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:

MDH Health Professionals Clinical Training Expansion Grant

Embedding Behavioral Health: Expanding Rural Clinical Training and Access to Care

Principal Investigator:

  • Darcie Davis-Gage

Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH)

Crisis Incident Stress Management (CISM) Group for Rural Agricultural Communities Following Farm Accidents

Principal Investigator:

  • Darcie Davis-Gage

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.
(February 2023)

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

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