Grant A Ritter

Title

Senior Scientist and Senior Lecturer

The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Degrees

Cornell University, Ph.D.

Medical College of Virginia, M.S.

University of California, Berkeley, M.A.

Swarthmore College, B.A.

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Contact

Email:	ritter@brandeis.edu
Phone:	781-736-3872
Office:	Heller-Brown Building, 268

Courses Taught

HS	406f	Hierarchical Linear Modeling
HS	410a	Applied Research Seminar: Quantitative

Scholarship

Adams R, Larson MJ, Corrigan JD, Ritter GA, Williams TV. "Traumatic Brain Injury among United States Active Duty Military Personnel and Negative Drinking-Related Consequences." Consequences Journal of Substance Use and Misuse (2013). (forthcoming)

Dunigan, R, Avecedo A, Campbell K, Garnick D, Horgan CM, Huber A, Lee M, Panas L, Ritter GA. "Engagement in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment and Employment Outcomes." Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research (2013). (forthcoming)

Ryan M, Merrick EL, Hodgkin D, Horgan CM, Garnick D, Panas L, Ritter GA, Blow FC, Satz R. "Drinking Patterns in Older Adults with Chronic Medical Conditions." Journal of General Internal Medicine (2013). (forthcoming)

Stewart M, Garnick D, Horgan C, Ritter GA, McClellan T. "Performance Contractingand Quality Improvement in Outpatient Treatment: Effects of Waiting Time and Length of Stay." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 44. 1 (2013): 27-33.

Wittenberg E, Ritter GA, Prosser LA. "Evidence of Spillover of Illness among Households Members: EQ-5D Scores from a US Sample." Medical Decision Making 33. 2 (2013): 235-243.

Acevedo, A, Garnick, D, Lee, M, Horgan, C., Ritter, G, Panas, L., Davis, S, Leeper, T, Moore, R, Reynolds, M.. "Racial/Ethnic Differences in Substance Abuse Treatment Initiation and Engagement." Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 11. (2012): 1-21.

Granick D, Lee M, O'brien M, Panas L, Ritter, GA, Acevedo A, Garner B, Funk R, Godley M. "The Washington Circle Engagement Performance Measures' Association with Adolescent Treatment Outcomes." Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence 124. 3 (2012): 250-258.

Larson MJ, Mohr B, Adams R, Perloff J, Williams T, Ritter GA, Tompkins C. "Association of Military Deployment of a Parent or Spouse and Changes in Dependent Use of Health Care Services." Medical Care 50. 9 (2012): 821-828.

Lee M, Garnick D, O'Brien P, Panas L, Ritter G, Avecedo A, Garner B, Funk R, Godley M. "Adolescent Treatment Initiation and Engagement in an Evidence-Based Practice Initiative." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 42. 4 (2012): 346-355.

Merrick EL, Reif S, Hiatt D, Hodgkin D, Horgan CM, Ritter G,. "Substance Abuse Treatment Client Experience in an Employed Population: Results of a Client Survey." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 7. 4 (2012).

Merrick, EL, Hodgkin, D, Panas L, Soumerai SB, Ritter, GA. "Is customization in antidepressant prescribing associated with acute-phase treatment adherence?." Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research 3. 1 (2012): 11-16.

Reif, S., Ritter, G, Horgan, CM. "Treatment Services: Triangulation of Methods When There Is No Gold Standard." Substance Use and Misuse 46. 5 (2011): 620-632.

Merrick EL, Hodgkin D, Hiatt D, Horgan CM, Azzone V, McCann B, Ritter, Grant A. "Patterns of service use in two types of managed behavioral health care plans." Psychiatric Services 61. 1 (2010): 86-89.

Merrick EL, Hodgkin D, Horgan CM, Hiatt D,Azzone V, McCann B, Zolotusky, Ritter G, A. "Integrated employee assistance program/ Managed behavior health care benefits: Relationship with access and client characteristics." Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 36. 6 (2009): 416-423.

Tompkins, C., Higgins, A., Ritter, G.. "Measuring Outcomes and Efficiency in Medicare Value-Based Purchasing." Health Affairs 28. 2 (2009).

Hodgkin D., Thomas C., Simoni-Wastila L., Ritter G., Lee S.. "The Effect of a Three-Tier Formulary on Antidepressant Utilization and Expenditures,." Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 11. 2 (2008).

Reif, S., Horgan C., Ritter G.. "Hispanics in Specialty Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders." Journal of Drug Issues 38. 1 (2008).

Thomas C., Reif S., Wallack S., Martin T., Hoyt A, Ritter G.. "Use of buprenorphine for addiction treatment: Perspectives of addiction specialists and other psychiatrists." Psychiatric Services 59. 8 (2008).

Thomas, C, Hodgkin D, Wallack S, Martin T, Ritter G, Mark T. "Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Prescription Drugs: Lessons From a Period of High Spending Growth." Journal of Pharmaceutical Finance, Economics and Policy 16. 3 (2008).

Beaston-Blaakman, A., Shepard, D., Horgan, C., Ritter, G. "Organizational and Client Determinants of Cost in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment." Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 10. 1 (2007).

Garnick,D.W., Horgan,C.M, Lee,M.T., Panas,L., Ritter,G.A, Davis,S., Leeper,T., Moore,R., & Reynolds,M.. "Are Washington Circle Performance Measures Associated With Decreased Criminal Activity Following Treatment?." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 33. 4 (2007).

Pfefferle, S, Gittell, J, Hodgkin, D, Ritter, G.. "Pediatrician Coordination of Care for Children with Mental Illnesses." Medical Care 44. 12 (2006).

Krenske, T, Mohadjer, L., Ritter, G, Gadzuk, A.. "Incentive Effects on Self - Report on Drug Use and Other Measures or Response Quality of Alcohol and Drug Services Study -." Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (2005).

Ritter G, Reif S, Gadzuk A, Krenzke T, Mohadjer L, Lee M, Horgan C.. "Incentive Effects on Cooperation Rates and Sample Composition in the Alchol and Drug Services Study -." Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (2005).

Reif S, Horgan CM, Ritter G, Tompkins C. "The Impact of Employment Counseling on Substance User Treatment Participation and Outcomes." Substance Users and Misuse Vol. 39. (2004): 2391-2424.