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Larry Schonfeld, PhD
Lisa Brown, PhD
David Chiriboga, PhD
Donna Cohen, PhD
Amber Gum, PhD
Yuri Jang, PhD
William Kearns, PhD
Victor Molinari, PhD, ABPP

Courtesy Faculty
Marion A Becker, RN, PhD
Laurence Branch, PhD
Larry Dupree, PhD
Kathryn Hyer, PhD
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Hana Osman, PhD
Roger L Patterson, PhD
Thomas H Peake, PhD, ABPP
Sandra Reynolds, PhD
James E Robyak, PhD
Glenn Rohrer, PhD
Paul Stiles, JD, PhD

Research Post Doctoral Fellows
Deborah Hedgecock, PhD
Giyeon Kim, PhD

Research Support
Julio Herrera, MA
Peter Toyinbo, MSPH
Mary Watson, MSN, ARNP

Administrative/Support Staff
Sheryl Stire
Chhaya Amin
Julie Kuhn
Bill Pauline


 

Lisa Brown, PhD

2002, PhD, Clinical Psychology, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology

Lisa Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aging and Mental Health at the Florida Mental Health Institute. Dr. Brown completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital, Tampa, Florida, where she specialized in neuropsychology and geropsychology. Dr. Brown's research interests include disaster mental health, assessment and intervention for older adults, mood and anxiety disorders, suicide, dementia, and long-term care. She consults and collaborates with federal, state, and local public health agencies and non-profit organizations providing disaster recovery services.

Recent publications include:     (Full Curriculum Vita)

Booth, J., Schinka, J. A., Brown, L. M., Mortimer, J. A., & Borenstein, A. (2006). Five-factor personality dimensions, mood states, and cognitive performance in older adults. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 28, 676 - 683.

Brown, G. K., Brown, L.M., Bhar, S, & Beck, A.T. (in press). Use of cognitive behavioral therapy with suicidal older adults. In D. Gallagher-Thompson, A. Steffen, & L. Thompson (Eds.), Handbook of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies with Older Adults. New York: Springer-Verlag Publishing Co.

Brown, L. M., Hyer, K., & Polivka-West, L. (2007). A Comparative Study of Federal and State Laws, Rules, Codes and Other Influences on Nursing Homes' Disaster Preparedness in the Gulf Coast States. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 25, 655-675.

Brown, L. M., Schinka, J. A., & Silver, R. C. (2007). Disasters and terrorism. In K. S. Markides (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. (pp. 159 - 162) Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

Brown, L. M., Cohen, D., & Kohlmaier, J. (2007). Older adults and terrorism. In B. Bongar, L. M. Brown., L. Beutler, P. Zimbardo, & J. Breckenridge (Eds.), Psychology of Terrorism. (pp. 288 - 310). New York: Oxford University Press.

Brown, L.M., Rothman, M., & Norris, F. (in press). Issues in mental health for older adults during disasters. Generations, Vol. 31, 4.

Dotson, V.M., Schinka, J.A., Brown, L. M., Borenstein, A. & Mortimer, J. (in press). Cross-validation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale in Older African Americans. Assessment.

Elmore, D. L. & Brown, L. M. (in press). Emergency preparedness and response: health and social policy implications for older adults. Generations, Vol. 31, 4.

Hyer, K., Brown, L.M., Berman, A., & Polivka-West, L. (2006). Establishing and Refining Emergency Evacuation and Response Systems with Long Term Care Facilities. Health Affairs, 25, w407-w411.

Reid, W. M, Landis, D. C., Kintz, J., Ruzycki, S., Brown, L. M., & Martini, L. (in press). A practice-academic collaboration to develop and deliver a competency-based series of applied epidemiology trainings. Public Health Reports.

Schinka, J. A, Brown, L. M., Borenstein, A. R., & Mortimer, J. A. (2007). Confirmatory factor analysis of the PTSD checklist in the elderly. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 281 - 289.

15-item Informant Version of the Geriatric Depression Scale

Research/Community activities include:

Evaluation of Project Recovery  (PI)

Hurricane and Long-Term Care Facilities  (PI)

Services for Treating Older Residents' Mental Health (STORM)

Contact Information:
Telephone: (813) 974-0098
Fax: (813) 974-1968
Email: lmbrown@fmhi.usf.edu

Mailing address:
     Dept of Aging and Mental Health, MHC1441
     Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
     University of South Florida
     Tampa, FL 33612

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