Kim McClive-Reed, LMSW, PhD

Experience

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  UNC Health Care

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1995

  Project Coordinator
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  University at Albany

  Jan 2001 - Sept 2003

  Project Director (Research Assistant)

  Project Director for a national Advanced Illness Care Coordination Project, jointly funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, & the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Engaged in all aspects of two studies on end-of-life care, including a program evaluation study and a treatment comparison study. Responsible for modifications of study design, creation of measurement instruments, database structuring, entry, and maintenance, budget administration, and training and supervision of master’s-level staff. Responsible for conducting clinical interviews with a subsample of patient health-care surrogates, care coordination staff, and research site CEOs, and for coordinating all other data gathering activities. Also responsible for data analysis and report/manuscript writing. Show less

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  University at Albany

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  Promoted within the Institute of Gerontology to position of primary responsibility for the development and implementation of multiple applied social science research projects with public policy implications for the health and well-being of the elderly. Position involves study design, project development, grant-writing, project direction, data analysis, production of presentations, reports and manuscripts, and providing support/supervision to Institute staff and graduate students. Served as Interim Assistant Dean of Research during Associate Dean Janet Perloff’s sabbatical, providing part-time support publicizing and organizing the School of Social Welfare’s research programs, working with Dean Katharine Brian-Lawson and Interim Vice President for Research Lynn Videka.

  • Research Associate

    Sept 2003 - Jan 2008

  • Interim Assistant Dean of Research

    Jan 2004 - Jun 2004
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  TheDataWrangler.net

  Jun 2007 - Nov 2016

  Owner and Research Consultant

  TheDataWrangler.net provides research, data analysis, program/outcome evaluation, and grantwriting services to public, private and non-profit organizations. Medical/health writing and editing services are also available.With a doctorate in research psychology and and graduate degrees in Social Work and English, Dr. McClive-Reed brings over 20 years of experience in health, mental health, and medical writing and research to your project.Dr. McClive-Reed maintains her faculty affiliation with the University at Albany as volunteer Research Faculty with the School of Social Welfare. In her dual role as social psychologist and clinical social worker, she has conducted basic and applied research in gerontology at the university since 2001. Partnering with various colleagues in the aging, she has been involved in a variety of projects, including evidence-based clinical interventions for depression and anxiety in older home care clients, informal caregiver network structure and expansion via the internet, depression screening in older inpatient populations, and the structure of social cognition in people age 55+ regarding health risk behaviors. Show less

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  University at Albany

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2010

  Research Assistant Professor

  Promoted to faculty position within the Institute of Gerontology with primary responsibility for the development and implementation of multiple applied social science research projects with public policy implications for the health and well-being of the elderly. Position involved study design, project development, grant-writing, project direction, data analysis, production of presentations, reports and manuscripts, and providing support/supervision to Institute staff. As an invited Research Affiliate with the Center for Mental Health & Aging, formed additional partnerships with other key researchers and practitioners to conduct research and demonstration projects addressing the mental health needs of older adults, their families, and their communities. Show less

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  NYS Department of Health

  Jun 2010 - Feb 2012

  Research Scientist II

  Conducted research and program evaluation to monitor project progress and build the scientific evidence base toward three policy projects in the areas of breastfeeding, physical activity and tobacco. Funded as an 18-month position under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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  TeacherMatch

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2016

  Item Writing Consultant
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  School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania

  May 2016 - Jun 2020

  Adjunct Assistant Research Professor

  In partnership with Dr. Zvi Gellis, Director of the Center for Mental Health & Aging, I provide support for data analysis and reporting for the Penn Predictors of Successful Aging Study with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. This study is measuring several factors expected to contribute to successful aging, including health, life satisfaction, meaning in life, resilience, emotional well-being, mastery, and religious/spiritual coping.

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  Health Research, Inc.

  Nov 2016 - now

  Grants, Science & Technical Writer/Editor

  Health Research, Inc. is a not-for-profit with the mission of contributing to the health and well-being of the people of New York by complementing and enabling the strategic public health goals. In support of this mission, I assist principal investigators and other subject matter experts in the production of technical and complex written and graphic content for highly competitive sponsored funding proposals.