Dr. Heidi Liss Radunovich

Assistant Professor, Human Development

3008-B McCarty Hall D
PO BOX 110310
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
(352) 392-1778 x 233
Email: hliss@ufl.edu

Abstract

Heidi Liss Radunovich joined the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences as an Assistant Professor in July, 2006. Her appointment is 70% Extension and 30% Teaching. Prior to this time she was a faculty member in FYCS assigned to the National Rural Behavioral Health Center at the University of Florida. Heidi is a licensed psychologist in the state of Florida.

She has been the principal investigator on grants related to rural mental health, and is particularly interested in the topic areas of children and families, youth development, risk and resilience, prevention, mental health outcome, telehealth, rural issues, and community collaboration.

In Fall, 2006 she will be teaching Contemporary Family Problems (FYC 3112). She is looking forward to working with Extension personnel and developing new Extension programs and publications.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Selected Peer Reviewed Publications

Evans, G. D., Reader, S., Liss, H. J., Wiens, B.A., & Roy, A. (In press). Implementation of an aggressive random drug testing policy in a rural school district: Student attitudes regarding program fairness and effectiveness. Journal of School Health.

Wiens, B. W., Evans, G. D., Tsao, J. C. I., & Liss, H. J. (2004, April). Triumph Over Tragedy, Second Edition: A curriculum for Extension professionals responding to disasters and terrorism. Journal of Extension, 42(2). Available from http://www.joe.org/joe/2004april/tt8.shtml

Glueckauf, R.L, Fritz, S.P., Ecklund-Johnson, E.P., Liss, H. J., Dages, P., & Carney, P. (2002). Videoconferencing-based family therapy for rural teens with Epilepsy: Phase I findings. Rehabilitation Psychology, 47, 49-72.

Liss, H. J., Glueckauf, R.L., & Ecklund-Johnson, E.P. (2002). Research on Telehealth and Chronic Medical Conditions:Critical Review, Key Issues, and Future Directions. Rehabilitation Psychology, 47, 8-30.

Liss, H., Phares, V., and Liljequist, L. (2001). Symptom endorsement differences on the Children's Depression Inventory with Children and Adolescents on an Inpatient Unit. Journal of Personality Assessment, 76, 396-411.

Invited Chapters and Manuscripts

Liss, H. J. (2004). Telehealth/Internet Services for Children, Adolescents and Families. In R. Steele and M. Roberts (eds.) Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families. Kluwer Academic Publications: New York.

Evans, G.A., Wiens, B.A., Tsao, J., Liss, H. J., Mestemacher, R., Wilson, M., Christian, H., & Miekle, H. (2004). Triumph Over Tragedy, A Community Response to Managing Trauma in Times of Disaster and Terrorism, Second Edition. National Rural Behavioral Health Center: Gainesville, FL.

EDIS Publications

Evans, G. D. & Radunovich, H. L. (revised February, 2006). Signs and Symptoms of Depression

Evans, G. D. & Radunovich, H. L. (revised February, 2006). Commonly Asked Questions: Childhood Stuttering

Evans, G. D. & Radunovich, H. L. (revised February, 2006). Suicide and the Elderly: Warning Signs and How to Help

Selected Conference Presentations

Radunovich, H. L., Glenn, J., Dempsey, A., & Rosen, H. (June, 2006). Rural/urban differences in beliefs about psychotherapy: Preliminary data. Poster presentation at the Third Annual Summer Institute of the Family Research Consortium IV. Spokane, WA.

Wiens, B., & Radunovich, H. L. (April, 2006). Effectiveness of random drug-testing programs in schools: An evaluation of student attitudes and substance use behaviors. Poster presentation at the National Child Health Conference. Gainesville, FL.

Liss, H., Wiens, B., Dean, K., Murphy, C., Hamel-Lambert, J., Johannes, L., & Salcedo, O. (2006, February). Developing successful research and clinical collaborations with school districts: A roundtable discussion of pitfalls, strategies, and suggestions. Topical discussion at the 19th Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health--Expanding the Research Base. Tampa, FL.

Christian, H., Liss, H., Wiens, B., & Budzynski, A. (2005, April). Program planning and evaluation of violence prevention programs. Paper presentation at the 37^th Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists. Atlanta, GA.

Evans, G. D., Liss, H. J., & Wiens, B. A. (2004, November). Implementation and outcome in a school-linked model of mental health and prevention services. Roundtable presentation at the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy. New Orleans, LA.

Liss, H. J., Walker, K. N., & Dane, H. (2004, October). Pass it On! A program to enhance resilience in pre-adolescent girls. Poster presented at the Kansas Conference on Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.

Christian, H., Liss, H. J., Evans, G. D., & Wiens, B. (2004, October). Use of video to enhance social skill development in elementary students. Paper presented at the 9^th Annual Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health, Dallas, TX.

Evans, G. D., Liss, H. J., Wiens, B. & Meikle, H. (2003, October). The UF Family Support Service: characteristics and outcome of a rural, school-linked model of mental health care. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health, Portland, OR.

Liss, H. J. (July, 2003). Innovations in services for children and families. In G. D. Evans (Chair), Breaking down barriers: Searching for innovation in rural behavioral health care. Roundtable presentation at the National Association for Rural Mental Health conference, Orlando, FL.

Liss, H. J., & Glueckauf, R. L. (July, 2003). The use of telehealth with children and families in rural areas. Paper presented at the National Association for Rural Mental Health conference, Orlando, FL.

Professional and Honor Societies

Member, American Psychological Association

Member, Florida Psychological Association

Member, International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools (Intercamhs)

Academic Distinctions

Invited Lectures and Workshops

Third Annual Summer Institute of the Family Research Consortium IV (June, 2006)

NIMH/NIH Invited workshop on e-Mental Health (Memphis, TN; August, 2004)

Professional

Reviewer: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (May, 2004; September, 2004; December, 2004; October, 2005; January 2006)

Psychologist, Florida License # PY 7195 (active)

Grants

Principal Investigator 1/05 (total $3,000,000; to UF $1,038,462): Project CATCh – Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant, funded Fall, 2002. Awarded to Columbia County School System. Co-PI: Brenda Wiens

Principal Investigator 1/05 (total $1,200,000; to UF $526,253): CARES – Department of Education grant, funded Spring, 2003. Awarded to Columbia County School System. Co-PI: Brenda Wiens

Principal Investigator 1/05 until completion, 12/05 (total $200,000; to UF $100,000): Implementation Issues in School-Linked Mental Health Services: An SS/HS Consortia Research Project – Research Triangle Institute contract, funded Fall, 2003. Awarded to a consortium of University of Florida and Pennsylvania State University. Co-PIs: Celene Domitrovich, Meg Small, Brenda Wiens