Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
Tracey L. Smith, Ph.D.
Investigator, Behavioral Health & Implementation Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Associate Profesor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
Associate Director for Improving Clinical Care, South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (SC - MIRECC)
Email: tracey.smith2@va.gov
Phone: 713-440-4415
Research Interests
- Implementation and dissemination of mental health interventions
- Psychotherapy research
Education
- Ph.D., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- M.A., California State University, Sacramento, California
- B.A., University of California - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
Awards and Activities
- Leader of the FLOW project – which facilitates the transfer of stabilized/recovered mental health patients to care management in primary care. Soon to be nationally implemented in VHA
- Implementation Director for the Mental Health Continuum of Care project to help facilities develop mental health stepped care to promote access and optimal patient flow
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