RAND Expert Biography
Terri Tanielian
Codirector, RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research; Senior Social Research Analyst
Expertise
Military health care and policy; emergency management and response; homeland security; risk communication; psychological and behavioral health issues related to acts of terrorism, disasters, and combat; public health preparedness and emergency response
Recent Work
Psychological and cognitive injuries associated with combat; access to mental health services in the military health system; exemplary practices in public health preparedness; psychological and behavioral aspects of bioterrorism
Education
M.A. in psychology, American University; B.A. in psychology, Boston University
Publications of Interest
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery, Terri Tanielian and H. Lisa Jaycox, eds., RAND Corporation, 2008
"Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Adaptive Responses to an Evolving Challenge," D. B. Reissman et al., Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2006
"Building and Translating Evidence into Smart Policy: Continuing Research Needs for Informing Post-War Mental Health Policy," B. D. Stein and T. L. Tanielian, World Psychiatry, Vol. 5, No. 1, Feb 2006
"Strategies for Pre- and Post Attack Mental/Emotional Health," T. L. Tanielian and B. D. Stein, in The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 2005
"Emotional and Behavioral Consequences of Bioterrorism: Planning a Public Health Response," B. D. Stein et al., The Milbank Quarterly, Vol. 82, No. 3, Sept 2004
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: BBC America; C-SPAN Washington Journal; Homeland Response; NBC Nightly News; Newhouse News Service; Newsday; NPR; PBS; Roll Call
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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