Colleen E. McKay, M.A., C.A.G.S., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Psychiatry's Center for Mental Health Research Services at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School, and Director of the Program for Clubhouse Research (PCR).
She has a background in rehabilitation counseling and experience in mental health
services and the clubhouse model. As Director of the PCR, she coordinates and oversees
the development of an agenda of clubhouse related research projects and provides
technical assistance and consultation to clubhouses, mental health administrators,
students, and/or researchers considering participation in clubhouse related research
projects and evaluations. 

Ms. McKay has specialized interests in recovery, vocational rehabilitation, and health
promotion issues for adults diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness, particularly with
respect to the Clubhouse Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. She has been involved with
the SAMHSA funded Employment Intervention Demonstration Program (EIDP), the Massachusetts
Clubhouse Coalition’s annual Employment Survey, and an international survey of clubhouses
affiliated with the International Center for Clubhouse Development (ICCD).

Articles

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Brain Injury Resources (with Meghan E. Heffernan), Psychiatry Issue Briefs (2012)
 

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A systematic review of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual diagnostic criteria for nicotine dependence (with Joseph R. DiFranza, W. W. Sanouri A. Ursprung, Beatrice Lauzon, Christina Bancej, Robert J. Wellman, Douglas M. Ziedonis, Sun S. Kim, Andre Gervais, Bruce Meltzer, Jennifer O'Loughlin, Chizimuzo T. C. Okoli, Lisa R. Fortuna, and Michele Tremblay), Addictive behaviors (2010)
 

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Addressing Tobacco Use in Adult Mental Health Service Programs (with Douglas M. Ziedonis, Gregory Seward, Valerie Williams, Kevin Bradley, Jennifer Colburn, and David Rocheleau), Psychiatry Issue Briefs (2009)
 

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Health promotion in clubhouse programs: needs, barriers, and current and planned activities (with John R. Pelletier), Psychiatric rehabilitation journal (2007)
 

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Evidence Based Practices in Mental Health: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Research Considerations, Psychiatry Issue Briefs (2007)
 

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Contributions to Books

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Peer Support (with Stephanie Rodrigues, Matthew Chinman, Susan Hills, and Marsha Langer Ellison), The MISSION-VET Treatment Manual (2011)
 

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What Does Competitive Employment Mean? A Secondary Analysis of Employment Approaches in the Massachusetts Employment Intervention Demonstration Project (with Matthew Johnsen, Alexis D. Henry, and Thomas D. Manning), Research on Employment for Persons with Severe Mental Illness (2004)
 

Posters and Presentations

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Characteristics of Contemporary Clubhouses: Results from International Clubhouse Surveys, Commonwealth Medicine Academic Conference (2007)
 

Other

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Where are Bridges Needed: Relationships Between Youth and Adult Services Before Strengthening the Transition System (with Maryann Davis, Matthew Johnsen, Nancy Koroloff, Barbara E. Starrett, Michael Pullmann, Diane Sondheimer, and Lynwood Gordon), Center for Mental Health Services Research (2005)