Peer-Reviewed Oral Presentations

Adams, D. R., Ahmad, N., Mosley, J. (2022, January) Accessibility of outpatient mental health services for children and adolescents enrolled in Medicaid during a pandemic: An organizational survey with community-based health agencies. Submitted to the Society for Social Work Research Conference, Washington, D.C., January 2022.

Carrillo, A., O’Grady, C., Rak, K., Sosa, R., Salazar, E., Rey, E., Adams, D. R., Roman, T. Mental health service access in Chicago: Findings from a city-wide survey. Minority Health Conference, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago IL, April 2021.

Carrillo, A., Adams, D. R., Rosales, A., Rak, K., O’Grady, C. Documenting the mental health crisis in Chicago: Assessing accessibility and affordability of mental health services for low-income individuals of color through a structural lens. Society for Social Work Research, Washington, D.C, January 2020.

Cole, A., Adams, D. R. McMillen, C., Stanhope, V., Munson, M. Examining determinants of implementation for Cornerstone, an intervention for transition-age youth with mental health challenges. Society for Social Work Research, Washington, D.C., January 2020.

Rak, K., O’Grady, C., Adams, D. R., Rosales, A., Carrillo, A. Challenging the narrative: Evaluating mental health services need, political economy, and accessibility in Chicago. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Denver, CO, November 2019.

Carrillo, A., Adams, D. R., Rak, K., O’Grady, C. Documenting the mental health crisis in Chicago: Assessing accessibility and affordability of mental health services for low-income individuals through a structural lens. American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 2019.

Carrillo, A., O’Grady, C. Rak, K., Adams, D. R., Rosales, A. Uplifting voices to create new alternatives: Advocating for equitable mental health service access in the city of Chicago. Latino/a Behavioral Health Conference, Chicago, IL, October 2019.

Carrillo, A., Rak, K., Adams, D. R., O’Grady, C. Documenting the mental health crisis in Chicago: Assessing accessibility and affordability of mental health services for low-income individuals through a structural lens. Minority Health Conference, UIC, Chicago IL, April 2019.

Rudd, B., Last, B., Gregor, C., Jackson, K., Berkowitz, S., Zinny, A., Kratz, H., Cliggitt, L., Adams, D. R., Walsh, L. M., Beidas, R. S. Implementation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Is it Effective When Delivered in Community Mental Health Clinics? Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Washington, D.C., November 2018.

Last, B., Rudd, B., Gregor, C., Jackson, K., Berkowitz, S., Kratz, H., Zinny, A., Cliggitt, L., Adams, D. R., Walsh, L. M., Beidas, R. S. (2018, November). Sociodemographic characteristics associated with symptom severity in a community mental health study. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Washington, D.C., November 2018.

Polo, A., Wagstaff, A., Sulaiman, C., Goya Arce, A., Makol, B., Colon Quintana, N, Perez, J., Ibarra, N., Yildiz Spinel, M., Adams, D. R. The Modular Act & Adapt Program: Evaluating the effects of a school-based intervention for depression among Latino and African American youth. American Psychological Association, Denver, CO, April 2016.

Beidas, R. S., Marcus, S., Aarons, G., Hoagwood, K., Schoenwald, S., Evans, A. C., … Adams, D. R., & Mandell, D. S. Predictors of community therapists’ use of therapy techniques in a large public mental health system. National Institutes of Health Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Washington, D.C., December 2015.

Hayes, A. M., Yasinski, C., Ready, C., Webb, C., Grasso, D., Cummings, J. A., … Adams, D. R., Imasiku, M., Bolton, P., Mayeya, J. Expanding the horizons of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for youth: Barriers and facilitators of implementation. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, November 2015.

Beidas, R. S., Stewart, R. E., Benjamin Wolk, C., Adams, D. R., Marcus, S., Evans, A. C., Hadley, T., Mandell, D. S. (2015, November). Adopters versus laggards: Organizational and therapist characteristics that predict adoption in evidence-based practice initiatives. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, November 2015.

Stewart, R. E., Beidas, R. S., Adams, D. R., Fernandez, T., Lustbader, S., Powell, B., … & Barg, F. (2015, November). A multi-level examination of stakeholder perspectives of implementation of evidence-based practices in a large urban publicly-funded mental health system. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, November 2015.

Benjamin Wolk, C., Beidas, R. S., Powell, B., Marcus, S., Aarons, G., Evans, A. C., … Adams, D. R., Walsh, L. M., Babbar, S., Barg, F., Mandell, D. S. (2015, November). A prospective examination of clinician and supervisor turnover within the context of implementation of evidence-based practices in a publicly-funded mental health system. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, November 2015.
*Presented by: Adams, D. R.

Adams, D. R., Meyers, S. A., Beidas, R. S. Financial strain in undergraduate students: Perceived stress mediates the relationship between financial strain and psychological outcomes in low-income and first-generation students. World Congress on the Promotion of Mental Health Conference, Columbia, SC, September 2015.

Beidas, R. S., Marcus, S., Benjamin, C., Powell, B., Aarons, G., Evans, A. C., … Adams, D. R., Walsh, L. M., & Mandell, D. S. A prospective examination of clinician and supervisor turnover within the context of the implementation of evidence-based practices in a public mental health system. Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, May 2015.

Poster Presentations

Adams, D. R. How valid and reliable is the SAMHSA Treatment Locator for families seeking mental health services? Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Research Service Award (NRSA) Conference, Virtual, June 2021.

