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Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Research Scholar of Center for Health Policy and Duke Global Health Institute

Affiliation: DGHI Staff

Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
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Office Location:  2812 Erwin Road, Room 445
Office Phone:  (919) 613-5442
Email Address: send me a message

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Current projects: Clergy Health Initiative, Hep ART (Integrated HCV-alcohol treatment), CADET (Integrated HIV-substance abuse treatment), Durham Health Innovations

Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Ph.D., has research interests in the areas of clergy health, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, integration of care, and access to and participation in care. As someone trained in both clinical and community psychology, Rae Jean is interested in the impact of systems on individuals, and also in the environmental contexts experienced by individuals. Currently, Rae Jean is the Research Director of the Duke University Clergy Health Initiative, which seeks to understand and improve the health of United Methodist clergy in North Carolina. She is also the Principal Investigator on a SAMHSA-funded intervention project that tests a model of integrated care for persons with HIV, substance abuse, and/or mental illness. She has NIAAA funding to test an innovative integration treatment model for persons with hepatitis C and alcohol use. When possible, Rae Jean conducts research using a Community-Based Participatory Research approach.

Areas of Interest:

Integrated care
Clergy health
HIV/AIDS
Substance abuse
Hepatitis C

Curriculum Vitae
Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. Flores, B., Proeschold-Bell, R.J., Barton, B., Belden, M., & Lombard, F., Provider reports on changes and barriers to changes in HIV-HCV co-infection practices, Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services (Accepted, 2009)
  2. Proeschold-Bell, R.J., LeGrand, S., James, J., Wallace, A., Adams, C., & Toole, D., A theoretical model of the holistic health of United Methodist clergy, Journal of Religion and Health (Accepted, Forthcoming)  [abs]
  3. Lombard, F., Proescholdbell, R.J., Cooper, K., Musselwhite, L., & Quinlivan, E., Adaptations across clinical sites of an integrated treatment model for persons with HIV and substance abuse, AIDS Patient Care and STDs (Accepted, Forthcoming)  [abs]
  4. Weaver, M.R., Conover, C.J., Proescholdbell, R.J., Arno, P.S., Ang, A., Uldall, K. K., & Ettner, S.L., Cost effectiveness analysis of integrated care for people with HIV, chronic mental illness and substance abuse disorders, Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, vol. 12 no. 1 (2009), pp. 33-46  [abs]
  5. Ettner, S.L., Conover, C.J., Proescholdbell, R.J., Ang, A., Arno, P.S., & the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study Group, Triply-diagnosed patients in the HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence, Health Outcomes and Cost Study: Patterns of long-term care use, AIDS Care, vol. 20 no. 10 (2008), pp. 1177-1189  [abs]