David E. Pollio, Hill Crest Foundation Chair and Director of Research

Degrees:
• B.A., University of Virginia-Charlottesville
• M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth University-Richmond
• Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Field(s) of interest:
mental-health and addiction services, adult and youth homelessness, and evidence-based practice.

Publications:

McClendon, J., Pollio, D.E., North, C.S., Reid, D., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2007). School-based groups for parents of children with emotional and behavioral disorders:  Pilot results. Families in Society, 88(1), 124-129.

Nebbit, V., House, L., Thompson, S.J., & Pollio, D.E. (2007). Successful transistions of runaway/ homeless youth from shelter care. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16(4), 545-555.

Pfefferbaum, B., North, C.S., Pollio, D.E., Wallace, N., Smith, R., & Jeon-Slaughter, H. (2007). Focus groups with children after the world trade center attacks. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 12, 349- 363.

Ongoing Funded Research:

Pollio, D.E. (07/01/07 – 03/31/08). Housing, Homelessness and Drug Abuse. National Institutes of Drug Abuse.

Pollio, D.E. (09/01/07 – 08/31/11). The Hepatitis C Psychoeducation Responsive to Families. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 

Pollio, D.E. (12/01/07 – 11/30/2008). Multilevel Anaylsis of American Indian Health, Illness and Service Use. National Institute of Mental Health.