Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH, Director
Dr. Amaya-Jackson is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with more than 20 years experience in the field of child trauma treatment. Widely recognized for research in developing assessment tools and cognitive-behavioral treatment for children exposed to traumatic life events, Dr. Amaya-Jackson is also a leading advocate of empirically supported, community-based approaches to treating child trauma. She is currently collaborating on numerous projects targeting children and families in the child welfare system and the military. She serves as Co-Director of the North Carolina Child Treatment Program, a comprehensive public mental health initiative serving traumatized children and families including training clinicians to deliver evidence-based practices to this population n northeastern North Carolina. Dr. Amaya-Jackson has coauthored publications in numerous peer-reviewed journals on child trauma treatment and mental health implementation efforts. She also serves as adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additional information on Dr. Amaya-Jackson’s background and research interests can be found here.
Karen Goetz, Military Family Initiatives Director
Ms. Goetz has over 15 years of experience in program management and quality improvement in both the high tech industry and mental healthcare. She joined Duke EPIC in May 2010, with a focus on increasing availability and quality of care for Veterans and their families. She has served as Improvement Advisor and Collaborative Director on military family initiatives. Ms. Goetz areas of expertise and responsibility include strategic program development, training design and delivery, process and systems redesign, and stakeholder engagement. Ms. Goetz holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University and is Six Sigma Black Belt certified.
Nick Tise, MPH, Operations Director
Mr. Tise has managed public health implementation programs for more than 15 years, with a primary focus on programs addressing improvements in family violence and pediatric emergency care systems. In addition to serving as the Principal Investigator on multiple implementation initiatives, Mr. Tise maintains the infrastructure, staffing, and budgetary components of Duke EPIC training and implementation efforts. Previously, Mr. Tise directed a statewide project to improve the standard of care for children in North Carolina served by the pediatric emergency medical system (ambulance and emergency department care). He has more than 12 years of direct care experience—six in the North Carolina mental health care system and six as an Advanced Life Support provider for several Emergency Medical Services agencies. Mr. Tise holds a Master of Public Health degree in Maternal and Child Health from UNC-Chapel Hill.
