., Elliot, M.B., Herbers, S.H., Mueller, N.B., Bunger, A.C. (2013). Conceptualizing Sustainability Capacity: Development of a Framework for Chronic Disease. Implementation Science, 8(15). doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-15.

Under Review:

Bunger, AC. & Gillespie, DF. (Revise and Resubmit). Coordinating Non-Profit Services: Examining

the Composition and Relationships of Collaborative Organizational Groups.

Conference Presentations:

Bunger, AC and Gillespie, DF (2013). Building Service Networks: The Impact of Funding on

Partnerships Among Non-Profits. Paper presented at the 2013 meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA.

Bunger, AC, Collins-Camargo, C., Chuang, E., McBeath, B., and Perron, B. (2013). A Systematic

Review of Public-Private Collaboration in Children’s Services: Implications for Organizational Practice and Research. Paper presented at the 2013 meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA.

Bunger, AC (2012). Coordinating with the Competition: The Role of Trust. Paper presented at the 2012

meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.

Bunger, AC, Chuang, E., and McBeath, B (2012). Does Worker-Client Racial/Ethnic Similarity Matter

for Child Welfare Service Provision? A Test of Representative Bureaucracy Theory. Paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.

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Alicia C. Bunger 3 Powell, BJ, McMillen, JC, Carpenter, CR, Griffey, RT, Bunger AC, Glass, JE, York, JL, & Proctor,

EK. (2011). A Compilation of Strategies for Implementing Clinical Innovations in Health and Mental Health. Poster presented at the 4th Annual NIH Conference on the Science of

Dissemination and Implementation: Policy and Practice, Bethesda, MD.

Glass, JE, Powell, BJ, Bunger, AC, Santens, R., & Proctor EK. (2011). Implementation Outcomes in Specialty Substance Use Disorder Treatment Research. Poster presented at the 4th Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Policy and Practice, Bethesda, MD.

Bunger, A.C., Hovmand, P.S., Kyriakakis, S. (2010). Exploring Organizational Roles in Domestic

Violence Service Systems: A Network Approach. Paper presented at the 2010 meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.

Bunger, A.C., Hovmand, P.S. (2009). Managing Organizational Partnerships in Mental Health. Paper

presented at the 2009 meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, San Antonio, TX.

Bunger, A.C. (2009). Partnership Development Among Mental Health Service Organizations. Poster

presented at the 2009 PhD Colloquium, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Albuquerque, NM.

Bunger, A.C., Stiffman, A.R., Foster, K.A. & Shi, P. (2009). Connecting Youth in Child Welfare to

Behavioral Health Services. Paper presented at the 2009 NIMH Mental Health Services Research Conference, Washington, DC.

Bunger, A.C. (2009). Coordination in Human Services: A Qualitative Inquiry. Paper presented at the

2009 meeting of the Society for Social Work Research, New Orleans, LA.

Hovmand, P.S. Levin, B., Alexander-Eitzman, B., Gillespie, D.F., Schurer, J., & Bunger, A. (2008). Financial and organizational dynamics of nonprofit mental health organizations. Paper presented at the Association of Voluntary Action Scholars, the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Hovmand, P.S., Gillespie, D.F., Levin, B., Schurer, J., Alexander-Eitzman, B.E., Bunger, A.C., Phillips, L., Chalise, N., & Staver, B. (2008). Financial Performance of Non-Profit Mental Health

Organizations. Paper presented at the 2008 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Athens, Greece.

Bunger, A.C., Bunger, E.M., & Klotz, M.L. (2006). The Effects of Labeling and Political Affiliation on

Agreement with Presidential Candidates. Poster presented at the 2006 meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Klotz, M.L, Bunger, A.C., & Bunger, E.M. (2006). Student Engagement in Presidential Elections. Paper presented at the 2006 meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Evaluations and Reports:

Bunger, A.C. (March 2012). Coordination Among the St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund Key

Partners. Evaluation report written for the St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund.

