I've recently completed two studies using small area estimation
methodologies with the National Comorbidity replication data to estimate, in
the first case, serious mental illness in U.S. states and localities, and in
the second study, rates of homelessness. The first of these articles
will be coming out in the International J. of Methods in Psychiatric
Research, and the second has just recently been submitted to a journal for
review.
Conducting a series of studies on patterns of psychiatric
hospitalization, using a longitudinal database on individual medical and
psychiatric hospital episodes in Massachusetts, from the years FY 1994 - FY
2000 -- See CV under publications for further details.
One of these studies that I'm currently working on with a colleague involves a
comparison of alternative models for predicting 5 year recidivism rates of
patients discharged from acute psychiatric facilities.
I'm also in the midst of an analysis of the above data for the
purposes of testing the hypothesis that disparate rates of schizophrenia
among different socioeconomic strata is a function of downward geographic
drift.
Developing a proposal to replicate the the small area estimation
project for the U.S., as well as planning my sabbatical in New Zealand and
Israel where I will be conducting similar research in those nations.
Also, assisting the Massachusetts NASW Chapter in developing a managed
care report card, for monitoring the activities of various health insurance
and managed care companies in Massachusetts.