About Us
CRS Values
- We have a commitment to making a positive difference in the quality of life.
- We value scientific integrity.
- We are a learning organization that is open to new perspectives and approaches.
- We value innovation, creativity and interdisciplinary approaches.
- We value the diverse viewpoints available through community partnerships.
- We value maximizing the benefits of research while minimizing the risk to individuals.
Staff
Kaia Gallagher, Ph.D.
President
kaia.gallagher@crsllc.org
Kaia Gallagher offers over 25 years of research and evaluation experience in areas such as health planning, needs assessments and program evaluation.
Paul Nutting, M.D.
Director of Research
paul.nutting@crsllc.org
Paul Nutting is a physician, board certified in family practice and preventive medicine. He is known for his work in integrating public health and primary care programs.
Emily Alana James, Ed.D.
Director of Education Services
alanajames@earthlink.net
Alana James has worked nationally in the field of youth development and education for 15 years.
Kim Riley, MPH
Director of Health Education
kim.riley@crsllc.org
Kim Riley brings over 15 years of experience as a health educator and health services researcher. Her primary areas of expertise are in the areas of community health education, cultural competence and literacy.
Tracesea Slater
Research Assistant
tracesea.slater@crsllc.org
Tracesea Slater has a BA in Sociology and offers 10 years of administrative and project management experience.
Kristi Toffoli, BA CAC II
Research Assistant
kristi.toffoli@crsllc.org
Kristi Toffoli has over 5 years of experience in the fields of research and substance abuse.
Suzanne White, M.S.
Director of Policy and Planning
suzanne_white@comcast.net
Suzanne White has worked in public and private health care and public health organizations in the areas of planning, policy, and budget analysis for 20 years.
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Clients
- AMC Cancer Research Center
- The Centers for Disease Control
- Centura Hospital (Shared Beginnings)
- Colorado ACCESS
- Colorado Children’s Trust Fund
- Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative
- Colorado Community Health Network
- Colorado Department of Education
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- Colorado Department of Human Services
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Colorado Foundation for Medical Care
- Colorado Health and Hospital Association
- The Colorado Trust
- Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States
- Daniels Foundation
- Denver Public Schools
- Eli Lilly
- The Gates Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- The MacArthur Foundation
- The Mayor’s Office of HIV Resources
- National Institute of Mental Health
- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
- University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work (Bridge Project)
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Current Projects
Small Business Innovation Research Awards
- “HIV Prevention Toolkit for Outreach to Street Youth” awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (2004)
- “Development of the QuEST Depression Management System for Rural and Frontier Primary Care Practice” awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (2003)
- “Developing Research Based Training Modules for Conducting Community Based Mental Health Interventions and Services Research with Underserved Racial/Ethnic and Rural/Frontier Populations” awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (2003)
- “Decision Support Systems: Depression Care Management.” awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (2003)
Research/Evaluation Contracts
- Using Learning Teams for Reflective Adaptation for Diabetes, (DK67083) funded by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disorders. July, 2005
- Improving Depression Care. Grant to National Research Network, from the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation. October 15, 2004.
- Evaluation of The Colorado Trust’s Health Professions Initiative. March 2005
- Evaluation of the implementation of the SPARK Physical Education Curriculum in the Denver Public Middle Schools. Funded by the Denver Public Schools Department of Curriculum Instruction. January 2005
- Developing and Testing an Enhanced Dissemination Strategy for the CCGC Depression Guidelines. Contract with the Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative. June, 2004.
- Web Based Professional Development: a National Project Providing Participatory Action Research Facilitation for Educators and Community Teams Studying Practices for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students, www.wbpd.org
- International Comparative Educational Study Giving Voice to Educational Disadvantage Worldwide
- Evaluation of the Shared Beginnings program funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting for Shared Beginnings, St. Anthony’s Centura Hospital system
- Evaluation of the Coordinated School Health Initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control for the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Evaluation of the Implementation of Depression Guidelines in Colorado Primary Care Practices for Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborations
- Evaluation of the Implementation Experience of a Depression Management Initiative for the MacArthur Foundation
Education Services
- National Participatory Action Research Online Community of Practice: Providing Technical Assistance for Educators
- Colorado Statewide Participatory Action Research, studying effective practice in schools experiencing high mobility
- Study of Unaccompanied Youth and their Public Education Experience for the Colorado Department of Education, Office of Homeless Children and Youth
- Research Study of Best Practices related to Student Mobility for the Colorado Department of Education, Office of Homeless Children and Youth
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Recent Reports and Publications
Reports
Smith, J., Slater, T., & Gallagher, K. (2003, September). Report on Provider Survey and Consumer Needs Assessment Survey. Prepared for Systems Change for Real Choices (SCRC), Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy & Financing.
