Rae Jean Proescholdbell
Research Scholar

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Research Interests:

Rae Jean Proescholdbell has research interests in the areas of 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 Evaluator on two SAMHSA-funded intervention projects that test a model of integrated care for persons with HIV, substance abuse, and/or mental illness. She evaluates a health services intervention examining the sharing of electronic medical data between HIV medical providers, case managers, and substance use treatment providers. Although not currently funded in this area, Rae Jean is interested in continuing her research on Psychological Sense of Community. When possible, she conducts research using a Community-Based Participatory Research approach.

Current projects:

Clergy Health Initiative, Expansion (Services for Persons with HIV, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Diagnoses), Carolina Alcohol & Drug Expansion Team (CADET), Regional Health Information Integration Project (HIV provider information-sharing), Social & Behavioral Sciences Core of the Duke Center for AIDS Research, Malawi Evaluation of a Holistic Intervention for Orphans, Cambodia Evaluation of an Orphan Intervention

1. 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 (Accepted, in press) .
2. Weaver, M.R., Conover, C.J., Proescholdbell, R.J., Arno, P.S., McDonnell, C., Ang, A., & Ettner, S.L., Access to mental health and substance abuse care for people living with HIV/AIDS, chronic mental illness, and substance abuse disorders, JAIDS (Accepted, in press) .
3. Nemeroff, C., Hoyt, M.A., Huebner, D.M., & Proescholdbell, R.J., The Cognitive Escape Scale: Measuring HIV-Related Thought Avoidance, AIDS and Behavior (Accepted, in press) .
4. Magnus, M., Herwehe, J., Proescholdbell, R.J., Lombard, F., Cajina, A., Dastur, Z., Millery, M., Sabundayo, B., Guidelines for effective integration of information technology in the care of HIV-infected populations, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 13 no. 1 (2007), pp. 39-48  [abs].
5. Proescholdbell, R.J., Roosa, M.W., & Nemeroff, C.J., Component measures of Psychological Sense of Community among gay men, Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 34 no. 1 (2006), pp. 9-24  [abs].

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