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Teresa Nesman, Ph.D.

Biography:

Dr. Nesman is an applied anthropologist and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.  She is Co-Principal Investigator for Study 5 of the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, which is examining the accessibility of mental health services for diverse children and their families.  She also provides technical assistance to systems of care for their development and utilization of theory-based logic models.  In previous work at FMHI she served as coordinator for a study of collaboration among system of care stakeholders, and as facilitator for the Inter-American Consortium for Applied Research on Children and Communities.  Dr. Nesman has also served as evaluator and researcher for several community-based collaborative projects targeting Latino children and families in Tampa, Florida.  Projects have included the Latino Dropout Rate Study funded by the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, the ENLACE Hillsborough project funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the RAICES/Promotoras project funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and the Puentes Community Action Grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.  Dr. Nesman has contributed to numerous reports, monographs, book chapters, and presentations on the development of accessible service systems for diverse children, youth, and families. 

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Key Publications On-Line:

Prince Inniss, J., Nesman, T., Mowery, D., Callejas, L.M., & Hernandez, M. (2009). Serving everyone at the table: Strategies for enhancing the availability of culturally competent mental health service (Making children’s mental health services successful series). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Department of Child and Family Studies, Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.

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Callejas, L. M., Nesman, T., Mowery, D., & Hernandez, M. (2008). Creating a front porch: Strategies for improving access to mental health services (Making children’s mental health services successful series, FMHI pub. no. 240-3). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research & Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.

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Hernandez, M., Nesman, T., Isaacs, M., Callejas, L. M., & Mowery, D. (Eds.) (2006). Examining the research base supporting culturally competent children's mental health services. (Making children's mental health services successful series, FMHI pub. No 240-1). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research & Training Center for Children's Mental Health.

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Harper, M., Mernandez, M. Nesman, T., Mowery, D., Worthington, J., & Isaacs, M. (2006). Organizational cultural competence: A review of assessment protocols. (Making children's mental health services successful series, FMHI pub. No 240-2). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research & Training Center for Children's Mental Health.

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Nesman, T. (2006). Organizational structures and processes within an evidence-based practice: Cross-site findings from a study of teaching family organizations. In C. Newman, C. Liberton, K. Kutash, & R. Friedman (Eds.). The 18th Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base (pp. 311-315). Tampa: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health.

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Hodges, S., Hernandez, M., & Nesman, T. A. (2003) Developmental framework for collaboration in child-serving agencies. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 12(3), 291-305.

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Hodges, S., Hernandez, M., Nesman, T., & Lipien, L. (2002). Creating change and keeping it real: How excellent child-serving organizations carry out their goals. Tampa, Florida: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Department of Child and Family Studies, The Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health.

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