CURRICULUM VITAE RUFINA J. LEE
Silberman School of Social Work Hunter College, City University of New York
2180 Third Avenue at 119th Street New York, NY 10035
212-396-7540
rufina.lee@hunter.cuny.edu RESEARCH INTERESTS
Serious mental illness: psychosocial interventions, first episode psychosis, homelessness, dissemination and implementation of evidence based practices.
Psychiatric epidemiology: disparities in severity of mental health disorders among race ethnic groups and immigrants.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Post-doctoral fellowship in psychiatric epidemiology, 2006-2009 Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
PhD, 2006
Columbia University School of Social Work
Dissertation: Determinants of first admission, mental health service utilization, and clinical and functional outcomes in first-episode psychosis: The Suffolk County Mental Health Project, 1989-1992 versus 1993-1995.
MSW, 1997
University of California Berkeley, School of Social Welfare
Master’s Research Project: Medication compliance in the psychiatric inpatient setting: Differences between immigrant Asian patients and non-immigrant patients.
BA, English Literature, 1990 Barnard College
ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, Aug 2014-
Silberman School of Social Work
Hunter College, City University of New York Research Scientist IV, 2009-2014
Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research New York State Psychiatric Institute
Associate Professor, July 2012 to June 2014 Chair, Research Curriculum
Touro College Graduate School of Social Work Adjunct Assistant Professor, Spring 2012 Columbia University School of Social Work Adjunct Assistant Medical Professor, 2007-2009
Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York Research Scientist, 2002-2004
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in collaboration with the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Research Assistant 2000-2006
New York State Psychiatric Institute and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
TEACHING
MSW: Research I, Research II, Evidence-based practices for adults with serious mental illness, Human behavior III, Psychopathology and pathways to wellness, Mental health policy, Organizational context
MD: Epidemiology workshop MSW FIELD INSTRUCTION
2011-2012 New York University School of Social Work 2010-2011 Columbia University School of Social Work 2009-2010 New York University School of Social Work 2004-2005 Columbia University School of Social Work 2002-2003 Fordham University School of Social Work OTHER TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION
Online course instructor, 2011 to 2014 Critical Time Intervention
T3 Training Institute, Center for Social Innovations Principal trainer, 2010-2012
Person Centered Treatment Planning
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Institute
Center for Practice Innovations, New York State Psychiatric Institute FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Center Scholar, 2008
Policy Scholar, 2007
Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York State Office of Mental Health
Travel grant, 2007
NIMH Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys Workshop National Research Service Award, 2006-2009
NIMH Post-Doctoral Training in Psychiatric Epidemiology Dissertation Award, 2004
Columbia University School of Social Work National Research Service Award, 1999-2002
NIMH Pre-Doctoral Training in Mental Health Services Research Department of Psychiatry Performance Award, 1999
San Francisco General Hospital, University of California at San Francisco Graduate Minority Award, 1996-1997
University of California at Berkeley GRANTS AND CONTRACTS In progress
1. A Delphi study of Critical Time Intervention. Funded by the President’s Fund for Faculty Advancement, Hunter College City University of New York, 2014-2015. Principal investigator.
2. Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth with Early Psychosis. Funded by SAMHSA, 2014-2019.
Co-investigator (PI Lisa Dixon).
3. Recovery After Initial Schizophrenia Episode Impact and Evaluation Study (RAISE-IES): Duration of Untreated Psychosis Study. Funded by NIMH, 2014-2016.
Co-investigator (PI Lisa Dixon).
4. OnTrack: Development of and training and consultation in the OnTrack initiative which includes OnTrackNY, OnTrackUSA, and OnTrackCore, which are composed of treatment models for individuals experiencing early psychosis. Contract with the Center for Practice Innovations, Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute. Funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health, 2014 to present.
Principal.
5. NYC START: Adaptation, training, and consultation of Critical Time Intervention model for the New York City Supportive Transition and Recovery Team (NYC-START),
an early intervention for psychosis initiative at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC-DOHMH). Funded by NYC-DOHMH, 2014-2015.
Principal. Completed
1. Principal, 2013-2014
Training grant to provide education and training to advanced Masters-level social work students in recovery oriented, evidence-based practices for adults with serious mental illness. Funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health – Schools of Social Work Deans' Consortium Project for Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health. 2. Principal, 2011-2012
Consultation of county-wide implementation of Critical Time Intervention. Funded by Coordinated Care Service, Erie County Department of Health, New York.
