The Bristol Observatory
Incorporated in 1997 by John A. Pandiani, Ph.D., Sociologist
and Steven M. Banks, Ph.D., Mathematician
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Staff John
A. Pandiani, Ph.D. John
holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Connecticut and a
Certificate in Public Management from the State of Vermont. He is a partner in
The Bristol Observatory where his responsibilities include research and report
design, oversight of data analysis, and day-to-day management of operations. His
current research interests focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment
outcomes and the relationship between human service and criminal justice
systems. In
addition to his work with The Bristol Observatory, John has been Chief of Mental
Health Research and Statistics in Vermont for 20 years. Before joining the
state, John was Research Director at Washington County Mental Health Services
and Assistant Professor of Sociology at Middlebury College in Vermont. He has
published extensively in mental health program evaluation and service system
research. His work has a strong emphasis on using existing data resources.
Jill
Mackler, Ed.D. Jill
holds a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Vermont.
Her responsibilities at TBO include contract and fiscal management and
organizational oversight. Her
primary human service research interests focus on interagency collaboration,
especially between educational and human services programs. In
addition to her work at TBO, Jill is the co-principal at Bristol Elementary
School in Bristol, Vermont.
Karen L. Danyow Karen
studied a wide range of data management and presentation tools at Champlain
College. Her work with The Bristol
Observatory involves data preparation, management, and analysis, data
presentation, report preparation, and web page management.
Her professional interests center on computer data base development and
management.
Brennan Martin, MPH.
Brennan holds
a Master's degree in Public Health from Tufts University. His work with
The Bristol Observatory involves computer programming, data management
and analysis. His primary research interests focus on the
relationship between behavioral and physical health, and the utilization
of physical health services by individual with behavioral health
disorders.
In addition to is work with The Bristol Observatory, Brennan works as a data analyst in the Vermont Department of Health.
M. Christine Van Vleck, M.S.
Christine holds a
Master's degree in Biostatistics from the University of Vermont. Her work
with The Bristol Observatory involves computer programming, data management
and analysis, and presentation of findings. Her primary mental health
research interests relate to caseload overlap and organizational complexity
in human service agencies, and health issues for adults with serious mental
illness . In addition to her work with The Bristol Observatory, Christine works as Mathematical Statistician at the US Census. Prior to joining the US Census, Christine worked as a data analyst in the Vermont Cancer Registry.
Olivia J. Hunter Olivia holds a BA in Sociology and Human Services from Simmons College in Boston, MA. Her work with The Bristol Observatory involves data management and analysis, and report preparation. Her primary research interests relate to children’s mental health and the relationships of gender, physical health, mental health, and substance abuse. Before joining The Bristol Observatory, Olivia worked as a Grants Data Specialist with the Burlington, VT school district. |
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