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A.M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., M.H.Sc
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Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., M.H.Sc.
Georgetown University Medical Center2115 Wisconsin Avenue NW Suite 120
Washington, DC 20007
Ph: 202-687-2392
Fax: 202-687-0694
RESEARCH EXPERTISE & INTERESTS
Expertise: Treatment Engagement; Adolescent Mental Health Disparities, Depressive Illness Diagnosis and Treatment; Behavioral Clinical Trials; Community Based Participatory Research, Racial Disparities in Adolescent Depression & Faith Based Health Promotion Additional Interests: Mindfulness; Community Engaged Suicide Prevention in Diverse Youth
EDUCATION
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC5/2010
M.H.Sc., Clinical Research
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC6/2005
Postdoctoral Fellowship
PREMIER Mental Health Interventions Training Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC6/2002
Duke University, Durham, NC
Postdoctoral Fellowship – Duke School of Medicine, primary location
UNC/Duke Program in Mental Health Services and Systems Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 8/1997
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology
New York University, New York, NY5/1993
M.A., Counseling
Howard University, Washington, D.C. 5/1991
B.A., English
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR7/14 -
Department of Psychiatry, Research Division
Center for Eliminating Health Disparities
Affiliate Faculty, Research Training and Education Core5/13 -
Faculty, Community Engagement Core11/15 -
Georgetown University Medical Center – Washington, D.C.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR4/12 – 6/14
Georgetown University Medical Center – Washington, D.C.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 9/05 – 3/12
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Divisions of Medical Psychology & Pediatrics
Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
SENIOR STAFF CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST4/10 – 7/11
Behavioral Health
Lincoln Community Health Center – Durham, NC
SENIOR STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST1/07 – 2/08
The Carter Clinic – Raleigh, NC
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE6/05 – 8/05
Duke University Medical Center – Durham, NC
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR8/97 - 5/02
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology & Special Education
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST 10/00 - 7/02
Meridian Professional Psychological Consultants - East Lansing, MI
CULTURAL DIVERSITY AODA PREVENTION SPECIALIST4/94 - 6/96
Madison Inner-City Council on Substance Abuse, Inc., Madison, WI
COUNSELOR/MENTOR9/95 - 5/96
Department of Athletics
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
CULTURAL DIVERSITY SPECIALIST6/94 - 8/94
Project UJIMA
Dane County Mental Health Center - Madison, WI
RESEARCH ASSISTANT9/93 - 5/94
Department of Counseling Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
COUNSELOR7/92 - 7/93
Young Adult Learning Academy - New York, NY
COUNSELOR/TUTOR8/91- 5/93
University Settlement, New York, NY
FACULTY ASSISTANT9/91 - 5/92
Department of Applied Psychology
New York University - New York, NY
COUNSELOR/TUTOR12/90 - 5/91
Promoting Educational and Cultural Health (PEACH) Program
Washington, DC
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
NRSA/NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship7/02 – 6/03
Duke University School of Medicine - Durham, NC
Program: UNC/Duke Mental Health Services Research Program – Child/Adolescent Focus
Mentors: Barbara Burns, Ph.D. & Betsy Farmer, Ph.D.
NRSA/NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship7/03 – 5/05
Duke University School of Medicine - Durham, NC
Program: PREMIER Mental Health Intervention Research
Training Director: David Steffens, M.D., M.H.Sc. Mentor: John March, M.D., M.P.H.
DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Fellowship7/03 – 5/05
DCRI, Durham, NC
Mentor: Joseph DeVaugh-Geiss, M.D.
INTERNSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS 7/96 – 7/97
Predoctoral Internship
Duke University Counseling and Psychological Services
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
National Register Health Service Psychologist 09/12 -
Credential #53523
District of Columbia08/12 -
Full Psychologist License #: PSY1000818
State of North Carolina10/06 -
Full Psychologist License #: LP3250
State of Michigan 7/00 – 10/02
Limited Psychologist License #: LLP6301011407
SPONSORED RESEARCH
Ongoing Research Support
PCORI Breland-Noble (PI) Chase-Sands (Co-I)7/15 – 6/17
Eugene Washington Engagement Awards
Engaging Black Faith Communities to Address Mental Health Disparities via Curriculum Development
The objectives of the proposed CBPR study are: 1) to investigate African American clergy and church leaders attitudes about depression and suicide in African Americans; 2) Determine the individual, interpersonal, environmental and contextual elements necessary to support Faith Based Health Promotion for child and family mental/behavioral health.
PCORI Breland-Noble (PI) Chase-Sands (Co-PI) 5/16 – 4/17
Pipeline to Proposal Awards – Tier II
Building Capacity and Reducing Barriers to the Inclusion of Underserved Black Youth
The objective of the proposed planning award is to fortify our current team of patients, caregivers, stakeholders, university researchers, providers and faith community leaders to develop a mental illness CER question.
