State Health Policy
Insurance and Financing • Mental Health Services and Policy in the Criminal Justice System • Methods and Evaluation • Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes • Policy, Law, History and Professions • Psychosocial Issues • Special Populations • State Health Policy

Studies inform state health policymaking, monitor policy innovations and synthesize the complex interplay of social and cultural factors on health outcomes and policy.

Access to health care Health care performance measurement Long-term/elder care

Pharmaceutical policy Racial/ethnic health disparities State health data/population surveys

Current Projects: Assessing and Improving Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents with Mental Health Disabilities Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Susan Reinhard, Ph.D., M.S.N. Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Geriatric Depression and Antidepressant Use Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. Dennis Shea, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Health Care Access, Utilization, and Costs among Medicare Beneficiaries with Psychiatric Conditions Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H. Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. James Walkup, Ph.D. Lynn A. Warner, Ph.D. Health Care Data for Community Planning for HIV-related Services in New Jersey Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator James Walkup, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Usha Sambamoorthi, Ph.D. Health, Public Health, and Correctional Care in New Jersey Jails Nancy Wolff, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Bonita Veysey, Ph.D. Long-term Care Consumer Satisfaction Survey Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Timothy J. Lowe Judith A. Lucas, Ed.D., R.N, C.S. Joanne P. Robinson, Ph.D., R.N., C.S. National Technical Assistance Exchange for Community Living Susan Reinhard, Ph.D., M.S.N., Principal Investigator Nursing Home Quality: Residents with Mental Disorders Nicholas G. Castle, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Vincent Mor, Ph.D. State Pharmacy Assistance Programs: Comparing Four States' Approaches to Addressing Drug Costs for the Elderly Stephen Crystal, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Joel C. Cantor, Sc.D. Susan Reinhard, Ph.D., M.S.N. Mina R. Silberberg, Ph.D. State Solutions: An Enrollment Initiative for Low-Income Elderly and Disabled Beneficiaries Susan Reinhard, Ph.D., M.S.N., Principal Investigator