Mary Acri, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, NYU Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of Evaluation, McSilver Institute
Mary.Acri@nyulangone.org
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Director of Evaluation, McSilver Institute
Mary.Acri@nyulangone.org
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Dr. Acri is a Mid-Stage Researcher with a background in clinical social work who oversees a research portfolio that focuses on detecting unaddressed mental health problems amongst poverty-impacted children and their caregivers; engaging children and caregivers into mental health services; and enhancing the quality of services. At present, Dr. Acri is Co-Investigator of a NIMH-funded R01 grant, Family Groups for Urban Youth with Disruptive Behavior, which
aims to test the effectiveness of a multiple family group intervention for children with disruptive behavior problems and their families; Co-Investigator of a second NIMH-funded R01 grant entitled Navigating Resource-Constrained Systems and Communities to Promote the Behavioral Health of Black Youth, which aims to reduce health disparities amongst youth living in poverty-impacted communities who are disproportionately burdened by behavioral health challenges; and Co-Investigator of third a NIMH-funded R01 project entitled Scaling Up Stepped Care for Women’s Mental Health in Primary Care in a LMIC, which uses a task sharing approach to test for effectiveness and implementation a novel stepped care model for women with depression delivered by primary care nurses and mental health peers.
Additionally, Dr. Acri serves as Co-Investigator of a pilot study that aims to test the effectiveness of an equine-facilitated cognitive behavioral therapy group for children with anxiety and lead evaluator of the NYU Center for Child Welfare Practice Innovation, which aims to enhance the capacity of the child welfare system to realize the impact of trauma and to resist re-traumatizing children and families, recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in children, families, and others involved with the system, and deliver effective trauma and evidence-informed practices and interventions.
Dr. Acri recently concluded a two-year project funded by the Annie E Casey Foundation in which she served as Principal Investigator. This project tested the effectiveness of a peer-delivered screening, psychoeducation, and outreach program for female caregivers at risk for depression. This project evolved from her prior work as Principal Investigator of a NIMH-funded R21 Exploratory/Developmental grant, the purpose of which was to develop and determine the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention that was tested in this current project.
Dr. Acri currently has 72 peer-reviewed publications and three chapters.
aims to test the effectiveness of a multiple family group intervention for children with disruptive behavior problems and their families; Co-Investigator of a second NIMH-funded R01 grant entitled Navigating Resource-Constrained Systems and Communities to Promote the Behavioral Health of Black Youth, which aims to reduce health disparities amongst youth living in poverty-impacted communities who are disproportionately burdened by behavioral health challenges; and Co-Investigator of third a NIMH-funded R01 project entitled Scaling Up Stepped Care for Women’s Mental Health in Primary Care in a LMIC, which uses a task sharing approach to test for effectiveness and implementation a novel stepped care model for women with depression delivered by primary care nurses and mental health peers.
Additionally, Dr. Acri serves as Co-Investigator of a pilot study that aims to test the effectiveness of an equine-facilitated cognitive behavioral therapy group for children with anxiety and lead evaluator of the NYU Center for Child Welfare Practice Innovation, which aims to enhance the capacity of the child welfare system to realize the impact of trauma and to resist re-traumatizing children and families, recognize the signs and symptoms of trauma in children, families, and others involved with the system, and deliver effective trauma and evidence-informed practices and interventions.
Dr. Acri recently concluded a two-year project funded by the Annie E Casey Foundation in which she served as Principal Investigator. This project tested the effectiveness of a peer-delivered screening, psychoeducation, and outreach program for female caregivers at risk for depression. This project evolved from her prior work as Principal Investigator of a NIMH-funded R21 Exploratory/Developmental grant, the purpose of which was to develop and determine the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention that was tested in this current project.
Dr. Acri currently has 72 peer-reviewed publications and three chapters.