GHUCCTS 5/16 – 7/16
Pilot Translational and Clinical Studies Program (Special Award)
Breland-Noble (PI) Hill (Co-I) Chase-Sands (Co-I)
Collaborating with African American/Black Faith Communities to Improve Engagement in Mental Health Comparative Effectiveness Research
This proof of concept study is focused on quantifying and evaluating Faith Based Mental Health Promotion practices for engaging African Americans in mental health Comparative Effectiveness and Patient Centered Outcomes Research.
NIH/NIMH Adams-Campbell (PI) Magrab (Co-PI) Breland-Noble (Co-I)5/12 – 4/17
P60 MD006920
Center of Excellence for Health Disparities in our Nation’s Capital
The focus of this Center of Excellence is to eliminate health disparities by transferring knowledge from research-to-practice-to-policy. Dr. Breland-Noble is a member of the Community Engagement Core providing expertise on rigorous mechanisms for engaging the local community in major projects of the center.
Completed
PCORI Breland-Noble (PI) Chase-Sands (Co-PI) 5/15 – 2/16
Pipeline to Proposal Awards – Tier I
Building Capacity and Reducing Barriers to the Inclusion of Underserved Black Youth
The objectives of the proposed planning award are to build a research team of patients, caregivers, stakeholders, university researchers, providers and faith community leaders to 1) developing a new partnership; 2) identify behavioral and mental health needs of our community and 3) develop a strategic plan for submission of a Tier II award based on the outcomes of the Tier 1 project.
GHUCCTS Breland-Noble (PI) Hill (Co-I) Chase-Sands (Co-I)12/15 – 4/16
Pilot Translational and Clinical Studies Program
Collaborating with African American/Black Faith Communities to Improve Engagement in Mental Health Comparative Effectiveness Research
This proof of concept study is focused on using a proof-of-concept approach to quantify and evaluate Faith Based Mental Health Promotion practices for engaging African Americans/Blacks in mental health Comparative Effectiveness Research and Patient Centered Outcomes Research.
NIH/NIMH K01 MH073814 Breland-Noble (PI) 09/06 - 11/11
Barriers to Research and Care in Depressed Black Youth
NIMH K01 Scientist Development Award for New Minority Faculty
Mixed methods program of research focused on depression treatment engagement for African-American adolescents. To date I have identified factors associated with participation in research and treatment and used this data to develop and pilot test my depression treatment engagement intervention.
GHUCCTS Breland-Noble (PI) Carter-Williams (Co-PI)2/13 – 3
Community Engagement and Research Partnership Stimulation Mini Grant
Faith Based Health Promotion as Innovation for Reducing African American Mental Health Disparities
This newly formed university community collaborative team proposes a research study focused on mental health stigma reduction and treatment engagement for racially diverse populations with a specific focus on African American/Black youth and families.
SM056495 Breland-Noble (Co-I) Magrab, P. (PI)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 4/10 – 7/14
National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health
Evidence Based Practice Implementation within Statewide Systems of Care
R21 Breland-Noble (Consultant) I.D. Acevedo-Polakovich & L. Niec (Co-PIs)
NIH/NICHD4/12 – 3/14
Selective Prevention of Conduct Disorder in Historically Underserved Preschoolers
PA-10-069 NIH Exploratory Developmental Research Grant Program (R21)
The objective of this proposal is to develop an innovative intervention based on parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT; Eyberg &University of Florida Child Study Lab, 2009) to reduce disparities in conduct-disordered behavior in a sample of Latino youth using CBPR and natural helpers.
Georgetown University International Initiatives Yearwood (PI) Breland-Noble (Co-I)11/13 – 7/15
Assessing Mental Health of Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth
“In-country”, stakeholder engaged research study focused on understanding and assessing mental health services and disparities in Jamaican youth.
R01-MH081947 Goldston (PI) Breland-Noble (Co-I)2/09-8/12
NIH/NIMH
Impact of Adolescent Suicide Attempts on Parents
This is a longitudinal study examining reactions and mental health needs of mothers of adolescents who have made suicide attempts, as compared with mothers of other hospitalized adolescents. I am the cultural qualitative research expert for this study.
NIH/NIMHD
Loan Repayment Program 08/03 – 06/09
National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities
Health Disparities Scholar
P30 MH66386 March (PI)
NIH/NIMH 07/05 - 09/06
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Trials Network (CAPTN)
Long Term Investigator Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Related Research
I was responsible for diversity initiatives in the patient and clinician populations.
