Staff Publications & Presentations

Block, P., Campbell, M., Cruden, G., & Saldana, L. (2023, Feb. 21). Anticipating and Accounting for Implementation and Intervention Costs with Evidence-Based Tools. 4th Annual NIH HEAL Initiative Investigator Meeting.

Boyce, N., Cruden, G., Gold, S., Schleider, J., Andersen, S. H., Feyaerts, J., McGinty, B., & Eisenberg, M. (2025, February 6). Building a meaningful evidence base in mental health research: Experimental and non-experimental approaches [Online symposium]. The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Transforming Mental Health Implementation Research.

Brown, C. H., Chamberlain, P., Saldana, L., Padgett, C., Wang, W., & Cruden, G. (2014). Evaluation of two implementation strategies in 51 child county public service systems in two states: results of a cluster randomized head-to-head implementation trial. Implementation Science, 9, 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0134-8

Combs, T. B., Nelson, K. L., Luke, D., McGuire, F. H., Cruden, G., Henson, R. M., Adams, D., Hoagwood, K., & Purtle, J. (2022). Simulating the role of knowledge brokers in policy making in state agencies: An agent-based model. Health Services Research, 57(Suppl 1), 122–136. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13916

Crable, E. L. Cruden, G., & Engell, T. (2023, December 12). Advancing policy-focused D&I by maximizing learnings from policy research and systems science [Discussion forum]. Academy Health 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC

Cruden, G. (2023, October 23). Integrating implementation science and multi-criteria decision analysis for policy planning and implementation [Symposium]. Society for Medical Decision Making 45th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Cruden, G. (2023, October 24–25). Refining and pilot testing a decision support intervention to facilitate adoption of evidence-based programs to improve parent and child mental health: A policy-relevant and implementation science-focused K01 [Webinar]. New York University Policy Implementation Science Training.

Cruden, G. (2025, December 8). Implementation strategies: Approaches for getting evidence into practice [Online presentation]. C-DIAS (Dissemination& Implementation at Stanford) Fellows.

Cruden, G. (2025, December 8). Implementation strategies: Approaches for getting evidence into practice [Online presentation]. C-DIAS (Dissemination & Implementation at Stanford) Fellows.

Cruden, G. (2026, February 2). (NIH) grant applications: Approach section [Invited online presentation (2 of 2)]. C-DIAS (Dissemination & Implementation at Stanford) Fellows.

Cruden, G., & Crable, E. L. (2023, December 11) Engaging policy actors to co-design a policy implementation study after policy implementation: Case study of a state-wide substance use service expansion policy roll-out [Panel presentation]. Academy Health 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC, United States.

Cruden, G., & Karmali, R. (2021). Opioid misuse as a coping behavior for unmet mental health needs among U.S. adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 225, 108805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108805

Cruden, G., & Saldana, L. (2021). Aligning Decision Makers’ and Researchers’ Definitions of “Evidence-Based.” Poster presented at 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Virtual Event. December 14-16.

Cruden, G., Brown, C. H., Zolotor, A., Lanier, P., Frerichs, L, Powell, B., Hassmiller Lich, K. (2021). Exploring Clusters of Risk and Association with Child Maltreatment in North Carolina Counties. North Carolina Journal of Medicine, 82(4), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.82.4.229

Cruden, G., Campbell, M., & Saldana, L. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 on Service Delivery Frequency and Volume for an Evidence-Based Behavioral Treatment for Child Welfare-Involved Families. Virtual Interactive Poster. 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Virtual Event. December 15-17.

Cruden, G., Campbell, M. & Saldana, L. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on service delivery for an evidence-based behavioral treatment for families in the child welfare system. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 129, Article 108388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108388

Cruden, G., Crable, E. L., Lengnick-Hall, R., & Purtle, J. (2023). Who's "in the room where it happens"? A taxonomy and five-step methodology for identifying and characterizing policy actors. Implementation Science Communications, 4, 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00492-6

Cruden, G., Crable, E. L., Lengnick-Hall, R., Purtle, J. (2023). “Who’s in the Room Where it Happens? A novel methodology for identifying policy actors for implementation and dissemination research.” Implementation Science Communications 4(1), 113.

