{"612434":{"#nid":"612434","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Serban for Leadership Development Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWe are excited to announce that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/users\/nicoleta-serban\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENicoleta Serban\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isye.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech, has been selected to participate in one of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rwjf.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERobert Wood Johnson Foundation\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;leadership development programs. Specifically, Serban was selected for the Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program. Designed for teams of two researchers and one community leader, Interdisciplinary Research Leaders supports engaged research, crafted and conducted by innovative teams to explore a problem and apply a solution in real time, making an immediate positive impact in their home communities. The three-year program provides participants with annual support of up to $25,000 and a one-time research grant of up to $125,000 per team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAs a member of the program\u0026rsquo;s newest cohort,\u0026nbsp;Serban\u0026#39;s contribution to this project is to provide an assessment of the value for healthcare at a child\u0026#39;s residence or school to deliver mental and behavioral health services. The end point is to inform policymakers, insurers, and providers on steps that may be taken to improve treatment and outcomes for youth in rural communities with behavioral health conditions. Her collaborators on the project are Janet Cummings, faculty member\u0026nbsp;in the Center for Behavioral Health Policy Studies at Emory University, and Nikki Raymonde, CEO of Georgia Hope. The team will also:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBenefit from high-caliber curricula and coaching from national leaders.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECollaborate with other cutting-edge thinkers to create greater impact.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAccelerate their ability to build healthy communities, inform public opinion and policy, and contribute significantly to building a Culture of Health.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERWJF\u0026#39;s leadership programs are designed\u0026nbsp;to equip leaders across the country\u0026mdash;in every sector and field\u0026mdash;to collaborate, break down silos, and use their influence to make communities healthier and more equitable. To learn more about Interdisciplinary Research Leaders and RWJF\u0026rsquo;s other leadership development programs and to learn about other participants, visit the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/interdisciplinaryresearch-leaders.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eprogram website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech professor will assess mental and behavioral health services for underserved youth in rural areas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech professor will assess mental and behavioral health services for underserved youth in rural areas."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2018-10-05 20:30:11","changed_gmt":"2019-07-10 19:27:00","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"612433":{"id":"612433","type":"image","title":"Nicoleta Serban","body":null,"created":"1538771088","gmt_created":"2018-10-05 20:24:48","changed":"1538771088","gmt_changed":"2018-10-05 20:24:48","alt":"Nicoleta Serban","file":{"fid":"233126","name":"nicoleta.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nicoleta.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nicoleta.png","mime":"image\/png","size":7785534,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nicoleta.png?itok=XSTD3W2U"}}},"media_ids":["612433"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"398","name":"health"},{"id":"3502","name":"nicoleta serban"},{"id":"119351","name":"Robert Wood Johnson Foundation"},{"id":"179296","name":"RWJF"},{"id":"179297","name":"behavioral health"},{"id":"10343","name":"mental health"},{"id":"179298","name":"Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell Key\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing Communications Manager, Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}