Rate My Professor Alex Dopp

Dopp's academic interests center on implementation science and the economic evaluation of behavioral health services to improve youth mental health and substance use treatments. His research examines the use of research evidence in social services, particularly for rural and vulnerable youth, through human-centered design strategies, telehealth, and partnerships with juvenile justice, child welfare, Children's Advocacy Centers, primary care, and schools. In December 2018, he was named one of 10 finalists for the prestigious William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Award, which supports early-career researchers with $350,000 over five years for innovative research in social and behavioral sciences. Key publications include 'A glossary of user-centered design strategies for implementation experts' (Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2019), 'Economic evaluation in implementation science: making the business case for implementation strategies' (Psychiatry Research, 2020), 'Aligning implementation and user-centered design strategies to enhance the impact of health services: results from a concept mapping study' (Implementation Science Communications, 2020), 'Mixed-method approaches to strengthen economic evaluations in implementation research' (Implementation Science, 2019), and 'The role of peer relationships in parental bereavement during childhood and adolescence' (Death Studies, 2012). These works have advanced the integration of user-centered design and economic analysis in implementation efforts, influencing youth service systems.