Silke von Esenwein
Assistant Research Professor
Assistant Professor
Faculty, Health Policy and Management
Dr. von Esenwein is a health services researcher with extensive experience evaluating the processes and outcomes of innovative program development and implementation. Her research and programmatic interests include new approaches to improve access and quality in healthcare, improving physical health and healthcare among persons with serious mental disorders and other underserved populations, and women's reproductive health policy.
Contact Information
1518 Clifton Rd, NE Ste 646 ,
Atlanta , GA 30322
Mailstop : 1518-002-6AA
Phone: 404-712-8525
Fax: 404-712-9198
Email: svonese@emory.edu
Areas of Interest
- Community Based Research
- Evaluation
- Health Disparities
- Health Outcomes
- Health Policy
- Health Services Research
- Healthcare Systems
- Maternal and Child Health
- Mental Health
- Public Health Leadership
- Public Health Policy
- Reproductive Health
- Research Methods
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Sexual Health/Behavior
- Women’s Health
Education
- PhD 2004, Emory University
- MA 2000, Emory University
- BS 1998, University of Massachusetts
Courses Taught
- BSHES 590: Capstone Seminar
- BSHES 596: Maternal Child Health
- BSHES 596L: MCH Foundations Lab
- EPI 596: Maternal Child Health
- EPI 596L: MCH Foundations Lab
- GH 596: Maternal Child Health
- GH 596L: MCH Foundations Lab
- HPM 534: Grant Writing for Public Hlth
- HPM 596: Maternal Child Health
- HPM 596L: MCH Foundations Lab
Affiliations & Activities
Board Member at Postpartum Support International, GA chapter
Fellow, Woodruff Health Educators Academy Teaching Fellowship
Member, Georgia's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Steering Committee
Publications
- Kotlar, B, Kornrich, R, Deneen, M, Kenner, C, Theis, L, von Esenwein, Webb-Girard A. , 2015, Meeting Incarcerated Women's Needs For Pregnancy-Related and Postpartum Services: Challenges and Opportunities. , Perspect Sex Reprod Health, 47, 221-5
- Torrance, K., 2014, Mental health takes its place at Rollins, Public Health Magazine, ,
- Druss BG, Ji X, Glick G, von Esenwein SA., 2014, Randomized trial of an electronic personal health record for patients with serious mental illnesses., Am J Psychiatry., ,
- von Esenwein SA, Druss BG., 2014, Using electronic health records to improve the physical healthcare of people with serious mental illnesses: A view from the front lines., Int Rev Psychiatry., ,
- Borba CP, DePadilla L, McCarty FA, von Esenwein SA, Druss BG, Sterk CE., 2012, A qualitative study examining the perceived barriers and facilitators to medical healthcare services among women with a serious mental illness., Womens Health Issues., ,
- Krishan S, von Esenwein SA, Druss BG., 2012, The health literacy of adults with severe mental illness., Psychiatr Serv., ,
- Borba CP, Depadilla L, Druss BG, McCarty FA, von Esenwein SA, Sterk CE., 2011, A day in the life of women with a serious mental illness: a qualitative investigation., Womens Health Issues. , ,
- Druss BG, von Esenwein SA, Compton MT, Zhao L, Leslie DL., 2011, Budget impact and sustainability of medical care management for persons with serious mental illnesses., Am J Psychiatry., ,
- Druss BG, Zhao L, von Esenwein S, Morrato EH, Marcus SC., 2011, Understanding excess mortality in persons with mental illness: 17-year follow up of a nationally representative US survey., Med Care. , ,
- Druss BG, von Esenwein SA, Compton MT, Rask KJ, Zhao L, Parker RM., 2010, A randomized trial of medical care management for community mental health settings: the Primary Care Access, Referral, and Evaluation (PCARE) study., Am J Psychiatry., ,
- Sterling EW1, von Esenwein SA, Tucker S, Fricks L, Druss BG., 2010, Integrating wellness, recovery, and self-management for mental health consumers., Community Ment Health J. , ,
- Druss BG, Zhao L, von Esenwein SA, Bona JR, Fricks L, Jenkins-Tucker S, Sterling E, Diclemente R, Lorig K., 2010, The Health and Recovery Peer (HARP) Program: a peer-led intervention to improve medical self-management for persons with serious mental illness., Schizophr Res., ,
- Schultz KN, von Esenwein SA, Hu M, Bennett AL, Kennedy RT, Musatov S, Toran-Allerand CD, Kaplitt MG, Young LJ, Becker JB., 2009, Viral vector-mediated overexpression of estrogen receptor-alpha in striatum enhances the estradiol-induced motor activity in female rats and estradiol-modulated GABA release., J Neurosci., ,
- Druss BG, von Esenwein SA., 2006, Improving general medical care for persons with mental and addictive disorders: systematic review., Gen Hosp Psychiatry., ,
- von Esenwein SA, Bornemann T, Ellingson L, Palpant R, Randolph L, Druss BG., 2005, A survey of mental health leaders one year after the President's New Freedom Commission report., Psychiatr Serv., ,