PTSD: National Center for PTSD

Johanne Eliacin, PhD

Researcher/Investigator

Women's Health Sciences Division

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Academic Appointment

• Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Assistant Research Professor
• Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Center for Health Services Research, Research Scientist

Education

• Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Associated Health Postdoctoral

Fellowship

• Cornell University, Postdoctoral Residency in Psychology, 2012
• Purdue University, Pre-doctoral Clinical Internship, 2011
• University of Chicago, Comparative Human Development (Joint Ph.D. in psychological anthropology and clinical psychology), 2011
• University of Chicago, Social Sciences, MA, 2001
• Brooklyn College, Psychology, BA, 1999

Expertise and Interests

• Qualitative and mixed methods research methodologies
• Social determinants of health, health equity, and healthcare disparities
• Patient-clinician communication and shared decision-making in mental healthcare
• Patient engagement in health services and research

Membership in Professional Societies

• Society of Behavioral Medicine
• Academy of Communication in Healthcare
• American Psychological Association

Awards and Honors

• Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Career Development Award, (2018-2023)
• Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust Award, 2019
• NIDA Implementation Research Institute (IRI) Fellow, (2017-2019)
• Best poster winner, Academy Health, 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, 2019
• Best poster finalist, International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, 2019

Selected Publications

Eliacin, J. Matthias, S., Cameron, K., and Burgess, DJ. (2023). Veterans' views of PARTNER-MH, a peer-led patient navigation intervention, to improve patient engagement in care and patient-clinician communication: A qualitative study. Patient Education and Counseling, 107847.

Eliacin, J., Burgess, D., Rollins, A., Patterson, S. Bair, J., Salyers, M, Spoont, M, Chinman, M., Slaven, JE., and Matthias, S. (2023). Outcomes of a peer-led navigation program, PARTNER-MH, for racially diverse veterans receiving mental health services: Randomized controlled trial to assess feasibility and acceptability. Translational Behavioral Medicine.

Eliacin, J., Carter, J., Bass, E., Flannagan, M., Salyers, M., and McGuire, A. (2022). Implementation and staff understanding of shared decision-making in acute inpatient mental health units. BMJ OPEN. 12(5). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057300

Eliacin, J., Matthias, M., Burgess, D., Patterson, S., Damush, T., Pratt-Chapman, M., McGovern, M., Chinman, M., Talib, T., Connor, C., and Rollins, A. (2021). Pre-implementation evaluation of PARTNER-MH: A mental healthcare disparity intervention for minority Veterans in the VHA. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 48(1), 46-60. doi: 10.1007/s10488-020-01048-9.

Eliacin, J., Matthias, M., Cunningham, B., and Burgess, D. (2020). Veterans' perceptions of racial bias in VA mental healthcare and their impacts on patient engagement and patient-provider communication. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(9), 1798-1804. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.03.017.