Contact Info

Office: AHC-1-249
Email: slfrazi@fiu.edu
Phone: (305) 348-4818

Education

• Ph.D., 2000, Clinical Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• M.A., 1999, Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• B.A., 1993, Psychology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Research Interests

I direct a program of NIMH-funded research that examines mental health promotion for families living in urban poverty through capacity building in the natural, neighborhood settings that support them. I collaborate with partners in schools and after school programs and with colleagues in education, public health, social work, organizational psychology, and school psychology to develop and test models of community mental health practice that build on the strengths, respond to the needs, and respect the constraints of children’s service settings. I have14 years of experience with children’s mental health services research in high poverty, urban settings, and experience collaborating with community based organizations in both African American and Latino neighborhoods, which has enhanced my appreciation for some of the unique strengths and common challenges as well as several important distinctions regarding history and patterns of mental health service utilization. Together, my studies reflect the overall goal of my work to strengthen capacity of non-specialty settings to minimize risk for mental health problems among children and families living in urban poverty.

Grant Activity

National Institute of Mental Health. (R01 MH081049), Jan 2009–Dec 2013 Organizational Context and Children’s Mental Health in Urban After-School Programs
Principal Investigator

National Institute of Mental Health. (P20 MH078458), 2008-2014 Center for the Study of Schools as a Context for Urban Children’s Mental Health
Co-Investigator (M. Atkins, PI)

National Center for Education Research, IES. (R305A090085), 2009-2012 Enhancing Effectiveness and Connectedness among Early Career Teachers in Urban Schools
Co-Investigator (E. Shernoff, PI)

Charles Marks’ Charitable Trust, 2009-2012 Linking Schools and Parks toward Supporting Kids
Principal Investigator

National Institute of Mental Health R36 MH093152, 2011-2013 Bustamante, E., Physical Activity Intervention for Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Primary Mentor

Select Publications

Frazier, S. L., Bearman, S. K., Garland, A. G., & Atkins, M. S. (2014). Dissemination and implementation in children’s mental health: Closing the research to training gap. In R. Beidas & P. Kendall (Eds.) Child and Adolescent Therapy: Dissemination and Implementation of Empirically Supported Treatments. NY: Oxford U Press.

Rusch, D., Frazier, S. L., & Atkins, M. S. (accepted March 2014). Building capacity within community-based organizations: New directions for mental health promotion for Latino immigrant families in urban poverty. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. doi: 10.1007/s10488-014-0549-1

Dirks, M. A., Suor, J. H., Rusch, D., & Frazier, S. L. (accepted Feb 2014). Children’s responses to hypothetical provocation by peers: Coordination of assertive and aggressive strategies. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s10802-014-9862-0

Boustani, M. M., Frazier, S. L., Becker, K. D., Bechor, M., Dinizulu, S. M., Hedemann, E. R., Ogle, R. R., & Pasalich, D. S. (accepted Jan 2014). Common elements of adolescent prevention programs:  Minimizing burden while maximizing reach. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. doi: 10.1007/s10488-014-0541-9

Bagner, D. M., Frazier, S. L., & Berkovitz, M. (accepted August 2013). Getting ready for preschool: Linking early intervention and family mental health for infants and toddlers with developmental delay.  Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. doi: 10.1007/s10488-013-0513-5

Mehta, T. G., Atkins, M. S., & Frazier, S. L. (January, 2013). The organizational health of urban elementary schools: School health and teacher functioning. School Mental Health. doi: 10.1007/s12310-012-9099-4

Schoenwald, S. K., Mehta, T. M., Frazier, S. L., & Shernoff, E. S. (2013). Clinical supervision in effectiveness and implementation research. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 20, 44-59. doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12022

Frazier, S. L., Mehta, T. G., Atkins, M. S., Hur, K., & Rusch, D. (July 2012). Not just a walk in the park: Efficacy to effectiveness for after school programs in communities of concentrated urban poverty. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. doi: 10.1007/s10488-012-0432-x

Frazier, S. L., Chacko, A., Van Gessel, C., O’Boyle, C., & Pelham, W. E. (2012). The summer treatment program meets the south side of Chicago: Bridging science and service in urban after-school programs. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 17, 86-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00614.x

Atkins, M. S. & Frazier, S. L. (2011). Expanding the toolkit or changing the paradigm: Are we ready for a public health approach to mental health? Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6, 483-487. doi: 10.1177/1745691611416996

Lyon, A., Frazier, S. L., Mehta, T. G., & Weisbach, J. (2011). Easier said than done: Intervention sustainability in an urban after-school program. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38, 504-517. doi: 10.1007/s10488-011-0339-y

Schoenwald, S. K., Garland, A. F., Chapman, J. E., Frazier, S. L., Sheidow, A. J., & Southam-Gerow, M. A. (2011). Toward the effective and efficient measurement of implementation fidelity. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38, 32-43. doi: 10.1007/s10488-010-0321-0

Frazier, S. L., Atkins, M. S., Olson, L. H., & Lyon, A. R. (2009). Same-sex and other-sex peer reports: Unique contributors to understanding children’s school adjustment. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 31, 152-158. doi: 10.1007/s10862-008-9105-1

Frazier, S. L., Formoso, D., & Birman, D., & Atkins, M. S. (2008). Closing the research to practice gap: Redefining feasibility. In the Special Series: Ethical Challenges in Community-Based Research (Eds: C. Johnston & S. Woody). Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15, 125-129. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2008.00120.x

Cappella, E., Frazier, S. L., Atkins, M. S., Schoenwald, S. K., & Glisson, C. (2008). Enhancing schools’ capacity to support children in poverty: An ecological model of school-based mental health services. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 35, 395-409. doi: 10.1007/s10488-008-0182-y

Atkins, M., Frazier, S., Leathers, S., Graczyk, P., Talbott, E., Jakobsons, L., Adil, J., Marinez-Lora, A., Demirtas, H., Gibbons, R., Bell, C. (2008). Teacher key opinion leaders and mental health consultation in low-income urban schools. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 75, 905-908. doi: 10.1037/a0013036

Frazier, S. L., Cappella, E., & Atkins, M. S. (2007). Linking mental health and after school systems for children in urban poverty. Preventing problems, promoting possibilities. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 34, 389-399. doi: 10.1007/s10488-007-0118-y

Frazier, S. L., Adil, J. A., Atkins, M. S., Gathright, T., & Jackson, M. (2007). Can’t have one without the other: Mental health providers and community parents reducing barriers to services for families in urban poverty. Journal of Community Psychology, 35, 435-446. doi: 10.1002/jcop.20157