Joy S. Kaufman, PhD

Joy S. Kaufman, PhD, is a Professor and Deputy Chair for Professional Development, Department of Psychiatry, and Executive Director of the Yale Consultation Center and of YaleEVAL. Trained as a clinical and community psychologist, Dr. Kaufman conducts large-scale, multi-level evaluations of health service delivery systems, provides consultation to governmental and community organizations regarding these evaluations, and carries out related research. These evaluations take place in under-resourced communities; involve close partnerships with state and municipal governments, community organizations, and other public stakeholders; and generate data that informs program and policy development. A unique feature of her work is the training of public stakeholders to evaluate the services they receive or to utilize data so that they can provide rigorous and systematic feedback to improve services and participate in decision-making about their community. Dr. Kaufman's research interests include the identification of contextual factors (e.g., community level indicators) that impact outcomes for individuals with emotional and behavioral difficulties (e.g., substance use/abuse, mental health symptoms). The fellow would have the opportunity to join the work to examine data -- including criminal justice, law enforcement, qualitative interviews with law enforcement, service providers and victims, and longitudinal victim interviews including data on violence/safety, substance use, trauma, and mental health symptoms -- collected as part of a national multi-site study to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of model programs to reduce the rate of homicide resulting from domestic violence.