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Deborah Megivern Foster

Education

2001	Ph.D. in Social Work and Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1997	M.A. in Personality Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1994	MSW in Interpersonal Practice University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1992	BA in Social Work and Psychology Luther College, Decorah, IA

Awards and Honors

2003	New Researcher in Services Intervention Award
2001	American Psychological Foundation Todd E. Husted Memorial Dissertation Award
1999-2001	Elliott Alumnae Scholarship for Women
1998	Henry J. Meyer Award (Outstanding Paper Bridging Social Work and Social Science), Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science, University of Michigan

Teaching Interests

Mental Health and Mental Health Policy, Social Policy

Research Methods

Diversity, Social Justice, and Multiculturalism

Poverty and Economic Justice

Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Professional Employment History

09/07-present	TRiO/Student Support Services, Interim Director Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
03/07-08/07	TRiO/Student Support Services Counselor Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
08/06 –03/07	Mental Health Practitioner People Incorporated, St. Paul, MN
07/03-12/05	Assistant Professor Washington University School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO
07/01-06/03	Postdoctoral Research Fellow Center for Mental Health Services Research, Washington University School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO
09/00-01/03	Program Evaluator Great Lakes Area Supported Education Replication Program, Ann Arbor, MI
01/02-12/02	Conference Evaluator SAMHSA National Supported Education Conference, Ann Arbor, MI
01/00-04/00	Graduate Student Instructor Class: Mental Health Policy and Services University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
07/99-12/00	Evaluation Consultant Michigan Supported Education Research Project, Detroit, MI
01/97-07/00	Co-Principal Investigator (With Sue Pellerito, MSW) Barriers to Higher Education for People with Serious Mental Illnesses
01/98-06/01	Field Consultant / Americans with Disabilities Act Consultant Supported Education Community Action Grant, Ann Arbor, MI Supervisor: Steve Szilvagyi, MA
09/99-12/99 09/98-12/98	Graduate Student Instructor Class: Social Welfare Policy and Fields of Service University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
09/96-12/96	Research Assistant Social Work Research Development Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
01/99-04/99	Graduate Student Instructor Class: Introduction to Personality Psychology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
09/95-05/96	Research Assistant Michigan Supported Education Research Project, Detroit MI
06/95-07/97 (Summers Only)	Head Resident Luther College Upward Bound, Decorah, IA
08/98-04/99	Training Consultant Class: African-American and Latino-American Communities University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
01/94-08/94	Intern-Social Work Southwest Detroit Community Mental Health Center Dual Diagnosis Program, Detroit, MI
09/92-07/93	Residential Counselor Community Living and Social Support (C.L.A.S.S.), Decorah, IA
02/92-06/92	Probation Officer-Temporary Position for Officer on Maternity Leave Iowa Department of Corrections, Decorah, IA
09/92-01/93	Intern-Probation Officer Iowa Department of Corrections, Decorah, IA

Research Support: Grants

NIMH RAPID Grant #R21-MH066628-01 May 31 2002-May 31 2004	Role: Co-Investigator Appointment: 15% (unpaid) Mental Health Effects of Bio-Terrorism
NIMH Health Disparities Research/Loan Repayment Contract January 2002-January 2004 Renewal Awarded: January 2004-January 2005	Role: Contractor Appointment: Repayment toward student loans in exchange for two years of service toward health disparities research
NIMH RO-3 Dissertation Grant Award #R03-MH061633-01 July 2000-July 2001	Role: Principal Investigator Appointment: 100% Role Of Mental Health Services in College Persistence