Role: Supplement to parent grant
U10 MH66750 March (Primary Contract Site PI)
Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters Study
NIMH contract with Duke and 4 sites to study the utility of combined CBT and pharmacologic intervention in the prevention of recurrent suicide attempts by depressed adolescents.
Role: Trainee/Independent Evaluator
T32 MH065742 Steffens (PI)
NIH/NIMH 07/03 – 06/05
NIMH PREMIER Mental Health Interventions Training Program
PREMIER provided intervention development training to diverse investigators.
Role: Trainee/Postdoctoral Fellow
T32 MH019117 Morrissey (PI)
NIH/NIMH 07/02 – 06/03
UNC/Duke Program in Mental Health Services and Systems Research
Fellowship designed to train researchers in fundamental aspects of mental health services research. There were 2 arms of the program, the adult training arm at UNC and the child focused arm at Duke University. I received training in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke.
Role: Trainee/Postdoctoral Fellowship
R25 MH060250 Horwitz (PI)06/00 – 05/03
Mentoring and Education for Health Services Research
Long-distance training program designed to train mental health services researchers for grant procurement and publishing from institutions with few NIH investigators or resources to support junior investigators in obtaining NIH funding. Special attention was also paid to recruiting underrepresented new investigators.
Role: Trainee
CEMRRAT Implementation Grant Noble (PI) Breland-Noble (Co-PI)7/11–6/12
APA Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training in Psychology
Addressing the Pipeline Problem for Diverse Students in Quantitative Psychology: Connecting Algebra Skill Building with Faculty Mentoring
This project received pilot funding to develop a structured mentoring program for African American students to foster and encourage interest in the quantitative sciences including a directed focus on science and math training to enhance student preparation for careers in the quantitative psychological sciences.
Triangle Community Foundation – Unrestricted Grant Breland-Noble (PI)1/06 – 12/07
Addressing Adolescent Mental Health Disparities via CBPR
Michigan State University Intramural Research Breland-Noble (PI)12/01 – 6/02
New Faculty Research Initiation Program
Exploring the Presence of Color Consciousness among European American Adolescents
Revising
PCORI Addressing Disparities RFA Breland-Noble (PI) IRETBD
H. Kathy Williams (Com-PI) J. Chase Sands (Com-PI)
Comparative Effectiveness of Faith-Based Treatment Engagement for Depression in Black Youth
The objective of this proposal is to refine a Motivational Interviewing, culturally tailored intervention (AAKOMA FLOA) and evaluate its efficacy and comparative effectiveness to enhanced referrals for increasing depressed African American youth and family depression treatment engagement via Faith Based Mental Health Promotion.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Additional Research Under My Leadership
Principal Investigator9/06 - Present
Barriers to Research and Care in Depressed Black Youth
The AAKOMA Project
Externally funded program of research focused on psychiatric treatment engagement for African-American adolescents. The research team identified factors associated with participation in research and treatment and developed and piloted an intervention to increase participation in research and treatment.
P.I.: Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., M.H.Sc.
Co-Investigator (with Gabrielle Carpenter, Susan Mitchell and Dr. Richard Noble, III) 7/12 – 8/14
Positive Impact Factors for K-12 African American High Academic Achievement: The Club 2012 Concept
New area of community-engaged research focused on positive impact of parental involvement on sustained excellence and academic achievement of African American school-aged youth.
Principal Investigator10/09 – 5/10
Examining African American Adolescent Depression in a Community Sample:
The Significance of Parent/Child Agreement and Community Engagement
Thesis, Masters of Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine
NIMH funded program of research derived from primary data of The AAKOMA Project.
The study team identified 3 referral modes of study entry with multiple sources per mode. Baseline data indicated that discordance between African American youth and their parents on adolescent behavior might be a helpful factor in identifying depressed African American youth.
P.I.: Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D.
Thesis Committee: Eugene Oddone, M.D., M.H.S.; Carl Pieper, Dr.PH & David Steffens, M.D, M.H.Sc.
Principal Investigator2004-2005
Parenting and Mental Health for African American Families
Raleigh - Durham, NC
Community and faith based feasibility study of parenting training.
Co-PI Joyce Kline, B.A.
Principal Investigator2003-2004
Racial Disparities in Mental Health Services for African American Adolescents
Project developed to investigate mental health disparities for African American adolescents.
Outcomes include published manuscripts and submission of Career Award application.
Fellowship Advisors: Barbara J. Burns, Ph.D. & Betsy Farmer, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator2002 - 2006
Adolescent Psychopathology and Sociocultural Development
Duke University Medical Center
Independently developed and implemented all aspects of research. Developed and maintained outreach efforts with individuals, schools, African American churches and organizations for collaborative purposes. Developed and presented papers for publication and presentation.
