alaynap

Full Name
Alayna Park
First Name
Alayna
Last Name
Park
Affiliation
Faculty
Title
Assistant Professor
Phone
541-346-9798
Office
288 Straub Hall
Departments
Psychology
Profile Section
Biography

Dr. Park studies how to improve the accessibility, quality, and effectiveness of mental health services using dissemination and implementation science. She is particularly interested in re-designing mental health programs and developing decision-support tools for mitigating racial and ethnic mental health disparities. Her research is largely conducted in partnership with stakeholders in the community mental health agencies and schools.

Dr. Park will be accepting new doctoral students for Fall 2025.

Selected publications:

Park, A.L., Rith-Najarian, L.R., Saifan, D., Gellatly, R., Huey, S.J., & Chorpita, B.F. (2022). Strategies for incorporating culture into psychosocial interventions for youth of color. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Park, A.L., Tsai, K.H., Guan, K., & Chorpita, B.F. (2018). Unintended consequences of evidence-based treatment policy reform: Is implementation the goal or the strategy for higher quality care? Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 45, 649-660.

Park, A.L., Becker, K.D., Boustani, M.M., & Chorpita, B.F. (2020). Decision-making in mental health care: Measuring provider and supervisor use of evidence. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 47, 344-356.

Park, A.L., Boustani, M.M., Saifan, D., Gellatly, R., Letamendi, A., Stanick, C., Regan, J., Perez, G., Manners, D., Reding, M.E.J., & Chorpita, B.F. (2020). Community mental health professionals' perceptions about engaging underserved populations. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 47, 366-379.

Updated

Member for

2 years 6 months