Biography     

Paul G. Stiles, J.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law & Policy at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida (USF). He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Hahnemann University and J.D. in Law from Villanova University Law School.  Dr. Stiles' clinical experience includes providing psychological and neuropsychological services in both private and public psychiatric facilities as well as nursing homes.  In addition to a substantive focus on geriatric mental health services and policy, his research has involved the compilation, integration, analysis and dissemination of relatively large administrative data sets (e.g. Medicaid/Medicare eligibility and claims files, national hospital surveys, state mental health service regulatory databases) and the application of findings to public mental health systems and the mental health of older persons.

Dr. Stiles has also focused on research integrity and ethics and was principal investigator for an NIMH-funded project examining whether enhancements made to the form and process of information disclosure during informed consent procedures improve comprehension and understanding of the disclosures by mentally ill persons.  Most recently he is involved in examining the impact of actual and perceived coercion on prisoners in research.  He teaches courses on legal and ethical issues in aging, provides intensive workshops on research ethics, and chairs the social-behavioral IRB for USF.  Dr. Stiles was also the principal investigator on two NIH grants to develop and conduct an intense course on research ethics as well as a series of web-based instructional modules on the ethical conduct of research.  Finally, he has recently focused on training undergraduates in research processes and ethics and has NSF support for a 9-week long summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU).

Recent Publications

Batsche, C., Boothroyd, R., Gum, A., & Stiles, P.  (In press).  As they were taught: A case for the early mentoring of faculty.  In The Handbook of Formal Mentoring in Higher Education: A Case Study Approach,  Mullen, C. A., ed. Christopher-Gordon Publishers.

Gum, A. M., Mueller, K., Flink, D., Siraj, S., Batsche, C., Boothroyd, R., Stiles, P. (In press). Evaluation of a summer research institute in behavioral health services research for undergraduate students. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research.

Boothroyd, R. A., Stiles, P. G., & Best, K. A. (In Press).  Ethical challenges when working with independent youth across international boundaries. In L. Liebenberg, & M. Ungar, eds. Researching Youth across Cultures and Contexts. Sage Publishers.

Stiles, P.G., Batsche, C.A., Boothroyd, R.A. & Gum, A. (2007). Risk management: Training undergraduates in research ethics in social and behavioral sciences. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 27, 153-157.

Reynolds, S. L., & Stiles, P. (2007).  Guardianship and Conservatorship.  In E. A. Capezuti, E. L. Siegler, & M. D. Mezey (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Elder Care (2nd Ed.) New York: Springer Publishing.

Boothroyd, R.A., Best, K.A., Giard, J.A., Stiles, P.G., Suleski, J., Ort, R. and While, R. (2006).  Poor and depressed, the tip of the iceberg: The unmet needs of enrollees in an indigent health care plan.  Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 33, 172-181.

Christy, A., Kutash, K. & Stiles, P.  (2006).  Short term involuntary psychiatric examination of children in Florida.  Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 33, 578-584.

Morrissey, J.P., Steadman, H.J., Dalton, K.,Cuellar, A., Stiles, P. & Cuddeback, G.  (2006). Medicaid enrollment and mental health service use following release of jail detainees with severe mental illness.  Psychiatric Services, 57, 809-815.

Schonfeld, L., Larsen, R.G. & Stiles, P.G.  (2006).  Behavioral health utilization among older adults identified within a state abuse hotline database.  The Gerontologist, 46, 193-199.

Rothbard, A., Murrin, M.R., Jordan, N., Kuno, E., McFarland, B.H., Stroup, T.S., Morrissey, J.P., Stiles, P.G., Boothroyd, R.A., Merwin, E., & Shern, D.L. (2005). Effects of antipsychotic medication on psychiatric service utilization and cost in usual practice settings. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 8, 3-13.

McFarland, B.H., Stroup, T.S., Rothbard, A.B., Murrin, M.R., Stiles, P.G., Shern, D.L., Boothroyd, R.A., Merwin, E.I. & Morrissey, J.P. (2004).  Antipsychotic medication use by Medicaid recipients with severe mental illness.  Drug Benefit Trends, 16, 204-224.

Mandell, D. S., Boothroyd, R. A., & Stiles, P. G. (2003). Children's use of mental health services in different Medicaid insurance plans. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 30(2), 228-237

Voss, W. D., Boothroyd, R. A., & Stiles, P. G. (2003). The transition years: Mental mealth service utilization in late adolescence. In C. Liberton, K. Kutash, & R. M. Friedman (Eds.), The 15th annual research conference proceedings: A system of care for children's mental health: Expanding the research base. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute.

Becker, M., Schonfeld, L., & Stiles P.G. (2002). Assisted Living: The New Frontier?  Generations, 26, 72-77.

Becker, M., Stiles, P.G. & Schonfeld, L.  (2002).  Mental Health Service Use, and Cost of Care for Older Adults in Assisted Living Facilities: Implications for Public Policy.  Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 29, 91-98.

McGaha, A., Stiles, P., & Petrila, J.  (2002).  Emergency involuntary psychiatric examinations in Florida.  Psychiatric Services, 53, 1171-1172.
 
Stiles, P.G., Boothroyd, R., Snyder, K.M. & Zong, X.  (2002).  Service penetration by persons with severe mental illness: How should it be measured?  Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 29, 198-207.

Stiles, P.G., Poythress, N.P., Hall, A., Falkenbach, D & Williams, R. (2001).  Improving Understanding of Research Consent Disclosures Among Persons with Mental Illness.  Psychiatric Services, 52, 780-785.