Center for Aging Research Projects

CAR Research Group Members:

• Alice O. Andrews, PhD - Postdoctoral fellow
• Laura K. Barre, MD - Postdoctoral fellow
• Stephen J. Bartels, MD, MS - Professor of Psychiatry and of Community and Family Medicine
• Julie Bynum, MD - Geriatrician
• Sarah Bishop-Horton, EdM - Clinical Interviewer
• Daniel E. Jimenez, PhD - Postdoctoral fellow
• Meghan A. McCarthy, MSW - Project Coordinator
• Kim T. Mueser, PhD - Professor of Psychiatry and of Community and Family Medicine
• Sarah I. Pratt, PhD - Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
• Aricca D. Van Citters, MS - Research Associate

CAR Research Projects:

Ongoing Research Support

1D31HP08813- HRSA (PI Bartels)

9/1/07 - 6/30/10

Northern New England Geriatric Education Center

Role: Principal Investigator

A geriatric education center aimed at eliminatin health barriers and assure quality of care for older adults by improving the knowledge, skills and competence of the health care workforce

5/31/07 - 4/30/12

5R01MH078052- NIMH (PI: Bartels)

Health Promotion and Fitness for Younger and Older Adults with SMI. This RCT will address the major goals of improving the health behaviors of persons with serious mental illness, including engagement in regular physical exercise and dietary change in urban settings.

10/1/04 - 12/31/08

ID# 1467- Endowment for Health (PI: Bartels)

Evaluation of a Pilot Health Promotion Intervention for Persons with Severe Mental Illness. A two-year evaluation of a health promotion program for persons with severe mental illness.

10/1/05 - 6/30/12

R34 MH74786- NIMH (PI: Riera, Co-PI: Bartels)

Integrated Illness Management and Recovery of SMI. This project will pilot an evidence-based integrated approach to the management of psychiatric and medical illness in middle-aged and older persons with severe mental illness (SMI).

9/01/05 - 6/30/10

T32 MH 073553- NIMH (PI: Bartels)

Training Geriatric Mental Health Services Researchers. Five year multi-site Post-doctoral training program in geriatric mental health services research including Dartmouth, University of Washington (Unutzer Co-PI) and Cornell (Bruce Co-PI).

10/1/06 - 9/30/09

R01 DD000140- CDC (PI: Bartels)

Promoting Health & Functioning in Persons with SMI. Three-year project to evaluate the effectiveness of the In SHAPE program in a community mental health center in Concord, NH. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a program to improve the exercise and diet behaviors of persons with serious mental illness. Participants will receive access to a YMCA membership, a personal fitness trainer, dietetic consultation, and nurse health care management.

9/01/02 - 8/31/12

2K24MH066282- NIMH (PI: Bartels)

Interventions and Services for Older Adults with SMI. Five-year continuation of a Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient Oriented Research focusing mentoring of early career investigators and the conduct of research on interventions and services for older adults with SMI.