Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

BRIDGE Program

Led by Rani Elwy, Ph.D., the Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (BRIDGE) program fosters the translation, spread and scale-up of evidence-based practices into routine clinical care. 

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BRIDGE Program

Led by Rani Elwy, Ph.D., the Brown Research on Implementation and Dissemination to Guide Evidence Use (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

  • Rani Elwy, PhD

    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.

    Dr. Elwy is honored to be selected for the 2024–2025 class of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows at the National Academy of Medicine in Washington DC. She will serve in this role from September 2024 through Summer 2025. While Dr. Elwy is away, Dr. Frank will serve as the Acting Director of the BRIDGE Program.

  • Hannah Frank, PhD

    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, Acting Director of the BRIDGE Program, Sep. 2024 - Summer 2025
    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 Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in the Pediatric Anxiety Research Center at Bradley Hospital.

    Dr. Frank is serving as the Acting Director of the BRIDGE Program from September 2024 through Summer 2025.

  • Ruben Martinez, Ph.D.

    Ruben Martinez, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Acting Associate Director of the BRIDGE Program, Sep. 2024-Summer 2025
    Research Profile

    Ruben G. Martinez, Ph.D. is an assistant professor and acting associate director in the BRIDGE program in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. The primary goal of Dr. Martinez's work is to leverage equitable implementation methods to improve systems of care for youth experiencing health and mental health problems. At BRIDGE, he engages in consultation, mentorship and training related to implementation science and is heavily engaged in developing new program offerings. He serves as a site PI and co-investigator on several federally funded grants, including the IMPACT center, an NIMH ALACRITY center focused on optimizing implementation of EBPs for youth mental health problems in low-resource environments through piloting pragmatic, equity-focused implementation methods. He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2020 and completed his predoctoral residency and NIMH T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.

    Dr. Martinez is serving as the Acting Associate Director of the BRIDGE Program from September 2024 through Summer 2025.

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

Free implementation science consultations are available to:
  • Members of Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior and other Warren Alpert Medical School departments
  • External researchers seeking a co-investigator for a federally funded grant proposal

We also offer paid consultations to researchers who don't meet the criteria above. Please contact implementationscience@brown.edu to request details on paid consultation.

For a consultation, please complete this consultation request form. The consultation may involve a 30-minute meeting with one of the BRIDGE implementation science experts to receive initial feedback and relevant dissemination and implementation (D&I) resources.

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Advance RI-CTR Implementation Science Seminar Series

In this six-part series, sponsored by the BRIDGE program, Brown Alcohol Research Center on HIV (ARCH), and Advance RI-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

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.

Want to receive notice of the next Implementation Science Bootcamp? Subscribe to the BRIDGE newsletter for news updates, and upcoming events.

Implementation Science/HIV Scientific Working Group

The mission of the Providence/Boston Centers for AIDS Research Implementation Science/HIV Scientific Working Group is to increase implementation science HIV-related projects. We offer resources (mentoring, consultations, education) on how to incorporate implementation science into HIV-related projects. This group is co-led by Trisha Arnold,  Ph.D., a Research Scientist at Rhode Island Hospital and Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (DPHB) at Brown University, and Rebecca Rudel, DrPH, RD, an Assistant Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine at Boston University, and a Fellow at the Boston University Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS). Please contact Dr. Arnold if you are interested in being involved in this group.

Resources

The BRIDGE team curates an up-to-date list of implementation science-related coursework, grant writing resources, professional memberships and conferences, workshops, and more.

Resources

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.

Program Alumni

The BRIDGE program is proud of its several team members who have gone on to apply their implementation science expertise in successful careers nationwide.

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