Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH
“It brings me a lot of joy to partner with health care providers and receivers to learn how to improve care delivery.”
Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH*
Associate Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Scientist in Residence, Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health
* formerly Richards
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Twitter: @jangerhofer
Biography
Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH, is passionate about improving care for mental health and substance use in partnership with people who provide and receive health care. She applies qualitative methods to inform what research questions we should be asking and how we should consider answering them. She employs statistical methods to inform implementation evaluations with a goal of optimizing care delivery and improving clinical practice effectiveness and patient outcomes.
Dr. Angerhofer has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education to research suicide prevention in health care systems via user-centered design and community-based participatory approaches. She also collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on a variety of mental health and addiction research projects, supports care delivery research partnerships, and mentors students at the University of Washington as an affiliate assistant professor.
Research interests and experience
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Suicide Prevention
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Alcohol and Drug Use
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Behavior Change
Firearm injury prevention; alcohol and drug misuse; tobacco cessation
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Mental Health
Depression; alcohol and drug use disorders; suicide prevention; self-management
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Social Determinants of Health
Stigma
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Health Services & Economics
Quality improvement, implementation cost
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Preventive Medicine
Public and population health; screening effectiveness and uptake; evidence-based practice recommendations
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Implementation Research
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Addictions
Prevention and treatment
Sparc trial tools
Resources for behavioral health integration
The SPARC trial successfully implemented behavioral health care into primary care. On our website, you can access tools for behavioral health integration, as well as frequently asked questions and publications.
Recent publications
Boggs JM, Quintana LM, Beck A, Clarke CL, Richardson L, Conley A, Buckingham ET, Richards JE, Betz ME A Randomized Control Trial of a Digital Health Tool for Safer Firearm and Medication Storage for Patients with Suicide Risk 2024 Feb;25(2):358-368. doi: 10.1007/s11121-024-01641-6. Epub 2024-01-11. PubMed
Higashi RT, Kruse G, Richards J, Sood A, Chen PM, Quirk L, Kramer J, Tiro JA, Tuzzio L, Haas JS, Gray MF, Lee SC Harmonizing Qualitative Data Across Multiple Health Systems to Identify Quality Improvement Interventions: A Methodological Framework Using PROSPR II Cervical Research Center Data as Exemplar 2023 Jan;22. doi: 10.1177/16094069231157345. Epub 2023-02-14. PubMed
Williams EC, Achtmeyer CE, Young JP, Berger D, Curran G, Bradley KA, Richards J, Siegel MB, Ludman EJ, Lapham GT, Forehand M, Harris AHS. Barriers to and facilitators of alcohol use disorder pharmacotherapy in primary care: a qualitative study in five VA clinics. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Oct 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4202-z. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Richards JE, Bane E, Fullerton SM, Ludman EJ, Jarvik G. Allocation of resources to communication of research result summaries: biobank participant perspectives. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2016 Sep 8. pii: 1556264616667126. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Ludman EJ, Simon GE, Grothaus LC, Richards J, Whiteside U, Stewart C. Organized self-management support services for chronic depressive symptoms: a randomized controlled trial. Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Jan 1;67(1):29-36. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400295. Epub 2015 Aug 17. PubMed
Research
Suicide attempts decreased after adding suicide care to primary care
Safety planning and risk screening improved outcomes for adult patients.
Research
Understanding adoption of Lock to Live, a decision aid supporting suicide prevention
KPWHRI research finds ways to increase use of a firearm safety tool.
News
Kaiser Permanente expands gun violence prevention work
Equity-focused research by Julie Angerhofer Richards, PhD, MPH, is among the work supported by $3.2 million.
KPWHRI in the media
Suicide care in primary care reduces suicide attempts
Primary care intervention might reduce suicide attempts
MedPage Today, Sept. 30, 2024
