Current Center Projects

Tough Call Protocol and Resilient Responders Program
Principal Investigator: Tracie Rutherford Self - College of Education

Minnesota Mental Health Professional Licensure Study
Principal Investigator: Roy Kammer - Department of Health Science and Center Affiliated Faculty
Co-Investigators: Amherst Wilder Foundation Research

Increasing Mental Healthcare Access for Collegiate Student-Athletes on a Non-Urban Campus: Embedded Provider Pilot Program  
Principal Investigator: Paul Mackie - Department of Social Work and Center Assistant Director

Published Center Projects 

Identifying Bottlenecks and Roadblocks in the Rural Mental Health Career Pipeline
Completed in collaboration with the Center for Rural Policy and Development
Authors: Marnie Werner, VP Research- Center for Rural Policy and Development, Thad Shunkwiler, Director- Center for Rural Behavioral Health, Tracie Rutherford Self- Center Affiliated Faculty
February 2023

Retaining Rural Healthcare Professionals: Strategies to Reduce Burnout
Completed in collaboration with the National Rural Health Association's Rural Health Fellows Program
Authors: Thad Shunkwiler, Director- Center for Rural Behavioral Health, Victoria Reid, Michael Seward