Cruden, G., Crawford, S., Campbell, M., & Saldana, L. (2022). Leveraging a System Dynamics Simulation Model to Facilitate Clinician Learning During Pre-Implementation. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference. Sept. 10, 2022.

Cruden, G., Crawford, S., Saldana, L. (2021). Prevention Adaptation of an Evidence-based Treatment for Parents Involved With Child Welfare Who Use Substances. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 689432. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.689432

Cruden, G., Frerichs, L., Powell, B. J., Lanier, P., Brown, C. H., & Hassmiller Lich, K. (2020) . Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Tool to Support the Adoption of Evidence-Based Child Maltreatment Prevention Programs.  Prevention Science, 21(8), 1059–1064. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-020-01174-8

Cruden, G., Powell, B. J., Frerichs, L., Lanier, P., Brown, C. H., Saldana, L., & Lich, K. H. (2024). Leveraging group model building to operationalize implementation strategies across implementation phases: an exemplar related to child maltreatment intervention selection. Implementation Science Communications, 5(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00660-2

Cruden, G., Powell, B. J., Frerichs, L., Lanier, P., Hendricks Brown, C., Saldana, L., & Hassmiller Lich, K. (2024). Leveraging group model building to operationalize implementation strategies across implementation phases: An exemplar related to child maltreatment intervention selection. Implementation Science Communications, 5(134).https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00660-2

Cruden, G., Schaper, H., Crawford, S., Wong, D., & Saldana, L. (2022). Illuminating the Impacts of the Outer Context on Implementation. 15th Annual Conference on the Science of the Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Washington DC, Dec.13, 2022.

Curran, G., Smith, J. D., Landsverk, L., Vermeer, W., Miech, E., Kim, B., Cruden, G., Fernandez, M., & Brown, C. H. (2023). Chapter 14: Design and Analysis in Dissemination and Implementation Research. Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health 3rd edition. Proctor, Colditz, Brownson (Eds.). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197660690.003.0014

de Saxe Zerden, L., Cruden, G., Lombardi, B., Grove, L. R., Patel, S. V., & Powell, B. J. (2019) “The Implementation of Integrated Behavioral Health Models: Making the Evidence Stick” In Sarah Gehlert and Teri Browne (Eds.), Handbook for Social Workers, 3rd Edition. Wiley Publishing.

Dong, O., Wheeler, S. B., Cruden, G., Lee, C. R., Voora, D., Dusetzina, S. B., Wiltshire, T. (2020). “Cost-Effectiveness of multi-gene pharmacogenetic testing in acute coronary syndrome patients following percutaneous coronary intervention.” Value in Health, 23(1), 61-73.

Dumet Poma, L., Broughton, A. J., Ho, D., & Cruden, G. (2025, October 15). County-level discussions to support data-driven decisions improving substance use services, supports, and policies in Oregon [Conference presentation]. Oregon Public Health Association 81st Annual Conference, Harrisburg, OR.

Dumet Poma, L., Broughton, A. J., Ho, D., & Cruden, G. (2025, October 15). County-level discussions to support data-driven decisions improving substance use services, supports, and policies in Oregon [Panel discussion]. Paper presented at the 81st Annual Conference& Meeting of the Oregon Public Health Association, Hillsboro, OR.

Frank, H. E., Cruden, G., & Crane, M. E. (2024). Private practice, private insurance, and private pay mental health services: An understudied area in implementation science. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 51(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-023-01306-6

Gertner, A. K., Franklin, J., Roth, I., Cruden, G. H., Haley, A. D., Finley, E. P., Hamilton, A. B., Palinkas, L. A., & Powell, B. J. (2021). A scoping review of the use of ethnographic approaches in implementation research and recommendations for reporting. Implementation Research and Practice, 2, 2633489521992743. https://doi.org/10.1177/2633489521992743

Gertner, A. K., Rotter, J., & Cruden, G. (2018). Effects of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act on Specialty Outpatient Behavioral Health Spending and Utilization. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 21(3), 91–103.

