PABI Plan - The Sarah Jane Brain Project

NAME
RUSSELL C. SPEARMAN
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
POSITION TITLE
Senior Research Associate
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
Manhattan College, Bronx, New York
College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho
Boise University, Boise, Idaho
DEGREE
(If applicable)
B.S.
M.Ed.
YEAR(s)
Spearman, Russell, C
FIELD OF STUDY
PHS 398 (Rev. 4/98) (Form Page 6) Page _12__
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1980
1988
1992
Physical Education
Masters in Education- School Admin.
Completed 21 graduate level credit hrs.
Above Master’s Program.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009-2013 Principal Investigator, Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation Partnership Grant, Idaho State University, Boise, Idaho
2008-2011 Co-Principal Investigator, Person-Centered Hospital Discharge Model Grant, Idaho State University, Boise, Idaho
2006-2009 Project Director, Idaho Traumatic Brain Injury Partnership Grant, Idaho State University, Boise Center, Idaho
2003-2006 Project Director, Idaho Traumatic Brain Injury Implementation Grant, Idaho State University, Boise Center, Idaho
2000-2003 Project Director, Idaho Traumatic Brain Injury Planning Grant, Idaho State University, Boise Center, Idaho
1998-2000 Medical Program Specialist, Medicaid Policy and Operations, Dept. of Health and Welfare, Boise, Idaho
1996-1998 Executive Director, Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, Boise, Idaho
1989-1996 Developmental Services Program Specialist, Boise, Idaho
1989-1989 Developmental Services Consultant, Idaho Center on Disabilities, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
1984-1989 Developmental Specialist, Developmental Disabilities Center, Dept. of Health and Welfare, Caldwell, Idaho
1981-1984 Developmental Specialist, Idaho State School and Hospital, Dept. of Health and Welfare, Nampa, Idaho
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
2006 Federal TBI Program’s Most Valuable TBISERV Contributor
2002 National Association of Social Workers, Idaho Chapter, “Public Citizen of the Year”
1997 Idaho’s Home of Your Own Initiative, “A single family secondary mortgage program for Idahoans with Disabilities”
MEMBERSHIPS
Idaho Rural Health Association
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
Consortium of Idahoans with Disabilities
Idaho Statewide Seatbelt Coalition
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Telehealth/Technology
Disability
Rural/Frontier Health
Health Professions Training
Health Information
Trauma/Injury Prevention
Rural geriatric issues, aging in place, demographics
Public Behavorial Health
Primary Long Term Support – Unserved/Underserved/Minorities
Cultural Competence
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Spearman, R.C. Stamm. B.H. Tivis, L (2007, August) Traumatic Brain Injury State Planning Grant: Preparing for Change in a Rural
State. Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation.
Spearman, R.C., Stamm, B.H., Rosen, B., Kayala, D., Zillinger, M., Breeze, P. & Wargo, L.M. (200, Feb). The Rapid Growth in the
Use of Medicaid Waivers and Its Impact on Services. Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation. Available online at the National
Association of State Head Injury Administrators (www.nashia.org) at http://www.nashia.org/art/Spearman.pdf.
Spearman, R.C. Berrey, Debbie, (1998, January) Home Sweet Home. A Resource Guide About the Idaho Home of Your Own Initiative, Idaho State Council
on Developmental Disabilities.