1988 Ph.D., University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, Clinical Psychology
1984–1985 Internship, American Psychological Association Approved Internship in Clinical
Psychology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Administration
Medical Center, Northampton, Massachusetts.
1972 M.A., University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
1970 B.S., St. Peter's College, Jersey City, New Jersey
Integration of evidence based behavioral treatments and models of providing care into primary care.
Alternatives to FFS funding model.
Practice based research, cost effectiveness and cost offset effectiveness of behavioral health in primary care.
2015 - present Associate Professor of Family Medicine
2008 – 2015 Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Current
RE-AIMing Health Care Training: Team training in Evidence Based Behavioral interventions-Vermont SBIRT
(Rodger Kessler) 2013-2016 Principal Investigator
SAMHSA 1 U79 TI025395-01
Design, implement, disseminate and evaluate a team based training model to deliver evidence supported behavioral interventions.
A Toolkit to Implement Behavioral Health in Primary Care.
(Rodger Kessler) 2013-2015 Principal Investigator
NIMH R-03 99157.
Systematize a quality improvement implementation of behavioral health in primary care.
AHRQ P30 HS021647-01. AAFP NRN and DARTNet Collaborative PBRN Center of Excellence.
(K. Kimmineau) 2012-2017 Co-investigator
Develop a national infrastructure for comparative effectiveness.
Phase III Pro Pragmatic Trial of Behavioral Risk Measures.
(Alex Krist) 2012-2013 Co-investigator
NCI, OBSSR, AHRQ.
Test the reach and implementation of an electronic version of the core behavioral risk measures.
R01 HS019908-01 AHRQ. SAFTINet: Scalable Architecture for Federated Therapeutic Inquiries Network.
(Schilling) 2010-2012 Co-investigator
AHRQ
Test the feasibility of developing infrastructure for comparative effectiveness research.
Past
Vermont Blueprint for Health: Fletcher Allen Health Care Patient Centered Medical Home Project
(Thomas Peterson) 2010-2015 Co- investigator
Department of Vermont Health Access
Evaluate the effectiveness of a multi- site Fletcher Allen Health Care PCMH project
Department of Vermont Health Access, Contract 0341011002
Primary Care Mental Health Workforce Research Project. This Project is to determine current workforce need and capacity in Patient Centered Medical Homes integrating behavioral health services Principal Investigator
- R-24 AHRQ 1R13HS019462-01. Collaborative National Network Examining Comparative Effectiveness Trials Co-Investigator
- Patient Centered Medical Home Collaborative. A National Survey of Mental Health Substance Abuse and Health
Behavior Services in the Patient Centered Medical Homes This project is a A survey of all NCQA certified PCMH practices
to determine current clincial and organizational response to mental health and substance abuse problems.
Principal Investigator.
- R-13 AHRQ 1R13HS018318-01. Conference to develop a national agenda for Collaborative Behavioral Health in the Patient Centered Medical Home. Co-Principal investigator.
- Project leader Vermont co-occurring disorders project at Berlin Family Health. Vermont Department of Health. $45,000.
- Project Director, Medical Response to Change in Health Status as a Function of harmful Alcohol Use. Vermont Department of Health office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse ($35,000 year 1 and year 2).
- Project Director, Behavioral Health in Medicine Integration Project, Central Vermont Medical Center ($235,000).
- Principal Investigator, Evaluation Methodology Project: a collaborative effort between the Vermont Department of Mental Health, Psychology Department of the University of Vermont, and Washington County Mental Health Services to do mental health systems research and evaluation.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Rural Alcohol Initiative. Research into the attitudes and behaviors of rural people. NIAAA. Director, Initial Operations Grant, NIMH.
2011 Society for Behavioral Medicine. Representative on national interdisciplinary
committee recommending standards for training of psychologists to work in
primary care
2008 - 2010 OBSSR Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health Review Section
2007 Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine - NIDDK Translational Research Review
Section
2006 Presidents Award for Exceptional Contributions to Clinical Health Psychology
Division 38 American Psychological Association
2005 Director Clinical Health Psychology Institute. Collaboration of Division 38 and
Education Directorate American Psychological Association
2004 – 2007 Evidence Based Behavioral Medicine Taskforce
2006 Div 38 APA Continuing Education Committee
Chair, Health Services Committee, Division 38
2003 – 2004 Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 30 2002, Division 38
2003 – 2006 Chair, Quality and Care Management Committee. Central Vermont Medical
Center
2000 – 2001 Interdivisional Health Care Committee American Psychological Association
2000 – 2001 Scientific Advisory Board, Primary Care Alcohol Initiative, National Institutes of
Health.
2000 – 2001 Scientific Advisory Board, Vermont Department of Health
President, Vermont Psychological Association
1997 – 1999 Chair, Scientific Program, Annual Meeting Society for Clinical and Experimental
Hypnosis
1994 Federal Advocacy Coordinator, American Psychological Association
1999 Fellow, Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
1999 Director of Training. Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
Fellow, American Society for Clinical Hypnosis
Co-chair Annual Meeting Program, Society for Clinical and Experimental
Hypnosis, San Francisco
2011 Kessler R., Glasgow R. 2011. A Proposal to Speed Translation of Healthcare Research
into Practice: Dramatic Change is Needed, American Journal of Preventative Medicine;
40(6):637– 644
2011 Kessler R, Miller B. 2011, A Framework for Collaborative Care Metrics AHRQ Publication
No. 11-0067. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
2012 Kessler R. 2012 Effects on mental health treatment initiation of incorporating mental
health services into primary care practice. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
2013 Kessler R., Purcell EP, Glasgow R., Klesges Lisa, Benkeser Rachel, Peek CJ. 2013. What does it
mean to employ the RE-AIM model? Evaluation and the Health Professions. 36,144-66.
2013 Glasgow, R. E., Brownson, R. C., & Kessler, R. S. Thinking about Health-Related
Outcomes:What Do 2013 Kessler R., We Need Evidence about?. Clinical and Translational
Science. 6(4):286-291