Bunger, A.C. (June 2010). Partnership Development Among Mental Health Organizations. Report

written for the St. Louis County Children’s Services Coalition and St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund.

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Alicia C. Bunger 4 Center for Children and Families, Rutgers University. (December 2006). Comprehensive Care Plan

2006-2009: HIV Health Services Planning Council – Middlesex, Somerset-Hunterdon EMA. Strategic plan presented to the Middlesex County Department of Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services.

Center for Children and Families, Rutgers University. (July 2005). Ryan White Title I Needs Assessment – Women of Color. Report written for the HIV Health Services Planning Council of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon and Middlesex County Department of Human Services.

Center for Children and Families, Rutgers University. (March 2005). ‘Senior Sense’ Program Evaluation. Report written for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Middlesex

County.

Center for Children and Families, Rutgers University. (July 2004). Needs Assessment for the Ryan White Title I Planning Council: Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon Eligible Metropolitan Area. Report written for the HIV Health Services Planning Council of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon and Middlesex County Department of Public Health.

Research and Professional Experience:

2011 – 2012 Principal Investigator, Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of

North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Social Networks and Implementation of Evidence Based Practices

2010 Research Assistant, Center for Tobacco Policy Research, Washington University

State Sustainability Tool to be used Across Chronic Disease Programs (CDC-Office on Smoking & Health, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors); Luke, PI.

2009-2011 Principal Investigator, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University.

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2009-2010 Research Assistant – Measures, Brown School of Social Work, Washington

University.

Dissemination and Implementation Research Core (Washington University Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences, 5UL1RR024992-02); Proctor, PI

2007-2009 Research Assistant, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University.

Impact of Implementing Evidence-Based Practice on Organizational Performance (NSF-0724577); Hovmand, PI; Gillespie, Co-PI.

2007-2008 Research Assistant, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University

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IMPROVE: Intervention for Multisector Provider Enhancement (NIMH - R34 MH072871); Stiffman, PI

2003-2006 Project Coordinator, Center for Children and Families, Rutgers University,

Piscataway, NJ

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Designed/Supervised annual community needs assessments for the Ryan White Title I Program and Planning Council.

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Facilitated service prioritization, resource allocation, comprehensive planning and standards of care development for the HIV Health Services Planning Council of Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon in compliance with the Ryan White CARE Act.

2002-2003 Policy Education Intern, New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Trenton, NJ.

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Monitored pending state and federal legislation, developed position statements and talking points, organized first Legislative Action Day.

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Analyzed and reported qualitative data for Sexual Assault Response Team

Implementation Evaluation.

2001-2003 Research Assistant, Center for Children and Families, Rutgers University

Ryan White Title I Outcome Evaluation, Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative – Healthy Start Evaluation.

2000 (Summer) Political Action Intern, National Association of Social Workers, Washington, DC

 Generated materials on student civic participation, researched competitive political candidates and races, assisted with Field Organizer Training

Teaching:

College of Social Work, The Ohio State University

 SWK 7403 Evaluation of Programs and Policies (Fall 2012)  SWK 7404 Applied Program and Policy Evaluation (Spring 2013)

Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis

 Research Methods for Social Work Practice (Fall 2009)  Teaching Assistant for:

 Evaluation of Programs and Services (Fall 2008, Summer 2009)  Organizational Behavior and Theory (Spring 2008)

 Research Methods for Social Work Practice (Fall 2007)

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Awards and Honors:

2007-2009 Roma and Raymond Witcoff Scholar

Washington University

2003 Bernard K. Neugeboren Award for Outstanding Student in Administration, Policy

and Planning

School of Social Work, Rutgers University

Academic Service:

Ad-hoc Reviewer

Academy of Management - Annual Meeting Health Care Management Review

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Academic Committees (OSU College of Social Work)

Evidence and Evaluation Curriculum Committee (2012-2013) Foundation Curriculum Committee (2012-2013

Professional Affiliations:

 Academy of Management (2010-Present)

 American Evaluation Association (2012-Present)

 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (2011 – Present)  International Network of Social Network Analysts (2009-Present)