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Carissa van den Berk-Clark, Ph.D.

Research professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine

Courses Taught

MFT 6790 Community Health and Health Policy

Education

T32 Post Doctoral Scholar, Department of Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine (2012-2015)

Ph.D.
University of California Los Angeles School of Public Affairs (2008-2012)

M.S.W.
Washington University School of Social Work (2005-2008)

Research Interests

  • Community Participatory Research
  • Implementation Research
  • Organizational Research
  • Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Poverty

Publications and Media Placements

van den Berk-Clark, C., Katakam, N., Thistle, D. Persistent Poverty County Differences in Mental Health Treatment. In press: Journal of Behavioral Health Research

van den Berk-Clark C, Duncan E, Galbreath I, Marino A, Baker EA. Linking social capital and the political economy of substance treatment delivery: The case of recovery-oriented systems of care in Illinois. Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Oct;132:104561. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104561. Epub 2024 Sep 5. PMID: 39241533.

van den Berk Clark, C., Ballard, J., Ban, A., Siriprakorn, P., & Baker, E. (2024). Using Networks to Engage Community Health Workers in Participatory Action Research in High-Poverty Rural Communities. Journal of Participatory Research Methods, 5(2).

van den Berk-Clark, C., Schrodt, C., Phan, C., Garfield, T., Samuel, S., & ARCHNet. (2023). Provider perspectives on nutrition interventions in primary care: the role of organizational structure and community partnerships. Family Practice, 40(4), 582-588.

van den Berk-Clark, C., Fedorova, M., Duncan, E., Ju, T., & Pickard, J. (2023). Funding and Implementation of Recovery-Oriented Treatment Programs in the US from 2006–2020. Journal of Drug Education, 00472379231217830.

Honors and Awards

  • Robert Wood Johnson Interdisciplinary Research Fellow

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • International Society of Third Sector Research
  • North American Primary Care Association
  • Associate Editor, Family Practice
  • Advisory Board Member, Partnership for Quality Measurement Endorsement & Management of Acute & Chronic Conditions Committee

Community Work and Service

  • Health in the Heartland Information Alliance
  • Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care in Illinois
  • Boys & Girls Club SLIP Pathway to Medicine – Mini Medical School
  • Macoupin County Public Health Department
  • Criminal Justice Ministry
  • Southern Illinois Health Foundation
  • St. Louis Integrated Health Network
  • Grace Hill Settlement House
  • Area Health Education Centers