Institute for Translational Research Education in Adolescent Substance Use (ITRE)

Dr. Massey is associate professor and Director of the Division of Child and Family Behavioral Health in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of South Florida, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. He specializes in the organization, implementation and evaluation of mental health services for adolescents in schools and the community. He has expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodology and has conducted research and evaluation projects on the delivery of mental and behavioral health services in K-12, the sustainability of mental health services, and adolescent engagement in effective services. He is the author of Evaluation Human Research Development Programs: A Practical Guide for Public Agencies and numerous publications and book chapters devoted to evaluation in the applied sector.

Dr. Levin is an associate professor in both the University of South Florida's Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, and Associate Professor and Faculty Lead of the Behavioral Health Concentration, College of Public Health, University of South Florida. Dr. Levin currently serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. He has teaching and research interests in mental health and substance abuse services delivery, behavioral health policy, mental health informatics, managed behavioral health care, and translational research. He is senior editor of 10 textbooks, including: Foundations of Behavioral Health (Springer Nature, 2020); Introduction to Public Health in Pharmacy, Second Edition (Oxford University Press, 2018); Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective, 3rd Edition (Oxford University Press, 2010); and A Public Health Perspective of Women's Mental Health (Springer Nature, 2010). He is also co-author of Mental Health Informatics (Oxford University Press, 2013). Download CV.

Dr. Burton is a research assistant professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of South Florida, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. She earned her PhD from the Department of Community and Family Health in the USF College of Public Health. She has served in a range of positions from practitioner to clinical director and executive director for both private non-profit and public sector entities. She has provided specialized curricula to drug abuse and mental health practitioners and administrators on multiple occasions at four state-level schools of addiction studies. Dr. Burton has participated in the implementation of evidence-based practices for adolescents through federal level grant-funded mechanisms. Download CV.

Ercilia Calcano brings 20 years of public health experience in program planning and development, community engagement, budgeting, program management and evaluation, research administration, and teaching. Her previous leadership roles brought about policy and system changes. She has worked with local coalitions to implement teen substance abuse best practices in communities and schools and has served in state and national workgroups to tackle public health priorities. She has conducted international public health programs, is bilingual, and is experienced in recruitment and implementation of programs for diverse populations. She has provided students with service-learning opportunities focused on the needs of underserved populations and root causes of health disparities.