Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE) Program

Led by Rani Elwy, Ph.D., the BRIDGE program fosters the translation, spread and scale-up of evidence-based practices into routine clinical care. 

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Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE) Program

Led by Rani Elwy, Ph.D., the BRIDGE program fosters the translation, spread and scale-up of evidence-based practices into routine clinical care. 

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Overview

The BRIDGE program, founded in 2018 as the Implementation Science Core, collaborates with the other Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior cores, the Quantitative Science Program and Qualitative Science and Methods Training Program (QSMTP), to foster the translation, spread and scale-up of evidence-based practices into routine clinical care. Contact us at implementationscience@brown.edu.

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Leadership

  • A. Rani Elwy, Ph.D.

    A. Rani Elwy, Ph.D.

    Director of the Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE) program, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
    Research Profile

    A. Rani Elwy, Ph.D.,  Professor and Director of the Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE) program, joined the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior in July 2018 with a mission of creating a vibrant community of practice among residents, fellows and faculty who are interested in furthering their research in dissemination and implementation science. Dr. Elwy hosts regular office hours each week to work with faculty across the system of Brown-affiliated hospitals, along with psychiatry residents and clinical psychology interns and fellows.

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    Hannah E. Frank, Ph.D.

    Associate Director of the Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE) program, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
    Research Profile

    Hannah E. Frank, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and the Associate Director of the Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE) program in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. In this role, she provides training, mentoring, and consultation on topics related to implementation science, and serves as a Site PI or Co-Investigator on a variety of grants funded by NIH and PCORI. Dr. Frank received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Temple University in 2020. She completed her residency training and T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University in the Pediatric Anxiety Research Center at Bradley Hospital. 

Services

  • Provide consultation on dissemination and implementation (D&I) science models, theories and frameworks to guide studies
  • Develop qualitative and quantitative methods specific to D&I science research questions (such as formative evaluations, stakeholder engagement methods, implementation strategies, hybrid designs, etc.)
  • Serve as co-investigator on projects as the implementation science expert

Consultations

For implementation science consultations, please complete this consultation request form through Advance-CTR, and select the "Informatics and Implementation Science" service. All implementation science requests will be directed to the BRIDGE program.

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D&I Training Resources

Advance-CTR Implementation Science Seminar Series

In this six-part series, sponsored by the BRIDGE program, Brown Alcohol Research Center on HIV (ARCH), and Advance-CTR, local and national experts share talks on implementation strategies and blueprints, hybrid trial designs, sustainability, and policy implementation. To find upcoming seminars and recordings, follow this link and select the Implementation Science Seminar Series.

Implementation Science Bootcamp

Every year, the BRIDGE program hosts a multi-day Implementation Science Bootcamp to provide clinicians and scientists with skills to increase the adoption of evidence-based practices, treatments, and interventions in clinical and community-based settings.

The 2024 Implementation Science Bootcamp is now open for registration! The Bootcamp will be held Feb. 9-10, 2024 at South Street Landing in Providence, RI. 

Learn more & register

BRIDGE Team

BRIDGE Program research, training, consultations and mentorship are possible as a result of a talented group of faculty, postdoctoral fellows and residents.

Program Staff

Implementation Science Career Development Awardees

A range of early career investigators and faculty (below) have benefited from the mentorship of BRIDGE program faculty in securing their NIH or VA career development (K) awards. Please request a consultation to discuss your career development proposal with us, and take advantage of other BRIDGE program services in advancing your career development training plans.

In the News

Implementation Science Takes Off at Brown

Brown Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Oct. 2, 2023
What accounts for the explosive growth of the BRIDGE program? A visionary leader, strategic expansion, and the tenets of implementation science itself.

A Digital First

Medicine@Brown, Fall 2023
At a recent academic symposium at The Warren Alpert Medical School, medical student Nicole Comella presented her research on barriers to implementing complementary and integrative health therapies (such as acupuncture and yoga) into health systems. Comella credited BRIDGE director, Rani Elwy, Ph.D., for her mentorship on the project.