Dr. Pickett-Schenk is an Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, and Director of Training at the Department’s Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy. She is a nationally renowned expert on familial coping with mental illness, with a specific focus on family education and support programs. Her numerous publications in this area include family education and support needs, ethnic minority family caregiving experiences, family education and support group participation benefits, and caregiving gratifications. Dr. Pickett-Schenk’s research also includes studies of mental health service satisfaction among ethnic minority consumers, treatment outcomes for homeless persons with mental illness, vocational rehabilitation, wraparound services for children with serious emotional disorders, and psychosocial rehabilitation outcomes. In recognition of her contributions to mental health services research, Dr. Pickett-Schenk received the 2003 Arnim Loeb for Outstanding Research in Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services from the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services.

Pickett-Schenk, S.A., Cook, J.A., Jonikas, J.A., & Banghart, M. (in press). Business as usual: Work experiences of homeless persons with mental illness. In W.H. Fisher (Ed.), Research in community and mental health: Vol.!3. Employment for persons with severe mental illness.

Pickett-Schenk, S.A. (2003). Family education and support: Just for women only? Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 27(2), 131-139.

Pickett-Schenk, S.A. (2002). Church-based support groups for African American families coping with mental illness: Outreach and outcomes. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 26(2), 173-180.

Pickett-Schenk, S.A., Cook, J.A., Grey, D., Banghart, M., Rosenheck, R.A., & Randolph, F. (2002). Employment histories of homeless persons with mental illness. Community Mental Health Journal, 38(3), 199-211.

Pickett-Schenk, S.A., Banghart, M., & Cook, J.A. (2002). Integrated treatment outcomes for homeless persons with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. In H.L. Graham, A. Copello, M.J. Birchwood, & K.T. Mueser (Eds.). Substance misuse in psychosis: Approaches to treatment and service delivery (pp. 321-331). West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Pickett-Schenk, S.A., Cook, J.A., & Laris, A. (2000). Journey of Hope program outcomes. Community Mental Health Journal, 36(4), 413-424.

Pickett, S.A., Heller, T., & Cook, J.A. (1998). Professional vs. family-led support groups: exploring the connections. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 25(4), 437-445.

Pickett, S.A., Cook, J.A., Solomon, M.L., & Cohler, B.J. (1997). Positive parent-adult child relationships: The impact of severe mental illness and caregiving burden. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67(2), 220-230.