Gallagher, K., Greenberg, S., & Slater, T. (2003, September). Evaluation of Colorado’s Collaboration for Youth. Prepared for Adolescent Programs, Division of Child Welfare, Colorado Department of Human Services.
Gallagher, K., Greenberg, S., James, E. A., Slater, T., & White, S. (2003, September). Colorado’s Collaboration for Youth (CCY), A Case Study. Prepared for the Family and Youth Services Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services.
Smith, J. L., & Gallagher, K. (2003, March). Strategic Planning Compendium: Issues Related To Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems for Persons Living With HIV/AIDS. Prepared for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Division of Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology, STD/HIV Program.
Gallagher, K. (2003, March). Evaluation of the Learning Landscape Project. Prepared for The Learning Landscape Alliance, The Gates Foundation.
Gallagher, K., & Greenberg, S. (2003, February). The Bridge Project: Defining a Program Model and Its Potential for Measuring Client Outcomes - An Evaluation Report. Prepared for The Bridge Project.
Publications
James, E. A. (in review). A Comparative Study of Educational Services for Disadvantaged students in Ireland and the US. Essays in Education
James, E.A. (in review). Educational Practice for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students. Education and Urban Society
Nutting, P. A., Goodwin, M. A., Flocke, S. A., Zyzanski, S. J., & Stange, K. C. (in press). Continuity of primary care: To whom does it matter and when? Ann Fam Med.
Gallagher, K., Stanley, A., Shearer, D., & Mosca, C. (in press). Implementation of youth development programs: promise and challenges. Journal of Adolescent Medicine.
Gallagher, K., Klerman, L., Stanley, A., & Shearer, D. (in press). Challenges in data collection, analysis and distribution of information in community coalition demonstration projects. Journal of Adolescent Medicine.
Shearer, D., Gyaben, S., & Gallagher, K. (in press). Selecting, implementing and evaluating teen pregnancy prevention initiatives: lessons from the CDC Community Coalition Partnership Communities. Journal of Adolescent Medicine.
Easterling, D., Gallagher, K., & Lodwick, D. (2003). Promoting health at the community level. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Forrest, C. B., Nutting, P. A., Werner, J. J., Starfield, B., von Schrader, S., & Rohde, C. (2003). Managed health plan effects on the specialty referral process: Results from the ASPN referral study. Med Care, 41, 242-253.
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Recent Presentations
Gallagher, K. and K. Riley (2004) What is Community-Based Participatory Research and What are Its Benefits? Colorado Public Health Association, Breckinridge, Colorado.
Gallagher, K. (2004) Performance Measurement: How Can It Help Your Program. Colorado Public Health Association, Breckinridge, Colorado.
Gallagher, K., A. James and K. Riley (2004) Teaching Community-Based Participatory Research. 2nd Annual Diversity Research Exchange, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado.
Gallagher, K., Easterling, D., & Lodwick, D. (2003, November). Community-based Health Promotion: Lessons from Seven Multi-year Initiatives. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Klerman, L., Gallagher, K., & Shearer, D. (2003, November). Lessons learned from studies of the CDC’s Community Coalition Partnership for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Rosenbaum, R., & Gallagher, K. (2003, November). Implementing "Logic-Model" Based Programs to Maximize Program Results. Meeting of the National Organization of Adolescent Pregnancy, San Diego, CA.
Gallagher, K., Susman, E., & Stanley, A. (2003, November). Identifying predictors of high suicide rates in Colorado. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
James, E. A. (2003, October). Best Practices for Classroom and Educational Leaders Experiencing High Mobility. National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY). Educating All Our Nation’s Children: A Capital Event, Washington, DC.
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