Professional Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles	Megivern, D., McMillan, J. C., Proctor, E., Striley, C., Cabassa, L., & Munson, M. (2007) Quality of care: Expanding the social work dialogue. Social Work, 52(2), 115-124.
	Edmonds, T., Megivern, D., Willians, C., Rochman, E., & Howard, M. (2006). Integrating evidence-based practice and social field education. Journal of Social Work Education, 42(2), 377-396.
	Mowbray, C., Megivern, D., Mandiberg, J., Strauss, S., Stein, C., Collins, K., Curlin, C., Kopels, S., & Lett, R. (2006). Campus mental health services:  Recommendations for change, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(2), 226-237.
	McMillan, C., Proctor, E., Megivern, D., Striley, C., Cabassa, L., Munson, M., & Dickey, B. (2005). Quality of care in the social services: Research agenda and methods, Social Work Research, 29(3), 181-191.
	North, C.S., Pollio, D.E., Pfefferbaum, B., Megivern, D.M., Vythilingam, M., Westerhaus, E.T., Martin, G., & Hong, B. (2005). Concerns of Capitol Hill staff workers after bioterrorism: Focus group discussions of authorities' response. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 193(8), 523-52.
	North CS, Pollio D. E,  Pfefferbaum, B, Megivern D, Vythilingam M, Westerhaus E, Martin G, Hong BA. (2005). Capitol Hill staff workers’ experiences of bioterrorism:  qualitative findings from focus groups. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18(1), 79-88.
	Mowbray, C., T., Collins, M., Bellamy, C., Megivern, D., & Bybee, D. (2005). Supported education for adults with psychiatric disabilities: An innovation for social work and psychiatric rehabilitation practice. Social Work, 50(1), 7-20.
	Megivern, D., Anderson, K., Wentworth, V., Barnhart, V., & Howard, S. (2004). Consumers and Alliances United for Supported Education (CAUSE): Building and maintaining successful collaborative relationships. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 7(3), 265-280.
	Mowbray, C., Megivern, D., & Holter, M. (2003). Supported Education      Programming for Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities: Results from a National     Survey. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 27(2), 159-167.
	Megivern, D., Pellerito, S., & Mowbray, C. (2003). Barriers to higher education for      individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 26(3),     217-231.
	Megivern, D. (2002). Disability services and college students with psychiatric disabilities. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(3), 25-42.
	Mowbray, C., Bellamy, C., Megivern, D., & Szilvaygi, S. (2001). Raising our sites: Dissemination of supported education. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 28(4), 484-491.
	Mowbray, C. & Megivern, D. (1999). Higher education and rehabilitation for people with psychiatric disabilities. Journal of Rehabilitation, Oct-Dec, 31-38.
Book Chapters	Megivern, D. (2004). Supposed to know better: On accepting privilege. In Anderson, S. & Middleton, V. Explorations in Oppression, Diversity, and Privilege.   Brooks/Cole Publishers.
	Megivern, D. (2003). Not by myself alone: Upward Bound with family and     friends. In Adair, V. & Dahlberg, S. (Eds.). Reclaiming Class: Women, poverty,     and the promise of education in American. (pp. 129-145). Philadelphia: Temple    University Press.
	Mowbray, C., Megivern, D., & Strauss, S. (2002). College students reflect on high school experiences with serious emotional disturbances. In Marsh, D., & Fristad, M. (Eds.). Handbook of Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescents. (pp.14-25). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
	Megivern, D. & Pellerito, S. (2002). Early interventions with students who have psychiatric impairments. In Brown, K.S., Mowbray, C.T., Furlong-Norman, K., & Sullivan-Soydan, A. (Eds). Supported Education and Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Models and Methods. (pp.279-284). Columbia, MD: IAPSRS
Book Reviews	Megivern, D. (2004). Mental health desk reference [book review]. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 18(2), 83-85.
Letters	Megivern, D. (2003). Evaluation of a unique oral contraceptive in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder [Editorial letter]. Journal of Women & Gender-Based Medicine, 11(2), 95-96.
	Megivern, D. (1998). The poverty experts, Social Work Perspectives, 8(1), 13-14.
Invited	Megivern, D. (1997). Barriers to higher education for persons with serious mental illness. Journal of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 8(2), 23-24.