3. Principal investigator, 2009-2010
12 month Follow-up of A Pilot Study of the Joint Crisis Plan Intervention for Residents of NY/NY Housing. Funded by the Columbia Center for Homelessness Prevention
Studies.
4. Co-investigator (PI Ilana Nossel), 2008-2011
Critical Time Intervention for Frequent Users of the Columbia Presbyterian
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program. Funded by New York State Health Foundation.
5. Principal investigator, 2007-2008
A Pilot Study of the Joint Crisis Plan Intervention for Residents of NY/NY Housing. Funded by New York State Office of Mental Health.
6. Co-investigator (PI Claire Henderson), 2004-2006
A Pilot Study of the Joint Crisis Plan for People with Severe Mental Illness.
Funded by the MacArthur Research Network on Mandated Community Treatment. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES
Under review:
1. Lee, R., Sinkewicz, M., Muennig, P., & Link, B. Prevalence and severity of depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders across race/ethnic groups in the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys.
2. Dixon LB, Goldman HH, Bennett ME, Wang Y, McNamara K, Mendon SJ, Goldstein AB, Choi CWJ, Lee R, Lieberman JA, Essock SM. Implementing Coordinated Specialty Care for early psychosis: The RAISE Connection Program.
3. Nossel,I., Lee, R., Isaacs, A., Herman, D., Marcus, S., & Essock, S. An adaptation of Critical Time Intervention for frequent users of the psychiatric emergency room.
Accepted:
4. Nguyen, D. & Lee, R. (2013). Nativity and level of need: Toward an integrative perspective of Asian American mental health. Journal of Immigrant Minority Health, 15(6):1129-32.
5. Nguyen, D. & Lee, R. (2012). Asian immigrants’ mental health service use: An application of the life course perspective. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 3(1):53-63.
6. Sinkewicz, M. & Lee, R. (2011). Prevalence, comorbidity and course of depression among black fathers in the US. Research on Social Work Practice 21(3):289-297. 7. Verma, N., Lee R., Su, C., Chan, C., & Muennig, P. (2010). The psychosocial health of Shan children in Northwest Thailand. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies 8(4):445-449.
8. Henderson, C., Lee, R., Dragatsi, D., & Herman, D. (2009). From
psychiatricadvanced directives to the Joint Crisis Plan. Psychiatric Services, 60:1390-1391.
9. Muennig, P., Haomiao, J., Lee, R., & Lubetkin, E. (2008). I think therefore I am: Perceived ideal weight as a determinant of health. American Journal of Public Health, 98(3):501-6..
10. Lee, R. & Curran, L. (2003). Serving the “hard-to-serve ”: The use of clinical knowledge in welfare reform. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 30, 3, 59-79.
OTHER:
1. Lee, R. (2014). Manual for adaptation of Critical Time Intervention for the New York City Supportive Transition and Recovery Team (NYC-START) at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
2. Contributing author: Manuals for OnTrackNY, a Coordinated Specialty Care model for First Episode Psychosis:
-OnTrackNY Team Manual (2014), available at
http://practiceinnovations.org/OnTrackUSA/tabid/253/Default.aspx -OnTrackNY Primary Clinician’s Manual (2014),
available at
http://practiceinnovations.org/OnTrackUSA/tabid/253/Default.aspx -Brief Trauma Treatment Program adapted for OnTrackNY (2014)
3. Anglin, D., Lee, R., Yang, L., Lo, G., and Opler, M. (2009). Ethnicity and psychosis: Examining the nature of the relationship in A. Fortier and S. Turcotte (Eds.), Health Education: Challenges, Issues and Impact.. Nova Publishers: Hauppauge, New York.
4. Engstrom, M., Lee, R., Ross, R., Harrison, M., McVeigh, K., Josephson, L., Plapinger, J., Herman, D., King, C., & Sederer, L. (2003). Children’s mental health needs assessment in the Bronx. New York: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Planning, Evaluation and Quality Improvement.
