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Ronald W. Manderscheid, Ph.D. 
Ronald W. Manderscheid, Ph.D., has served as Branch Chief, Survey and Analysis Branch, for the federal Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) since 1992. Dr. Manderscheid is current President of the Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association, and past Chair of the Mental Health Section of the American Public Health Association. He has served as the Chairperson of the Sociological Practice Section of the American Sociological Association, and as President of the Washington Academy of Sciences and the District of Columbia Sociological Society. During the National Health Care Reform debate, Dr. Manderscheid served as Policy Advisor on National Health Care Reform in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In 1993, Dr. Manderscheid was a member of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Work Group of the President's Task Force on Health Care Reform. He has served as one of the principal editors of Mental Health, United States since the publication first appeared in 1983. He has also authored numerous scientific and professional publications on services to persons with mental illnesses. He is the recipient of both federal and professional awards, including the 1995 National Sociological Practice Award; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator's Award for Meritorious Achievement, 1995; SAMHSA Administrator's Award for Meritorious Achievement (Group Award to Branch) 1995; 1st Annual Going to Bat Award, National Association for Rural Mental Health, 1996; Friends of Case Management Award, National Association of Case Management, 1996; Quality of Worklife SAMHSA Partnership Award, 1997; SAMHSA Outstanding Teamwork Award, 1997; Loras College Distinguished Alumni Award, 1998; Federal Executive Insititute Alumni Association's Meritorious Service Award, 1999; HHS Secretary's Distinguished Service Award, 1999; American Public Health Association's Mental Health Section Award, 2000; Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program's National Leadership Award, 2001; American Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation's Irving T. Blumberg Humanitarian Award, 2002 ; and American College of Mental Health Administration's Saul Feldman Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003. From 1975 to 1992, Dr. Manderscheid worked in a variety of positions with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). From 1981 to 1992, Manderscheid served as NIMH's Chief, Statistical Research Branch, where he provided strong leadership in implementing the National Reporting System (NRP) and the Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP). Dr. Manderscheid joined CMHS in 1992, as Chief, Survey and Analysis Branch, with CMHS' Division of State and Community Systems Development. Dr. Manderscheid received a B.A. degree (with highest honors) in Sociology from Loras College in 1965; a M.A. degree in Sociology-Anthropology from Marquette University, in 1967; and a Ph.D. Sociology, with a specialization in Social Psychology Statistics from the University of Maryland in 1975. He is a 1986 graduate of the Federal Executive Institute. KEN99-0062 |
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