Jaramillo, J., McCart, M., Saldana, L., Sheidow, A. J., Chapman, J. E., Drazdowski, T. K., Cruden, G., & Singh, R. (2024, May). Integrating Evidence-Based Practices in Juvenile Justice Systems through Cultural Exchange [Poster presentation]. Society for Prevention Research, Washington D.C., United States.

Jaramillo, J., McCart, M., Saldana, L., Sheidow, A., Chapman, J., Drazdowski, T., Cruden, G., & Singh, R. (2024, May). Integrating evidence-based practices in juvenile justice systems through cultural exchange [Poster presentation]. Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC, United States

Kim, B., Cruden, G., Crable, E. L., Quanbeck, A., Mittman, B. S., & Wagner, A. D. (2023). A structured approach to applying systems analysis methods for examining implementation mechanisms. Implementation Science Communications, 4(1), 127. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-023-00504-5

Murry, V. M., Bradley, C., Cruden, G., Brown, C. H., Howe, G., Sepùlveda, M., Beardslee, W., Hannah, N., Warne, D. (2022) "Re-envisioning, Retooling, Rebuilding Prevention Science Methods to Address Structural and Systemic Racism and Promote Health Equity" Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01439-4

Saavedra, L. M., Cance, J. D., D'Amico, E. J., Dickerson, D., Saldana, L., Cruden, G., Yule, A. M., Walton, M., Bonar, E. E., Knight, D., Yang, Y., Fernandes, C., Fiellin, L., Boomer, T., Komro, K., Stormshak, E., Ford, J., Slesnick, N., Spinks, S.…Graham, P. (2024). Lessons learned from adapting opioid use prevention programs during Covid-19. RTI Press

Saldana, L. & Cruden, G. (2020). The Families Actively Improve Relationships Program: Building Prevention from Treatment for Child Welfare Involve Families. Society for Prevention Research, Annual Meeting. July 21-23 Virtual Meeting.

Saldana, L. Chapman, J., Cruden, G., Schaper, H., Dennis, C., Campbell, M, & Ewen, V. (2020). From SIC to SIC-Coaching: Facilitating Implementation Success. Virtual Interactive Poster. 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Virtual Event. December 15-17.

Saldana, L. Chapman, J., Cruden, G., Singh, R., & Campbell, M. (2023) Preventing Parental Opioid and/or Methamphetamine Addiction with Families Involved with DHS. 4th Annual NIH HEAL Initiative Investigator Meeting. Feb. 22, 2023.

Saldana, L., Cruden, G., Dir, A., & Glass, J. (2025, September 29). Testing implementation strategies to scale-up a multicomponent continuum of service intervention for families involved in systems with parental opioid and methamphetamine use [Oral presentation]. JCOIN 2.0 Kick-off Meeting, Bethesda, MD, United States.

Saldana, L., Cruden, G., Peterson, J., Singh, R., Bybee, M., Jaramillo, J., & Glass, J. (2026, Feb. 4). Preventing escalation of opioid and methamphetamine use and mental health disorders in parents referred to child welfare [Guest lecture]. Mental Health Services Research, Washington University Brown School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO, United States.

Saldana, L., Dakof, G., Cruden, G., Schaper, H., Young, W., Liddle, M., & Chapman, J. (2025). Facilitating implementation of a substance use intervention for youth: Outcomes from a randomized trial of the SIC-Coaching implementation strategy. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2025.209696

Saldana, L., Singh, R., Cruden, G., & Campbell, M. (2023, December 12). A multilevel implementation strategy to support scale-up of an innovative practice for parental opioid and methamphetamine use disorders [Presentation]. Academy Health 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC, United States.

Sheldrick, R. C., Cruden, G., Schaefer, A., Mackie, T. I. (2021). "Rapid cycle systems modeling to support evidence-informed decision-making during system-wide implementation." Implementation Science Communications. 2, 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00218-6

Smith, N. R., Doan, T. T., Yuan, C. T., & Cruden, G. (2025). Integrating decision science and implementation science to inform policy decision making. MDM Policy & Practice, 10(2), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/23814683251386876