Professional Presentations

07/04	American Psychological Association annual conference, Honolulu, Hawaii Poster presentation: Patterns of mental distress in college students over time: A cluster analysis
01/04	Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA Workshop: Quality of Care
11/03	American Public Health Association annual conference, San Francisco, CA Paper presentation: Mental health effects of bioterrorism: Findings from focus groups
10/03	Second National Supported Education Conference, Ann Arbor, MI Presentation: Student perceptions of the quality of mental health services available to them
08/03	American Psychological Association annual conference, Toronto, CA Paper presentation: Responding to serious mental illness on college and university campuses: Improvements in mental health care
07/03	International Society for Political Psychology annual conference, Boston, MA Paper presentation: Is the stigma of mental illness affecting the political climate for disability rights legislation?
06/03	National Alliance for the Mentally Ill annual conference, Minneapolis, MN Invited presentation: With a little help from mental health professionals: The major needs of college students with mental illness
05/03	International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services annual conference, Atlanta, GA Institute: Supported Education in clubhouse settings Workshop: Mentoring young adults following their first psychiatric episode
03/03	National Institute of Mental Health Services Research Conference, “Beyond the Clinic Walls,” Washington, DC Poster presentation: Quality of care within the college mental health system
03/03	National “Depression on College Campuses” conference, Ann Arbor, MI Invited workshop: Major needs of students with depression
6/02	International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada Institute Co-presenter: Deconstructing the Ivory Tower: Higher Education Meets PSR
4/02	National Supported Education Conference, Ann Arbor, MI Presentation: Service Provision to College Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
8/01	GLASER Kickoff Conference, South Bend, IN Presentation: Overview of Empowerment Evaluation
5/01	International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Houston, TX Institute Co-presenter: Supported Education: Tools for Developing Your Program
3/01	Council on Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Dallas, TX Presentation: Disability Services for College Students with Psychiatric Disabilities: Social Work Creating Connections
10/00	Matrix National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability-Vocational Rehabilitation Conference, Philadelphia, PA Presentation: The Role of Vocational Rehabilitation in Supported Education Programs: Results of a National Survey
06/00	Working Class Academics Annual Conference, Irvine, CA Presentation: Poverty Consciousness: Where Do We Fit in Academia?
06/00	Social Welfare Action Alliance Annual Conference, Lansing, MI Presentation: The Americans with Disabilities Act: From Barrier to Activism
05/00	International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Washington, DC Presentation: Needs Assessment Research Techniques
05/00	International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Washington, DC Institute Co-Presenter: Supported Education Dissemination and Replication Techniques
04/00	Moving Beyond the Rhetoric: Conference of Race, Class, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity, Ann Arbor, MI Panel Facilitator: Clashing with the Academia: A Discussion of Social Class
04/00	Moving Beyond the Rhetoric: Conference of Race, Class, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity, Ann Arbor, MI Presentation: Beneath the Mask: A Photo Journal of Poverty
01/00	Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Charleston, SC Presentation: Students Experiencing Psychiatric Impairment During College: Implications For Social Work Early Interventions
08/99	American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA Presentation: Issues Facing Students with Psychiatric Impairments on College Campuses
05/99	International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Annual Conference, Orlando, FL Presentation: Supported Education Research Outcomes
03/99	Council on Social Work Education-Annual Program Meeting, San Francisco, CA Presentation: College Students with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Place for Social Work Advocacy
12/98	Michigan Alliance for the Mentally Ill-IASPRS Conference, Ypsilanti, MI Presentation: Supported Education Community Action Grant: Methods of Needs Assessment
08/98	American Psychological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA Poster Session: Possible Selves and Psychological Distress in Disadvantaged Adolescents
06/98	Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Annual Conference, Ann Arbor, MI Poster Session: Adolescents in Poverty: Their Subjective Experience
04/98	University of South Florida Mental Health Institute Supported Education Conference, Tampa, FL Presentation: Service Needs of Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
04/98	University of Illinois-Chicago National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability-Vocational Rehabilitation Conference, Chicago, IL Presentation: Barriers to Higher Education for Persons with Serious Mental Illness
03/98	Council on Social Work Education Annual Conference, Orlando, FL Presentation: College Departure Experiences of Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
01/98	National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Annual Conference, Orlando, FL Presentation: The Hurtful Side of Helping Professionals and Their Research:  Expectation of Deficits In Consumer Populations

Volunteer Experience

Service to the Community
08/04 and 07/05	Presentation to the Missouri State Defender’s Office 2004 Conference Title: Culture Shock: A Look at Poverty—Up Close and Personal
03/05 and 11/03	Selection Judge The Coro Fellows Program
12/99-12/05	Advisory Board Member Mentality, Inc.
Service to the School & University
01/03-12/05	Faculty Co-Founder and Advisor: Mental Health Outreach Program MSW student group, Sponsored Mental Health Awareness Week October 2004 and coordinator of NAMIWalks-GWB School of Social Work team
01/04-03/05	Researcher: Washington University Pre-Med Pipeline Study, completed a small pilot study on factors affecting retention of students of color and low-income students in the pre-medicine undergraduate curriculum track
04/04-02/05	Faculty Co-Advisor: Ethics in Social Work project, “” by Eric Waithaka, MSW and Carolyn , MSW
Service to the Profession
10/05-present	Editorial Board Reviewer-Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
01/03-06/05	Research Committee Member United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association National Level
01/04-07/04	Conference Host Working Class Academic 8^th Annual Conference 2004
01/03-05/03	Conference Program Chair Working Class Academics 7^th Annual Conference 2003

Professional Affiliations

10/02-present	American Public Health Association (APHA)
01/99-2005	Society for Society Work and Research (SSWR)
11/98-present	United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association ( formerly IASPRS)
05/98-2005	Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
09/97-present	American Sociological Association (ASA)
05/97-present	American Psychological Association (APA)
03/96-2006	Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
09/94-present	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Specialized Trainings

07/05	Social Network Analysis: Theory and Methods Instructors: Stanley Wasserman, Ph.D. and Bernice Pescosolido, Ph.D.
07/05	Qualitative Methods and Analysis Instructor: Sue Estroff, Ph.D.
08/04	NIH Design and Conduct of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Social Work and other Health Professions Trainer: Deborah Padgett, Ph.D. and Deborah Gioia, Ph.D.
04/03	Mixed Methods Using NVivo and SPSS Trainer: Pat Beezeley, Ph.D.
07/99	Composite International Diagnosis Interview (CIDI) Trainer: Jamie Abelson, MSW