Airia Papadopoulos, MPH
Assistant in Research
|
E-mail: | asasser@fmhi.usf.edu |
| Phone: | 813-974-7995 | |
| Office: | MHC 2731D |
Education
- B.A., University of California at Berkeley
- M.P.H., University of South Florida
Research Interests
- Racial, ethnic and class disparities in mental health and wellness
- Community perspectives of health, diagnosis and treatment, and community engagement
Research Projects
- AHCA - Adherence to APA Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
- AHCA - Medicaid Behavioral Health Services
- AHCA Administrative Data Component
- AHCA PSRDC Infrastructure
- AHCA Study - Depression and Obesity among Adolescents
- Evaluation of AHCA Medicaid Behavioral Health Program
Biography
Airia Papadopoulos is an Assistant in Research in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy. She received her B.A. degree from University of California at Berkeley and her Master of Public Health from the University of South Florida, where she is currently studying for a Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology.
Airia coordinates the Medicaid Behavioral Health Studies contract funded by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). With the Principal Investigator, Roger Boothroyd, she coordinates the review and submission of contract deliverables while working with the financial team to ensure compliance with federal and university regulations. Her interests include racial disparities in mental health with a particular interest in diagnosis and treatment of depression among African Americans, and also the connection between depression and obesity among adolescents.
Recent Publications
Becker M, Boaz T, Andel R, Gum A & Papadopoulos A (in press). Predictors of Preventable Nursing Home Hospitalizations: The Role of Mental Disorders and Dementia. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Becker M, Boaz T, Papadopoulos A & Andel R. (2008). A Study of Younger Medicaid Enrolled Nursing Home Residents with Mental Illness Tampa, FL: Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. University of South Florida.
Robinson P, Sasser (Papadopoulos) A, Suleski J, & Batsche C. (2007). The Ongoing Expansion of Florida’s Medicaid Managed Mental Health Care: An Implementation Analysis. Tampa, FL: Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. University of South Florida.
Becker M, Boaz T, Papadopoulos A, Gum A & Patel T. (2007). Adherence to APA Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder Among Medicaid Beneficiaries: Impact on Client Outcomes and Costs. Tampa, FL: Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. University of South Florida.
Chiriboga DA, Jang Y, Cho S, Phillips K, Sasser (Papadopoulos) A, et al (2007). Racial and Ethnic Behavioral Health Disparities: Cultural Competence at the Organizational Level. Tampa, FL: Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. University of South Florida.
Shern D, Robinson P, Sasser (Papadopoulos) A, Vargo A, Boothroyd R, Constantine B. et al. (2006). Evaluation of Florida’s Medicaid Managed Mental Health Plans: Year 9 Report. Tampa, FL: Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. University of South Florida.
Sasser (Papadopoulos), A., Wright-Jones, C. and Hutton, L. (2000). Florida Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) of Hillsborough County: An Examination of African American Infant Mortality. Submitted to Children's Board of Hillsborough County.