Sandra Resnick, PhD
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Deputy Director, Northeast Program Evaluation Center, Office of Mental Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office
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VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue
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Deputy Director, Northeast Program Evaluation Center, Office of Mental Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office
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Psychiatry
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
Yale Measurement Based Care Collaborative
Yale MBC Collaborative
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Deputy Director, Northeast Program Evaluation Center, Office of Mental Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office
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Psychiatry
VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
United States
Yale Measurement Based Care Collaborative
Yale MBC Collaborative
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Professor of Psychiatry
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Deputy Director, Northeast Program Evaluation Center, Office of Mental Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Office
Biography
Sandy Resnick is Director of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) national Measurement Based Care in Mental Health Initiative. She also conducts program evaluation of VHA specialty care and develops quality improvement strategies to enhance VHA mental healthcare. An expert in evidence-based practices for individuals with psychiatric disabilities, Dr. Resnick is committed to data literacy and helping others understand how to use data to support and improve patient-centered mental healthcare at all levels of mental health systems. A licensed clinical psychologist, she is a co-founder of the Yale Measurement-Based Care Collaborative.
Last Updated on July 14, 2026.
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Psychiatry
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- Psychiatry
- Psychology Section
- Yale Measurement Based Care Collaborative
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Special Mental Illness Fellow
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven CT (2003)
- PhD
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (2001)
- MS
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (1998)
- BS
- Tufts University (1991)
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Medical Research Interests
Health Services Research; Mental Health Services; Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Public Health Interests
Health Care Quality, Efficiency
ORCID
0000-0001-6373-1482Yale Measurement Based Care Collaborative
Yale MBC Collaborative
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A big-picture view of Sandra Resnick's research output by year.
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Research topics Sandra Resnick is interested in exploring.
79Publications
3,548Citations
Mental Health Services
Health Services Research
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2026
Weight and Eating Quality-of-Life (WE-QOL): Further Validation of a Brief Patient-Reported Outcome Measure in US Military Veterans
Masheb R, Snow J, Buta E, Raffa S, Lawless M, Ruser C, Resnick S. Weight and Eating Quality-of-Life (WE-QOL): Further Validation of a Brief Patient-Reported Outcome Measure in US Military Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2026, 1-3. PMID: 42225878, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10541-0.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersResearch-Operational Partnerships in the Launch of a Hybrid Consumer-Operated Drop-In Center for Veterans.
Fletcher E, Finley E, Tsemberis S, Tejeda N, Diehl C, Resnick S, Gabrielian S. Research-Operational Partnerships in the Launch of a Hybrid Consumer-Operated Drop-In Center for Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2026, appips20250503. PMID: 42159592, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250503.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Measurement‐based care: opportunities to improve global mental health care
Resnick S, Barber J, Childs A, Connors E. Measurement‐based care: opportunities to improve global mental health care. World Psychiatry 2025, 24: 193-194. PMID: 40371762, PMCID: PMC12079409, DOI: 10.1002/wps.21303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsPsychosocial Management of First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia: Synopsis of the US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines
Niv N, Issa F, Goldberg R, Khandekar P, McGraw K, Reston J, Ford S, Katz I, Resnick S. Psychosocial Management of First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia: Synopsis of the US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2025, 51: 949-968. PMID: 40353586, PMCID: PMC12236326, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf035.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricRole of Psychologists in Enhancing Care Quality for Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses: Introduction to a Special Section
Hunt M, Hegeman B, Resnick S. Role of Psychologists in Enhancing Care Quality for Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses: Introduction to a Special Section. Psychological Services 2025, 22: 1-3. PMID: 39869689, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2024
Associations of Mortality Outcomes With Employment Status at Discharge From VA Vocational Rehabilitation Service Programs
Abraham K, Dent K, Resnick S, McCarthy J, Zivin K. Associations of Mortality Outcomes With Employment Status at Discharge From VA Vocational Rehabilitation Service Programs. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 1101-1108. PMID: 38693833, PMCID: PMC11530299, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricLeveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color
Barber J, Childs A, Resnick S, Connors E. Leveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 52: 172-178. PMID: 38489017, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01364-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsCan Measurement-Based Care Reduce Burnout in Mental Health Clinicians?
Barber J, Resnick S. Can Measurement-Based Care Reduce Burnout in Mental Health Clinicians? Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 52: 123-127. PMID: 38379054, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01349-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2023
Additional comparisons between PHQ-9 responses from clinical and survey data
Katz I, Resnick S, Liebmann E, Hoff R. Additional comparisons between PHQ-9 responses from clinical and survey data. Psychiatry Research 2023, 326: 115286. PMID: 37302356, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115286.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersOutcomes for treatment of depression in the Veterans Health Administration: Rates of response and remission calculated from clinical and survey data
Liebmann E, Resnick S, Hoff R, Katz I. Outcomes for treatment of depression in the Veterans Health Administration: Rates of response and remission calculated from clinical and survey data. Psychiatry Research 2023, 324: 115196. PMID: 37058792, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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activity Serious Mental Illness Specialty Council
08/08/2022 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsPast-Chairactivity VA Representative, Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee
11/16/2018 - 04/09/2025Public ServicePublic OfficialDetailshttps://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/ismiccactivity Task Force on Serious Mental Illness/Severe Emotional Disturbance, American Psychological Association
2009 - 2019Professional OrganizationsMemberDetailsChair 2017-2019activity United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
06/01/2008 - 06/01/2014Professional OrganizationsMemberDetailsBoard of Directors
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honor Michael S. Neale Award
08/10/2019National AwardAmerican Psychological Association, Division 18, Psychologists in Public ServiceDetailsUnited Stateshonor Carol T. Mowbray Early Career Research Award
01/01/2005National AwardUnited States Psychiatric Rehabilitation AssociationDetailsUnited States
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