MIRECC / CoE
Suicide Risk & Prevention among Asian American & Pacific Islander Veterans - Research Team
AAPI Research Team
Lindsey L. Monteith, PhD (Principal Investigator)
Psychologist
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
My research seeks to ensure that suicide risk assessment and prevention initiatives are tailored to meet the diverse experiences, needs, and preferences of different groups. This has included a focus on survivors of trauma and interpersonal violence; women Veterans, and for this project, Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans. To accomplish this, I believe it is critical to understand Veterans’ perspectives and experiences and to partner with them in this important work. I am honored to lead this project and look forward to learning from Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans, as well as those with expert knowledge of these populations, to understand how we can take a culturally-informed approach to preventing suicide among Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans.
Joseph Mignogna, PhD (Co-Investigator)
Psychologist
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
My research focuses on improving VA and community healthcare providers’ uptake and effective use of best practices in suicide prevention for our Veterans. I am honored to be part of this important work, which will provide the opportunity to better understand the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans and use that knowledge to inform the development of culturally relevant suicide prevention resources and materials to enhance suicide risk assessment and intervention.
Ryan Holliday, PhD (Co-Investigator)
Psychologist
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
I am dedicated to improving our understanding of the intersection of trauma and life stressors, such as homelessness and justice involvement, on Veterans’ mental health. My research seeks to understand how we, as a health care system, can provide the best evidence-based care to Veterans who have experienced these occurrences throughout their lives. I am excited to be a part of this project, which will harness multiple approaches to understand how we can best prevent suicide among Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans within and outside the VA.
Claire Hoffmire, PhD (Co-Investigator)
Epidemiologist
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
I am dedicated to improving our understanding of differences in Veteran suicide risk across historically underrepresented Veteran groups, such as racial and ethnic minority Veterans and women, to inform culturally-informed and gender-sensitive suicide prevention strategies. I believe it is critical that we consider diverse Veteran perspectives in research aiming to improve Veteran suicide prevention. I am honored to be part of this research effort to improve suicide prevention strategies for Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans.
Lisa Brenner, PhD (Co-Investigator)
Psychologist
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
I have over 20 years of experience working with Veterans and have been a champion of numerous VA efforts to prevent suicide among Veterans nationally. Providing high-quality, evidence-based care to Veterans is very important to me. I am excited to be a part of this effort to strengthen understanding of suicide risk and prevention for Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans.
Christe'An Iglesias, MA
Health Science Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
I am a Research Coordinator for this project and have a background in psychology from San Diego State University and the University of Denver. I am passionate about understanding how to better serve underrepresented groups within Veteran communities. I am thrilled to be a part of this project and learn about the experiences and perspectives of Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans.
Carly Rohs, MPH
Health Science Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
I am committed to listening and understanding Veterans’ lived experience to enhance interventions aimed at suicide prevention and education. I am trained qualitative researcher, with most of my additional work focused on understanding women Veterans’ preferences and experiences accessing health care when experiencing suicidal thoughts. I am forever honored to have the opportunity to sit with Veterans and listen to their stories, and to in turn, be an advocate within the Veterans Health Administration.
Alexandra Schneider, BA
Data Analyst
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
I have worked in the VA for over a decade and have extensive experience working with large healthcare administrative databases and survey research data. This has given me a unique understanding of data sources and how they can be utilized to understand and improve health outcomes. I am also a passionate advocate for ensuring adherence to best practices for data storage and security. I am excited to be part of this research team as I believe this project will gather important, novel data that can be used to help Asian American and Pacific Islander Veterans.
Christin Miller, MPH
Data Analyst
Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC
I joined the Rocky Mountain MIRECC four years ago after receiving my Master in Public Health in Epidemiology and Global Health from the University of Colorado - Anschutz. Through my work at the MIRECC, I have gained extensive experience analyzing large datasets while also ensuring quality data management and security. I am excited to work on this study team to understand how to best serve diverse populations of Veterans.
Last Updated 31 January 2024
