In conjunction with the University of Puerto Rico and Harvard Medical School, the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research was part of a multi-site EXPORT (Excellence In Partnerships For Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training) Center, funded through the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The goal of this Center is to generate and test interventions that can remedy service disparities in asthma and mental health for disadvantaged Latino and African Caribbean populations, as well as provide training and research support for investigators interested in disparities research. In addition, the EXPORT Center supports a community outreach component for projects in community-based settings, and research and evaluation consultation is provided to community groups. The EXPORT Center has five core projects, seven core directors, 20 researchers, nine trainees and multiple projects leveraging the expertise of consultants in the Boston area as well as in Puerto Rico.

University of Puerto Rico, Behavioral Sciences Research Institute

Co-Principal Investigator and Research Core Co-Director
Glorisa Canino, Ph.D.

Training Core Co-Director
Jose Conde, M.D., M.P.H.

EXPORT Project Director
Doryliz Vila, M.S.

Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

Training Core Co-Director
Richard G. Frank, Ph.D.

Scientific Co-Director
Thomas McGuire, Ph.D.

Shared Resources Co-Director
Sharon-Lise Normand, Ph.D.

Shared Resources Co-Director
Norma Ware, Ph.D.

Cambridge Health Alliance

Co-Principal Investigator
Margarita Alegria, Ph.D.

Research Core Co-Director and Scientific Co-Director
Barbara Dickey, Ph.D.

Community Core Co-Director
Norah Mulvaney-Day, Ph.D.

Advisory Board
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D.
Joseph Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H.
Glen Flores, M.D., FAAP
Greg Fritz, Ph.D.
Peter Guarnaccia, Ph.D.
David R. Williams, Ph.D.

Publications

Alegría, M., G. Canino, F. Stinson, B. Grant. Nativity and DSM-IV Psychiatric Disorders Among Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and non-Latino Whites in the United States: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

Alegría, M., Polo, A., Gao, S., Santana, L., Rothstein, D., Jimenez, A., et al. (2007). Evaluation of a Patient Activation and Empowerment Intervention in Mental Health Care. In press at Medical Care.

Bauermeister, J., Shrout, P., Ramírez, R., Bravo, M., Alegría, M., Martínez-Taboas, A., et al. (2007). ADHD correlated, comorbidity and impairment in community and treated samples of children and adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 35(6):883-98.

Canino, G., Koinis-Mitchell, D., Ortega, A., McQuaid, E., Fritz, G., & Alegría, M. (2006). Asthma disparities in the prevalence, morbidity, and treatment of Latino children. Social Science and Medicine

Cortés, D., Mulvaney-Day, N., Fortuna, L., Reinfeld, S., & Alegría, M. (in press). Patient/Provider Communication: Understanding the Role of Patient Activation for Latinos in Mental Health Treatment. Revise and resubmit at Health Education and Behavior

McGuire, T., Alegría, M., Cook, B., Wells, K., & Zaslavsky, A. (2006). Implementing the Institute of Medicine Definition of Disparities: An Application to Mental Health Care. Health Services Research, 41(5), 1979-2005.

Mulvaney-Day, N. E., Rappaport, N., Alegría, M., & Codianne, L. M. (2006). Developing systems interventions in a school setting: an application of community-based participatory research for mental health. Ethnicity & Disease, 16(1 Suppl 1), S107-117.

Polo, A. & Alegría, M. (in press). Psychiatric Disorders and Mental Health Service Use: Profile of Latino Men in the United States.

Rappaport, N., Alegría, M., Mulvaney-Day, N., & Boyle, B. (2007) Staying at the Table: Building Sustainable Community/Research Partnerships. In press at the Journal of Community Psychology.