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Personal History
Dr. Goldberg completed his undergraduate work at Cornell University and received his PhD in clinical/community psychology from the University of Maryland at College Park. His research portfolio includes both VA- and NIH-funded studies focusing on the quality of psychiatric and medical care for people living with serious mental illnesses. He is also actively engaged in clinical intervention research focusing on improving the physical health status of mentally ill consumers. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Goldberg is active in psychiatry and psychology training. Since 2005, Dr. Goldberg has served as the Director of the Clinical Core for the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5) Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC).
Research Interests
Dr. Goldberg's clinical and research experiences have focused on improving the quality of somatic and psychiatric care available to people living with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses. He was the recipient of a National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) young investigator award in 1998. In 2001, Dr. Goldberg was awarded a 5 year NIMH Career Development Grant to study the quality of somatic care among adults with serious mental illness. In addition to studying access and utilization of HIV- and Hepatitis C-related treatment among those living with serious mental illness, Dr. Goldberg's work also focuses on how to integrate psychiatric and somatic services and how to translate research into effective practice.
Publications
Goldberg, R., Kreyenbuhl, J., Medoff, D., Dickerson, F., Wohlheiter, K., Fang, L., and Dixon, L. (in press). Quality of diabetes care among adults with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services.
Kreyenbuhl, J., Dickerson, F., Medoff, D., Brown, C., Goldberg, R., Fang, L., Wohlheiter, K., Mittal, L., and Dixon, L. (2006). Extent and management of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type-2 diabetes and serious mental illness. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders. 194(6): 404-410.
Hackman, A., Goldberg, R., Brown, C., Fang, L., Dickerson, F., Wohlheiter, K, Medoff, D., Kreyenbuhl, J., and Dixon, L. (2006). The use of somatic emergency room services by people with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services. 57(4): 563-567.
Dickerson, F., Brown, C., Daumit, G., Fang, L., Goldberg. R., Wohlheiter, K., and Dixon, L. (2006). Health status of individuals with serious mental illness. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 32: 396-400.
Dickerson, F., Brown, C., Kreyenbuhl, J., Fang, L., Goldberg, R., Wohlheiter, K., Dixon, L. (2006). Obesity among individuals with serious mental illness. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 113:306-313.
Burke-Miller, J., Cook, J., Grey, D., Razzano, L., Blyler, C., Leff, H., Gold, P., Goldberg, R., Mueser, K., Cook W., Hoppe, S. Stewart, M., Blankertz, L, Dudek, K., Taylor, A., Carey, M. (2006). Demographic characteristics and employment among people with server mental illness in a multisite study. Community Mental Health Journal. 11:1-17.
Goldberg, R. (2005). A multi-faceted approach to helping HIV/HCV co-infected adults with serious mental illness. AIDS. S215-S220.
Goldberg, R., Himelhoch, S., Kreyenbuhl, J., Dickerson, F., Hackman, A., Fang, L., Brown, C., Wohlheiter, K., and Dixon, L. (2005). Predictors of HIV and hepatitis testing and related service utilization among individuals with serious mental illness. Psychosomatics. 46:573-577.
Razzano, L., Cook, J. Burke-Miller, J., Mueser, K., Pickett-Scenk, S., Grey, D., Goldberg, R., Blyler, C., Gold, P., Leff, H., Lehman, A., Shafer, M., Blankertz, L., McFarlane, W., Toprac, M., Care, M.A. (2005). Clinical factors associated with employment among people with severe mental illness: Findings from the Employment Intervention Demonstration Program. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders. 193(11): 705-713.
Cook, J., Leff, S., Blyler, C, Gold, P, Goldberg, R., Mueser, K., Toprac, M., McFarlane, W., Shafer, M., Blankertz , L., Dudek, K., Razzano, L, Grey, D., Burke-Miller, J. (2005). Results of a multi-site randomized implementation effectiveness trial of supported employment interventions for individuals with severe mental illness. Archives of General Psychiatry. 62: 505-512.
Daumit, G., Goldberg, R., Anthony, C., Brown, C., Dickerson, F., Brown, C., Kreyenbuhl, J., Wohlheiter, K., and Dixon, L. (2005). Physical activity patterns in adults with severe mental illness. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders. 193(10):641-646.
Dickerson, F., Goldberg, R., Brown, C., Kreyenbuhl, J., Wohlheiter, K., Fang, L., Medoff, D., and Dixon, L. (2005). Diabetes knowledge among persons with serious mental illness and type-2 diabetes. Psychosomatics. 46(5):418-424.
Goldberg, R. ,Rollins, A., and McNary, S. (2004). The working alliance inventory: Modification and use with seriously mentally ill consumers in a vocational rehabilitation program. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 27(3): 267-270
Goldberg, R.(2004). Hepatitis and HIV screening, education and treatment for adults with serious mental illness. General Hospital Psychiatry. 26 (2) 167-168