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Martha Staeheli, PhD

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Associate Research Scientist in Psychiatry

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Martha Staeheli, Ph.D., is a faculty member at the Program for Recovery and Community Health in the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. She is currently the Director of the New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center’s School Mental Health Initiative and the Compassionate School Leadership Academy, funded by the US Department of Education. Trained as a secondary English teacher with a Ph.D. in Public Health, her research interests are focused on recovery within substance use and mental health disorders, health disparity and equity issues, and the health and wellness of under-resourced community, clinical and educational environments. Since 2022, Dr. Staeheli has been a Public Health Advisor to the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), a division of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR). In addition to her research and consulting, she is a yoga teacher trained in mindfulness and yoga for people in recovery and those living with a chronic illness or disability.

Selected Publications

  • Assessing ACEs in SchoolsStaeheli, M., Asby, D., & Mason, C. (2023). Assessing ACEs in Schools. In S. Portwood, M. Lawler, & M. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A Framework for Collaborative Health Promotion. American Psychological Association.
  • Compassionate Schools Practices: Fostering Children’s Mental Health and Well-being.Mason, C., Asby, D., Wetzel, M., Volk, K.& Staeheli, M. (2021) Compassionate Schools Practices: Fostering children’s mental health and well-being. Corwin Press.
  • Assessing Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) in SchoolsStaeheli M, Mason C, Asby D. Assessing Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) in Schools. 2023, 67-80. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32597-7_5.
  • Compassionate School Practices: Fostering Children’s Mental Health and Well-BeingMason C, Asby D, Wenzel M, Volk K, Staeheli M. Compassionate School Practices: Fostering Children’s Mental Health and Well-Being. 2021 DOI: 10.4135/9781071820537.
  • Electronic Screening to Address Health Disparities: Lessons learned in the implementation of mHealth risk assessment in an urban primary care environmentStaeheli, M., Aseltine, R.,Warren, N., Seagriff, N., & Gould, B. (2017). Electronic Screening to Address Health Disparities: Lessons learned in the implementation of mHealth risk assessment in an urban primary care environment. Journal of Participatory Medicine. Feb, 2017
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