Co-PI (with Dr. Whitney Witt – UW Madison)2010 - 2012
Health Disparities and Population Health: Focus on Depression
A highly collaborative research agenda focused on examining gene by environment and Life Course Theory for better understanding depression prevalence differences in African Americans and Whites.
Co-PI1997 – 2000
Multicultural Research in Adolescent and Adult Psychology
Michigan State University
Conducted multiple mixed method studies with outcomes including manuscripts and presentations.
Co-PI: Robbie J. Steward, Ph.D.
Collaborative Research
In Collaboration
Co-Investigator2008 - Present
Impact of Adolescent Suicide Attempts on Parents
(Edited from the NIH RePORTER abstract) In this study, parents of 180 hospitalized teenagers who made suicide attempts and 180 hospitalized teenagers who have not made attempts will be examined at 1,3, 6, and 12 months following the attempt. This project is designed to help researchers understand the mental health and treatment needs of mothers of adolescent attempters. Study results will help illuminate best strategies for meeting parental needs following adolescent suicide attempts and involving parents in treatment. I am a co-Investigator with responsibility for addressing methodology regarding diversity and qualitative approaches.
P.I.: David Goldston, Ph.D.
Collaborator
National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC): 2010 - 2012
Data Coordinating Center Ad-Hoc Data Dictionary/Forms Committee
Collaborate with the NNDC Data Coordinating Center (DaCC) in support of its newly created infrastructure for the implementation of the Common Assessment Package across the national Network. My role was to support the data management team in creating a standardized list of intended variables, data labels and their descriptions for the Common Assessment Package.
Service Members, Veterans & Military Families Task Group2011 - 2012
Collaborate with colleagues on the service member, veterans and military family task force to plan and implement research related to supporting the identification and treatment of depression in these populations. My particular area of interest is youth with deployed and readjusting parents.
Collaborator2010 - Present
Mindful Parenting: Conceptualization and Measurement Study Team
Collaborate with a nationwide network of federally and foundation funded investigators to develop standardized approach to the evaluation of mindful parenting protocols.
Diversity Engagement Co-Investigator/Team Lead2005 - 2010
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Trials Network (CAPTN)
Duke University Medical Center
CAPTN was a pragmatic clinical trial designed to provide estimates of mental health outcomes. I was responsible for diversity initiatives in the patient and clinician populations.
P.I.: John S. March, M.D., M.P.H.
Services Subcommittee Co-Investigator2005-2006
Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study
Duke University Medical Center
NIMH study, coordinated by Duke, comparing the effectiveness of antidepressant medication (Fluoxetine-Prozac), psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral therapy), and the combination in youth 12-17 with major depression. I developed the SAS coding and analysis scheme using the Child and Adolescent Services Assessment (CASA) and Child and Adolescent Impact Assessment (CAIA).
P.I: John S. March, M.D., MPH; Susan Silva, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator2002-2004
Secondary Analysis of Therapeutic Foster Care Data
Secondary analysis of data from NIMH funded study of therapeutic foster care and group homes in NC.
Fellowship Advisors: Barbara J. Burns, Ph.D. & Betsy Farmer, Ph.D.
Research Conducted Under Mentorship of Senior Investigators
Trainee2003-2005
Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters Study (TASA)
Served as Independent Evaluator on a feasibility study sponsored by NIMH to assess the utility of a cognitive behavioral intervention on preventing subsequent suicide attempts in teens.
PI/Mentors: Karen Wells (PI) & John March, M.D. MPH (Mentor)
Trainee2001 - 2002
Mentoring and Education for Mental Health Services Research
Michigan State University/Duke University Medical Center
Participated in mental health services grant procurement training in January 2001 focused on development of career award application to NIMH. Outcome included NRSA poster presentation
PIs: Sarah Horwitz, Ph.D. & Naihua Duan, Ph.D.; Advisor: Mary Wells, Ph.D.
Trainee1999 – Present
Next Generation Research & Mentored Group
Michigan State University/Duke University Medical Center
Participated in focused professional development training for academic research, grant procurement and teaching for diverse academicians.
PI: Jessica Henderson Daniel, Ph.D.
Research Assistant1995 -1996
National Evaluation of Family Support Programs
Madison, WI
Conducted qualitative structured interviews with impoverished African American and Latino families.
Research Assistant 1995 - 1996
Multicultural Issues in Counseling and Development
Development and Validation of "Coping with Cultural Diversity Scale" 1994 - 1995
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Assisted in the development and implementation of research goals and data collection.
PI: Hardin L.K. Coleman, Ph.D.
Research Assistant1993 - 1994
Longitudinal Study of Adolescents Labeled as Gifted and Talented