Jodie Trafton
About Jodie Trafton
Successful director of a national mental health care evaluation, implementation and quality improvement center, with experience in development and implementation of national health care initiatives in the United States. Proven ability to collaborate within and across health care systems, governmental agencies, non-profit and community organizations to achieve large-scale transformations of mental and behavioral health care delivery models and systems. Internationally recognized expert and independently funded researcher in Addiction and Pain Medicine. Recognized for exceptional management and partnership skills and ability to rapidly innovate to address emergent needs. Core Experience • 18 years of experience in Health Care Evaluation, Quality Improvement, and Clinical Operations Management • National Implementation and Evaluation Manager for multiple mental health care policies focused on implementation of evidence-based mental health practices and expanding access to mental health services to underserved populations • Program lead for Design, Development and National Implementation of Medical Informatics, Clinician Decision Support and Clinical and Operations Performance Measurement Systems • 7 years experience as direct supervisory manager of a team of 20-25 doctoral and masters level mental health program evaluation and implementation experts of mixed background (e.g. clinicians, sociologists, economists, statisticians) • Principal Investigator for Independent Academic Research on Mental Health Service Delivery and Addictions and Pain Management Treatment Interventions • 18 years experience in the development and delivery of medical education courses, seminars, and texts Specialties: mental health services research, substance use disorder treatment, chronic pain treatment and etiology, opioid management, policy and program evaluation, systems neuroscience, health behavior change,