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Child mental health, Human-animal interaction, nature therapy
United States

Biography

Robin Peth-Pierce is the CEO and founder of Public Health Communications Consulting (PHCC), LLC.

For over two decades, Ms. Peth-Pierce has provided comprehensive science writing and intensive research support to research teams to accelerate the speed of scientific discovery. Her master’s-level coursework in public policy at The Ohio State University, and her two-year Presidential Management Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provided training and hands-on experience in all aspects of scientific research administration at the nation’s largest biomedical research enterprise, including public affairs, legislation and policy, grants, contracting, budget and community engagement. For over two decades, her work has focused on supporting academic researchers in federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and in university-based research settings to obtain federal and philanthropic funding to build a better science in children’s mental health services research, including improving the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices in child-serving state and local human services systems. She has also worked collaboratively with university-based research teams to translate their research findings to parents, clinical providers, and policymakers, with the goal of improving mental health outcomes for children and their families.

Ms. Peth-Pierce was the Communications Director of a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded ALACRITY Center (Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY), called IDEAS (P50MH11366201; $6.8 million) at New York University. She also served as the Communications Director for the IDEAS Center predecessors, also NIMH-funded centers (Advanced Center, P50MH113662; Developing Center, P20MH078178; Principal Investigators Kimberly Hoagwood, PhD, Professor, New York University (NYU), Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (DCAP) and Mary McKay, PhD, Dean, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University). In this communications role, she was been responsible for the Center’s internal and external communications products, has served as a writer and senior editor on multiple NIH and private foundation grant applications (totaling $35 million over two decades), editing and/or co-authoring peer-reviewed journal article submissions, website content development, and the development of both internal and external Center newsletters. She has collaborated with Center PIs Hoagwood and McKay and Co-investigators Serene Olin, PhD (Assistant Vice President, National Committee for Quality Assurance, and Sarah Horwitz, PhD (Professor, NYU, DCAP) and other center colleagues over the last two decades on a variety of science writing projects, including the development of clinical trial materials (e.g. recruitment, manuals) for several large NIMH or New York University funded interventions (e.g. STRONG MOM, Family-to-Family, The ROSE Project, Reining in Anxiety), which have tested innovative ways to improve the outcomes of youth with mental health disorders

Activities

Employment (4)

Public Health Communications Consulting, LLC: North Royalton, OH, US

1999-12-01 to present | CEO and Founder of consulting business whose clients include Ohio Farm to School, The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA), New York University Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. (PHCC, LLC)
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New York University: New York, NY, US

2012-06-15 to 2021-07-01 | Communications Director (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, IDEAS Center)
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Columbia University Department of Psychiatry: New York, NY, US

1999-04-01 to 2012-07-01 | Science Writer (Psychiatry)
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Bethesda, Maryland, US

1996-07-01 to 1998-07-15 | Public Affairs Specialist (Science Policy and Communications)
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Education and qualifications (6)

The Ohio State University Extension: Columbus, OH, US

2022-06-07 to present | Project Green Teacher Certified (Extension )
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Cleveland State University: Cleveland, Ohio, US

2020-08-26 to present (Social Work Coursework)
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University of Tennessee: Knoxville, TN, US

2021-02-15 to 2025-05-15 | Veterinary Social Work Certificate (Social Work)
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Good Clinical Pratices Cerification/National Institutes of Health: Bethesda, Maryland, US

2020-07-25 to 2020-08-15 | Good Clinical Practices Certificate (OBSSR)
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The Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, US

1991-09-12 to 1993-05-12 | MPA, Public Policy and Administration
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Miami University: Oxford, Ohio, US

1986-08-12 to 1990-12-15 | Journalism and Public Administration
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Professional activities (5)

Ohio State Univeristy Extension: North Royalton, OH, US

Club Advisor (4-H Program)
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National Association of Social Workers: Washington , DC , US

2020-01-01 to present | Student
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American Psychological Association: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2015 to present | Associate (Division 17)
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IAVSW: Cleveland , Ohio, US

2020-04-01 to 2022-04-03 | Director of Partnerships (Business Development and Partnerships)
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National Association of Social Workers: Charolette , NC, US

2020-08-28 to 2021-06-01 | Student Member (Advisory Board)
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Works (14)

Around the Arena: Equine-Assisted Services’ Foundation in Understanding Human-Horse Interactions.

The Routledge International Handbook on Animal Assisted Interactions, Interventions, and AnthrozoologyHandbook on Animal Assisted Interactions, Interventions, and Anthrozoology
2023-09-01 | Book chapter | Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Robin Peth-Pierce; Vincent, Aviva
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Reducing Anxiety and Stress among Youth in a CBT-Based Equine-Assisted Adaptive Riding Program

Animals
2022-09-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Kimberly Hoagwood; Aviva Vincent; Mary Acri; Meghan Morrissey; Lauren Seibel; Fei Guo; Chelsea Flores; Dana Seag; Robin Peth Pierce; Sarah Horwitz
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Adaptive Riding Incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Elements for Youth with Anxiety: Fidelity Outcomes

Human-animal interaction bulletin
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2333-522X
Contributors: Lauren Seibel; Dana E.M. Seag; Fei Guo; Meghan Morrissey; Robin Peth-Pierce; Mary Acri; Emily K. Hamovitch; Sarah Horwitz; Kimberly E. Hoagwood
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Evaluation of a Modified Bit Device to Obtain Saliva Samples from Horses

Veterinary Sciences
2021-10-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Aviva Vincent; Robin Marie Peth-Pierce; Meghan A. Morrissey; Mary C. Acri; Fei Guo; Lauren Seibel; Kimberly E. Hoagwood
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Aligning dissemination and implementation science with health policies to improve children’s mental health.

American Psychologist
2020-11 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1935-990X
Part of ISSN: 0003-066X
Contributors: Kimberly Hoagwood; Jonathan Purtle; Julia Spandorfer; Robin Peth-Pierce; Sarah Horwitz
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Preventing Risk and Promoting Young Children's Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health in State Mental Health Systems

Psychiatric Services
2020-11 | Journal article
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33167817

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New York University

Trends over a Decade in Nih Funding for Autism Spectrum Disorder Services Research

Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
2020-10 | Journal article
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33040269

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New York University
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Evaluation of a Train-the-trainers Model for Family Peer Advocates in Children's Mental Health

Journal of Child & Family Studies
2018-04 | Journal article
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29576726

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New York University
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A Response to Proposed Budget Cuts Affecting Children's Mental Health: Protecting Policies and Programs That Promote Collective Efficacy

Psychiatric Services
2018-03 | Journal article
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29089015

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New York University
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Implementing Evidence-based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents Within Complex Mental Health Systems

Evidence-based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents
2018-01 | Book chapter
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978-1-4625-2269-9

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Trends in Children's Mental Health Services Research Funding by the National Institute of Mental Health from 2005 to 2015: a 42% Reduction

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2018-01 | Journal article
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29301659

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New York University
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Animal-assisted Therapies for Youth with or at Risk for Mental Health Problems: a Systematic Review

Applied Developmental Science
2017-02 | Journal article
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28798541

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New York University
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A Good Beginning: Sending America's Children to School with the Social and Emotional Competence They Need To Succeed.

National Institute of Mental Health; a publication of the Child Mental Health Foundations and Agencies Network (FAN). Support for this publication was provided in part by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
2000-12-01 | Report | Writing - review & editing
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Contributors: Robin Peth-Pierce; Doris Cavanaugh
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The NICHD Study of Early Child Care

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Report | Writing - original draft
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Contributors: Robin Peth-Pierce
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