Kathryn Rost Ph.D.

Elizabeth Freed Professor in Mental Health
kathryn.rost@med.fsu.edu
850-645-7367
Appointment: Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences
Courses: Behavior and Health, Doctoring 1
Job Description
Dr. Rost is responsible for the development of department capacity to develop and disseminate improved primary care mental health service delivery models to usual care settings, particularly those in rural areas.
Biosketch
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Education
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Ph.D., 1985, Behavioral Sciences

Washington University, St. Louis, MO, M.S.W., 1980, Social Work

St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, B.S.N., 1976, Nursing

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, B.A., 1973, Psychology

Service
Associate editor and ad hoc reviewer for ~15 journals

Consultant to numerous delivery systems seeking technical assistance in translating evidence-based care models into usual care settings

Honors/Awards
Participation in standing and ad hoc grant review sections for multiple institutes

Public Health Fellowship, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University

Community Health Fellowship, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University

Phi Beta Kappa, University of Kansas National Merit Finalist

Research Focus
Dr. Rost focuses on the development and implementation of improved primary care mental health service delivery models with an emphasis on rural populations.
Publications
Rost, K.M., Nutting, P., Smith, J., Werner, J., and Duan, N. (2001). Improving depression outcomes in community primary care practice: A randomized trial of the QuEST intervention. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 16, 143-149.

Rost, K.M., Fortney, J., Fischer, E., and Smith, J. (2002). Use, quality and outcomes of care for mental health: The rural perspective. Medical Care Research & Review, 59, 231-265.

Rost, K.M., Nutting, P., Smith, J.L., Elliott, C.E., and Dickinson, M.L. (2002). Managing depression as a chronic disease: A randomized trial of ongoing primary care depression treatment. British Medical Journal, 325, 934-939.

Rost, K.M., Smith, J.L., and Dickinson L.M. (2004). The effect of improving primary care depression management on employee absenteeism and productivity: A randomized trial Med Care, 42, 1202-1210.

Rost, K.M., Pyne, J.M., Dickinson, L.M., and Lo Sasso, A.T. (2005). Cost effectiveness of enhancing primary care depression management on an ongoing basis. Annals of Family Medicine, 3, 7-14.

Rost, K.M., Fortney, J., and Coyne, J. (2005). The relationship of depression treatment quality indicators to employee absenteeism. Mental Health Services Research, 7, 161-169. Rost, K.M., Dickinson, L.M., Fortney, J., Westfall, J., and Hermann, R.C. (2005). Clinical improvement associated with conformance to HEDIS-based depression care. Mental Health Services Research, 7, 103-112.

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