5. Engstrom, M., Lee, R., Plapinger, J., Herman, D. & Sederer, L. (2002). Prevalence and burden estimates of psychiatric and substance use disorders and mental
retardation and developmental disabilities in New York City. New York: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Planning, Evaluation and Quality Improvement.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
1. “A Delphi study of Critical Time Intervention: Examining implementation and
identifying critical elements.” (by R. Lee, F. Chen, S. Conover, and D. Herman). Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Practice Research, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, June 9-11, 2014.
2. Invited talk: “Critical Time Intervention.” Learned Lunch Speaker Series, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, November 12, 2011.
3. “Project Connect: An adaptation of Critical Time Intervention for frequent users of the psychiatric emergency room. Paper given at Social Work Grand Rounds, New York State Psychiatric Institute (by I. Nossel and R. Lee). October 11, 2010.
4. “Prevalence of serious mental illness by race/ethnic group in the US” (by R. Lee, M. Sinkewicz, P. Muennig, and B. Link). Paper presented at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, January 14-17, 2010.
5. “Pilot studies of the Joint Crisis Plan intervention for adults with serious mental illness in the United States” (by R. Lee). Paper presented at Department of Epidemiology, Psychiatric Epidemiology Seminar, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, June 11, 2009.
6. “The Joint Crisis Plan intervention for residents of New York/New York supported housing ” (by R. Lee, C. Henderson and D. Herman). Paper presented at the NIMH Trainees Meeting at the American Psychopathological Association Annual Meeting, March 5-7, 2009.
7. “Policy changes and mental health service utilization in early psychosis” (by R. Lee, E. Lukens, and D. Herman). Paper presented at Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference, January 15-18, 2009.
8. “Prevalence of serious mental illness by race/ethnic group in the US” (by R. Lee, M. Sinkewicz, P. Muennig, and B. Link). Poster presented at the American
Psychopathological Association Annual Meeting, March 6-8, 2008.
9. “Pathways to care in first episode psychosis.” (by R. Lee, D. Herman, and E. Bromet). Poster presented at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Meeting, January 17-20, 2008.
10. “Pathways to care for Asian Americans in their first episode of psychosis: Findings from the Suffolk County Mental Health Project.” (by R. Lee and G. Lo). Poster
presented at the Asian American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 16-17, 2007.
11. “Medication Compliance in the Psychiatric Inpatient setting: The Role of Ethnicity and Immigrant Status.” (by R. Lee). Paper presented in Symposia entitled Treatment Issues and Social Stressors Faced by Chinese Immigrants with Severe Mental Illness (with L. Yang and Y. Chou) at the 24th Annual Teachers College Winter Roundtable on
Cultural Psychology and Education: Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches to Addressing Race and Culture in Psychology and Education, New York City, February 16-17, 2007.
12. “Individual Determinants of First-Episode Psychosis: The Suffolk County Mental Health Project, 1989-1992 versus 1993-1995.” (by R. Lee). Paper presented at Department of Epidemiology, Psychiatric Epidemiology Seminar, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, November 16, 2006.
13. “Prevalence and Burden Estimates of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders and Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities in New York City.” (by M.
Engstrom, R. Lee, J. Plapinger, D. Herman, & L. Sederer.) Paper presented to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, November 12, 2002.
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE Social Work Clinician, 1999
Times Square Hotel, Center for Urban Community Services, New York NY Housing Coordinator, 1997-1998
Division of Community Services, San Francisco General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco Clinical Social Worker I, 1997-1998
Psychiatric Emergency Room, San Francisco General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco Social Work Intern, 1996-1997
Division of Community Services, San Francisco General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco Case Manager, 1996
American Indian Family Healing Center, Oakland CA Social Work Intern, 1995-1996
American Indian Family Healing Center, Oakland CA Program Administrator, 1994-1995
Gouverneur Court, Community Access, New York, NY Team Supervisor, 1993-1994
Case Manager, 1991-1993
Transitional Housing Program, Community Access, New York, NY PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Manuscript review for Research on Social Work Practice, Journal Of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Psychological Medicine, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, American Journal of Public Health
Abstract review for annual conferences 2012 through 2015, Society for Social Work Research
Internal grants review, City University of New York, 2007-2009 Volunteer, New York City Homeless Shadow Count, 2007
Member, Board of Directors, Burmese Refugee Project, 2005 to 2014 Member, Board of Directors and Chair of program and planning committee New York Asian Women’s Center, 2003-2009
