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Kathryn Rolnick
Vice President
Contact
KatieRolnick@Westat.comOverview
Kathryn Rolnick, MPH, is a Vice President for Behavioral Health and Health Policy with 20+ years of experience in project management, survey operations, IT infrastructure planning, data analysis, product development and dissemination, organizational management and strategy, strategic planning, and planning and evaluation of health education programs. As the project director for the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Rolnick leads a team of project staff and medical record abstractors in every aspect of project execution. She is responsible for contract adherence, financial management, progress reporting, data delivery, IT systems development and infrastructure maintenance, staff resource allocation, and client communications and collaboration. Rolnick serves Behavioral Health and Health Policy as an Institutional Review Board practice representative and is a member of Westat’s Data Science Task Force.
Education
- MPH, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- BS, Health Sciences (with a minor in Substance Abuse Intervention), James Madison University
Areas of Expertise
Behavioral Health Drug Use Surveillance Opioids Data ScienceTopics
Complex Surveys-
Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Baseline results and costs of a cluster-randomized trial
American Journal of Ophthalmology
January 2023
L.A. Hark, J.D. Horowitz, P. Gorroochurn, L. Park, Q. Wang, D.F. Diamond, N. Harizman, et al.
DOILink for: Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Baseline results and costs of a cluster-randomized trial -
Evaluation of an employment intervention for veterans transitioning from the military: A randomized controlled trial
210,
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
January 2022
G.R. Bond, M. Al-Abdulmunem, D.R. Ressler, Robert Drake, L.L. Davis, T. Meyer, D.M. Gade, et al.
DOILink for: Evaluation of an employment intervention for veterans transitioning from the military: A randomized controlled trial -
Transition from military service: Mental health and well-being among service members and veterans with service-connected disabilities
49,
Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
January 2022
G.R. Bond, M. Al-Abdulmunem, Robert Drake, L.L. Davis, T. Meyer, D.M. Gade, B.C. Frueh, et al.
DOILink for: Transition from military service: Mental health and well-being among service members and veterans with service-connected disabilities