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Amy L. Shearer

Amy L. Shearer

Behavioral Scientist

Santa Monica Office

Education

PhD in applied social and community psychology, Portland State University

One Page Bio

Overview

Amy L. Shearer is a social/behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation. Shearer is a community psychologist by training, with a background in implementation science and program evaluation. Her research uses a range of methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, and spans from analysis of individual experiences to system-wide strategic planning. Her recent work improves the capacity of communities to implement and evaluate violence prevention and resilience programs using RAND’s Getting To Outcomes approach.

Research Focus

Commentary

Residential Housing

From Lockdown to Locked Out: Coronavirus and the Looming Crisis in Rental Housing
Housing security is vital to individual and collective well-being. It's also a key component in the nation's economic performance. The looming coronavirus eviction crisis suggests the need to address the systemic problem of housing affordability and security now.
Apr 30, 2020
Dallas Morning News

Publications

Report
Domestic Abuse in the Armed Forces: Improving Prevention and Outreach
This report presents domestic abuse prevention and outreach strategies that can be used to improve U.S. Department of Defense programs.
May 16, 2023
Research Brief
Domestic Abuse Prevention and Outreach Approaches for the Military Community
This study focused on identifying strategies to help prevent domestic abuse among service members and their spouses or partners before it occurs and strategies for outreach to high-risk groups that could be effective in the military environment.
May 16, 2023
Brochure
Housing and Homelessness Research at RAND
This short film provides a snapshot of how RAND is contributing to research on housing and homelessness. It shares RAND's commitment to addressing these issues and highlights some of our work and stakeholders.
Oct 25, 2022
Tool
Getting To Outcomes® Handbook for Strengthening Sexual Assault Prevention Activities in the Military
This web-based Getting To Outcomes handbook and PDF for offline use provide streamlined instructions and resources to help with the planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of military sexual assault prevention activities.
Jun 20, 2022
Tool
Getting to Outcomes® Handbook for U.S. Air and Space Force Community Action Planning
Getting To Outcomes helps Air and Space Force Community Action Teams develop a Community Action Plan. The Handbook includes guidance and tools. The Resource Guide provides links and tips. The Workbook contains blank versions of the tools.
Dec 28, 2021
Journal Article
Improving Mental Health Guardianship: From Prevention to Treatment
The authors sought to identify the most promising strategies for improving the mental health guardianship process in Los Angeles County for adults with mental illness who are gravely disabled.
Dec 7, 2021
Multimedia
Getting to Outcomes® Training Videos for Air Force Community Action Planning
These presentations consist of a set of videos that explain how U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams can use Getting To Outcomes® (GTO) to build a Community Action Plan (CAP).
Nov 24, 2021
Journal Article
"What We Have Here, Is a Failure to [Replicate]": Ways to Solve a Replication Crisis in Implementation Science
This article reviews what is known about replication of implementation trials, and identifies the gaps and next steps to continue increasing the transparency, openness, and replicability of implementation research.
Aug 13, 2021
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Tool
Getting To Outcomes®: Guide for Strengthening Sexual Assault Prevention Activities in the Military
This Getting To Outcomes guide will help with the planning, implementation, evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and sustainability of military sexual assault prevention activities. It includes instructions, blank tools, and examples.
Aug 11, 2021
Report
Countering Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Lessons from RAND Research
The authors discuss actions that the Department of Defense (DoD) has taken to reduce sexual harassment and assault in the military, describe the challenges of reducing these behaviors, and offer recommendations to improve prevention and response.
Jul 19, 2021
Tool
Getting To Outcomes® Operations Guide for Air National Guard Community Action Teams
This Getting To Outcomes guide will help with the planning, implementation, evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and sustainability of Air National Guard Community Action Plans. It includes guidance, resources, and examples of completed tools.
May 24, 2021
Report
Evaluation of Los Angeles County's COVID-19 Mental Health Campaign
RAND evaluators found that a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health campaign promoting awareness of county resources successfully reached residents, fostered a feeling of support among those it reached, and conveyed how to seek help.
May 4, 2021
Tool
Getting To Outcomes® Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams: Content Area Module for Air Force Suicide Prevention
This content area module for Air Force suicide prevention is a companion volume to the Getting To Outcomes Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams. It includes guidance, resources, and examples of completed tools.
Dec 14, 2020
Tool
Getting to Outcomes® Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams
This Getting To Outcomes guide will help with the planning, implementation, evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and sustainability of U.S. Air Force Community Action Plans.
Apr 30, 2020
Multimedia
Prevention Outcomes Monitoring: Data Collection for Prevention Program Providers Webinar
Webinar of training guidance for data collectors and data entry personnel who will be using surveys to monitor prevention program outcomes.
Oct 22, 2018
Tool
Monitoring Prevention Mental Health Programs: Supporting California Counties to Meet Statewide Reporting Requirements
In this document, RAND researchers describe how they developed a tool to help the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health comply with regulations to report on outcomes for prevention mental health programs.
Sep 28, 2018
Report
Evaluation Approaches for Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Programs
This handbook provides guidance to practitioners and organizations interested in evaluating mental health prevention and early intervention programs.
Jun 13, 2017
Journal Article
Relationship Between Provider Stigma and Predictors of Staff Turnover Among Addiction Treatment Providers
Addiction treatment providers are less likely to be satisfied with their work if they hold negative views towards patients with substance abuse disorders.
Jun 6, 2017
Journal Article
California's Historic Effort to Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness: The Mental Health Services Act
In a historic effort to reduce the stigma of mental illness, California voters approved the Mental Health Services Act in 2004.
May 1, 2013

Multimedia

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Housing and Homelessness Research Résumé
Sep 12, 2022
42:19

Data Collection for Prevention Program Providers Webinar
Sep 28, 2018