Adams, D. R., Cole, A., Munson, M., McMillen, M., Stanhope, V. Examining determinants of implementation for Cornerstone, an intervention for transition-age youth with mental health challenges. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Research Service Award (NRSA) Conference, Boston, MA, June 2020.
*Abstract was accepted, but the conference was canceled due to COVID-19

Castro, A. S., Adams, D. R., Spandorfer, J., & Polo, A. J. An examination of provider- and school-level factors influencing attitudes toward evidence-based practices. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA, November 2019.

Adams, D. R., Cole, A., Munson, M., McMillen, M., Stanhope, V. Identifying determinants of implementation of the Cornerstone intervention to develop a user-centered implementation manual. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference, Seattle, WA, September 2019.

Adams, D. R., Donovan, A., Polo, A. Parent-Child Symptom Endorsement Concordance and Mental Health Service Utilization among Ethnic-Minority Adolescents. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Washington, D.C., November 2018.

Adams, D. R., Williams, N., Becker Haimes, E., Skriner, L., Dewitt, K., Shaffer, L., Evans, A. C., Beidas, R. Feeling the pinch in community mental health: How perceived financial strain in therapists affects turnover. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference, Seattle, WA, September 2017.

Seidman, M., Adams, D. R., Ouellette, R., Azad, G. How perceived financial strain impacts autism support teachers. International Meeting for Autism Research Convention, San Francisco, CA, May 2017.

Szarzynski, K., Adams, D. R., Lieberman, A., DeWitt, K., Shaffer, L., Beidas, R. S. The relationship between implementation climate and attitudes toward evidence-based practices. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention Dissemination and Implementation Special Interest Groups (DIS-SIG), New York, NY, October 2016.

Adams, D. R., Stewart, R., Skriner, L., Dewitt, K, Shaffer, L., Beidas, R. S. Feeling the pinch in community mental health: How therapist and clinical supervisors experience financial strain relates to burnout and turnover. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, New York, NY, October 2016.

Shaffer, L., Adams, D. R., Dewitt, K., Babbar, S., Szarzynski, K., Marcus, S., & Beidas, R. S. The relationship between organizational climate and culture, burnout, and turnover among therapists in community mental health centers. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, New York, NY, October 2016.

Babbar, S., Adams, D. R., Shaffer, L., Dewitt, K., Marcus, S., & Beidas, R. S. Therapist turnover and its effects on client engagement in community mental health centers. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, New York, NY, October 2016.

DeWitt, K., Adams, D. R., Shaffer, L., Skriner, L., Jager-Hyman, S., Beidas, R. S. The relationship between suicidal ideation, suicidal behavior, and trauma in youth presenting for TF-CBT in community mental health centers. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, New York, NY, October 2016.

DeWitt, K., Adams, D. R., Marcus, S., Beidas, R. S. Are we there yet? Investigating predictors of turnover by looking at burnout and commute. Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Dissemination and Implementation Special Interest Groups (DIS-SIG), Chicago, IL, November 2015.

Adams, D. R., Murray, L., Skavenski, S., Shaffer, L., Fernandez, T., DeWitt, K., Beidas, R. S. Implementation of TF-CBT in Zambia: Cultural considerations, modifications, and barriers. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, November 2015.

Fernandez, T., Adams, D. R., Lustbader, S., Walsh, L., Marcus, S., & Beidas, R. S. Concordance of perceptions of implementation climate between front-line providers and leadership at community mental health centers. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, November 2015.

Adams, D. R., Yildiz Spinel, M., Polo, A. The role of economic strain on parenting stress among urban low-income families. Association of Behavioral Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA, November 2014.

Yildiz Spinel, M., Adams, D. R., Polo, A. Family obligation and gender as moderators of the stress-depression relationship among low-income Latino youth. Latina/o Psychological Association conference, Albuquerque, NM, November 2014.

Adams, D. R. How financial disparities affect undergraduate students. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, May 2014.

Goya Arce, A. B., Adams, D. R., & Polo, A. The psychometric properties of the parental schoolwork support measure-parent (PSSM-P). Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN, November 2013.

Invited Talks

Adams, D. R. Assessing real-world access to community-based mental health services for adolescents: A mixed-methods simulated client study. Oral presentation at the University of Chicago and Northwestern Health Services Research Program (UCANU Health Services Lecture), April 2021.

Adams, D. R. Accessibility of community-based mental health agencies for low-income adolescents: An experimental audit study to measure real-world access to care. Oral presentation at the University of Chicago and Northwestern Health Services Research Program (UCANU Health Services Lecture), May 2020.

Adams, D. R. Advocacy 101: Making your voice heard. Influencing lawmakers on issues you care about. Advocacy training held at Community Recreation Center, Spearfish, South Dakota, and Public Library, Rapid City, South Dakota, June 2017.

Beidas, R. S., Adams, D. R. Lessons learned while building a trauma-informed public mental health system in the City of Philadelphia. Grand Rounds at the Department of Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2017.

Jackson, K., Zinny, A., Adams, D. R. PACTS evaluation achievements. Presented at the 1st Annual Philadelphia Alliance for Child Trauma Services (PACTS) Symposium held at the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, Philadelphia, PA, September 2015.

Adams, D. R. Emerging Scholars Fellowship – How to design and conduct independent research as an undergraduate student. Presented at the Active Minds 10th Annual National Conference at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, November 2014.

Adams, D. R. How financial disparities affect undergraduate students’ psychological symptoms and academic and social integration at Roosevelt University. Symposium presented at Dempsey Travis Scholars Symposium at Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, April 2014.