HSR&D research content editor Maria Hecht talks with Veteran Mark Flower, co-founder of the Veteran peer support organization DryHootch America. They are discussing his involvement in VA research as part of a Veteran engagement forum.

VA HSR&D Podcasts

Veterans' Voices: Mark Flower

Laurel Copeland, PhD, discusses her work on looking at the proportion of new women Veterans who access VA care vs. community care.

Newly-separated Women Veterans’ Use of VA and Community Care

In part two of this two-part interview, Joe Francis, MD, Chief Improvement and Analytics Officer for VHA, talks about the necessity of taking research questions to those on the front-lines of managing clinics and healthcare networks in order to continuously improve care for Veterans.

Making the Most of Engagement: Listening to Stakeholders

Polly Noel, PhD, talks about her work on understanding and assessing Veterans’ experiences of healthcare system hassles with both VA care and community-based care.

Assessing Veterans’ Experiences of Healthcare System Hassles: VA vs. Community Care

Christopher J. Miller, PhD, talks about his work assessing Veterans’ and providers’ experiences of care coordination between community providers and VA providers.

Veterans’ Experiences Using both Care in the Community and VA Care

Fernanda S. Rossi, PhD, shares insights gained from her work understanding women Veterans’ experiences of seeking mental health treatment in VA.

Women Veterans’ Experiences in Obtaining VA Mental Health

Becca Scripada, PhD, about her work on treating Veterans with PTSD.

Evidence-Based PTSD Treatment: Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy

Ivette (Maggie) Freytes, PhD, talks about her work developing a community-based resource guide to refer Veterans at risk for suicide to VA care.

A Community Network Approach to Supporting Veterans at Risk for Suicide

In part one of this two-part interview, Joe Francis, MD, Chief Improvement and Analytics Officer for VHA, talks about how best to leverage healthcare data and quality measures to improve care for Veterans.

Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve VA Care

Kevin Payne, research assistant with the VA New England Healthcare System and a former Navy Veteran, shares his experiences as Veteran who both uses VA care and works in VA research.

Veterans Voices: A Veteran’s Experience of Working in VA Research

Audrey Jones, PhD, shares findings from her work assessing the influence of negative media coverage on Veterans’ perceptions of VA care.

Media Influence on Veterans’ Perceptions of VA Care

Lisa McAndrew, PhD, Director of the Behavioral Health Research Lab at VA’s War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, discusses two HSR&D-funded projects that focus on different aspects of mental treamtent and Gulf War Illness.

Research Into Gulf War Illness

Shannon Kehle-Forbes, PhD, shares her research as to why some Veterans complete trauma-focused PTSD therapy and yet others do not.

Understanding Veterans' Experiences of Trauma-focused PTSD Therapy

Bo Kim, PhD, and Keith McInnes, ScD, MS, discuss their pilot study, which looks at improving post-incarceration support for Veterans with mental health challenges and substance use disorders.

Post-Incarceration Outcomes for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Challenges

Hildi Hagedorn, PhD, talks about her recent study looking at why Veterans with opioid use disorders may or may not receive medication-assisted treatment.

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