Positions: 
  Associate Director for Clinical Care, VA South Central MIRECC 
  Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Maternal &
   Child Health
  Staff Physician, Central Arkansas VA

Dr. Kirchner's research focuses on the implementation of evidence based practices into routine clinical settings. Recently this work has concentrated on developing a better understanding of: 1) multiple stakeholder (administrators, clinical managers, providers, and patients) values and costs and 2) their relationship to the implementation of evidenced-based care. She recently completed the Cost and Value of Evidence-Based Solutions for Depression Study (COVES), which investigated stakeholder perceptions and actual program costs of implementing collaborative care models in six large outpatient programs in three Veterans Integrated Services Networks (VISNs). She also recently completed the Participatory Organizational Needs Assessment for Depression Study (PONDS), a project designed to improve the sustainability of the collaborative care model once it is implemented. As the Associate Director for Clinical Care at the South Central VA MIRECC, Dr. Kirchner has established a strong research network of urban and rural community-based primary care clinics. She has also worked on statewide programs to educate public school teachers regarding detection and treatment of common mental disorders in children and adolescents.