Daniel Francis Perkins, Ph.D.

Vitae

Alternate Contact Information

Penn State Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness 
402 Marion Building, University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-867-4182
http://www.militaryfamilies.psu.edu/

Responsibilities

• 75% Research
• 25% Extension

Research and Extension Areas

• Dissemination and Implementation Science
• Fidelity and Adaptation
• Evaluation: Process and Impact
• Youth and Family Resiliency
• Service members, Veterans and Military Families
• PROSPER Model for implementing evidence based programs

Funding Agencies/Foundations

• April 2011–October 2022 - Evaluation and Refinement of Reserve Affairs Youth Ribbon Program Curriculum. Funded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture
• December 2010–June 2019 - Navy Youth Sports and Fitness Research Grant.  Funded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture
• July 2010–July 2022- Penn State Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness. Funded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture.
• October 2012-September 2022- Air Force Medical Operations Agency.  Funded by National Institute for Food and Agriculture.
• January 2015-January 2020 – The Veteran Metrics Initiative.  Funded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications 

Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., Morgan, N. R., Bleser, J. A., Vogt, D., Copeland, L. A., Finley, E. P., & Gilman, C. L. (2020). Predictors of health services/programs among new post-9/11 veterans with mental health conditions. Psychiatric Services. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900326

Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., Morgan, N. R., Bleser, J. A., Vogt, D., Copeland, L. A., Finley, E. P., & Gilman, C. L. (2020). The impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and combat exposure on mental health conditions among New Post-9/11 Veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000614

Chilenski, S. M., Perkins, D.F., & (2020). Communication is Key: State-level Organizational Correlates of Readiness for Evidence-based Programming within the Cooperative Extension System. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 8, 91-117.

McCarthy, K. J., Perkins, D. F., Roberts, M., Potter, S., Guin, A. H., Carroll, J. B., Deringer, N. C., Ballard, J. E., & Borden, L. M. (2020). Evaluation of coach-based technical assistance: An evolving focus on coachability and goal setting. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 8, 28-50.

Miyamoto, S., Thiede, E., Dorn, L., Perkins, D.F., Bittner, C., & Scanlon, D. (2020). The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center: A Comprehensive, Nurse-led Telehealth Model to Address Disparities in Sexual Assault Care. The Journal of Rural Health, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12474

Morgan, N. R., Aronson, K. R., Bleser, J. A., Davenport, K. E., Perkins, D. F., Vogt, D., Copeland, L. A., Finley, E. P., & Gilman, C. L. (2020). Reducing barriers to veterans' use of programs and services as they transition to civilian life. BMC Health Service Research, 5(25), 520. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05320-4

Vogt, D. S., Tyrell, F. A., Bramande, E. A., Nillni, Y. I., Taverna, E. C., Finley, E. P., Perkins, D. F., & Copeland, L.A (2020). U.S. Military Veterans' Health and Well-Being in the First Year after Service. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58, 352-360

Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., Morgan, N. R., Bleser, J. A., Vogt, D., Copeland, L., ... & Gilman, C. (2019). Post-9/11 Veteran Transitions to Civilian Life: Predictors of the Use of Employment Programs. Journal of Veterans Studies, 5(1), 14-22. http://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v5i1.127

Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., Morgan, N., Bleser, J., Davenport, K., Vogt, D., Copeland, L A., Finley, E. P., & Gilman, C. (2019). Going It Alone: Post-9/11 Veteran Non-Use of Healthcare and Social Service Programs During Their Early Transition to Civilian Life. Journal of Social Service. DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2018.1493410

McClendon, J., Perkins, D. F., Copeland, L.A., Finley, E. P., & Vogt, D (2019). Patterns and correlates of racial/ethnic disparities in posttraumatic stress disorder screening among recently separated veterans. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 68, 102145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102145

Perkins, D. F., Aronson, K. R., Morgan, N., Bleser, J., Vogt, D., Copeland, L A., Finley, E. P., & Gilman, C. (2019). Veterans' Use of Programs and Services as They Transition to Civilian Life: Baseline Assessment for the Veteran Metrics Initiative. Journal of Social Service Research, DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2018.1546259

Richardson, C. B., Chesnut, R. P., Morgan, N. R., Bleser, J. A., Perkins, D. F., Vogt, D., ... Finley, E. (2019). Examining the factor structure of the moral injury events scale in a veteran sample. Military Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz129

Richardson, C. B., Morgan, N. R., Bleser, J. A., Aronson, K. R., & Perkins, D. F. (2019). A novel approach for evaluating programs designed to serve military veterans: Using an adapted common components analysis. Evaluation and Program Planning, 72, 145-151.

Richardson, C. B., Chesnut, R. P., Morgan, N. R., Bleser, J. A., Perkins, D. F., Vogt, D., ... Finley, E. (2019). Examining the factor structure of the moral injury events scale in a veteran sample. Military Medicine,185, e75-e83. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz129

Welsh, J. A., Olson, J., & Perkins, D. F. (2019). Gender differences in post deployment adjustment of Air Force personnel: The role of wartime experiences, unit cohesion and self-efficacy. Military Medicine, 184(1-2), e229-e234. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usy261

Zack, M.K., Karre, J.K., Olson, J., & Perkins, D.F. (2019). Similarities and differences in program registers: A case study. Evaluation and Program Planning, 76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.101676

Breeden, N. C., Welsh, J. A., Olson, J. R., & Perkins, D. F. (2018). The women's experience: a look at risk and protective factors for deployed female Air Force personnel. Journal f Women's Health, 1-7. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6835

Chesnut, R.P., DiNallo, J.M., Czymoniewicz-Klippel, M.T., & Perkins, D.F. (2018). The Grow parenting program: Demonstrating proof of concept. Health Education, 118(5), 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-01-2018-0005

Karre, J. K., Perkins, D. F., & Aronson, K. R. (2018). Research on fathers in the military context: Current status and future directions. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 10, 641-656. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12274

Kaye, M. P., Faber, A., Davenport, K., & Perkins, D. F. (2018). Common components of evidence-informed home visitation programs for the prevention of child maltreatment. Children and Youth Services Review, 90, 94-105.

Morgan, N. R., Davis, K. D., Richardson, C., & Perkins, D. F. (2018). Common components analysis: An adapted approach for evaluating programs. Evaluation and Program Planning, 67, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2017.10.009

Vogt, D., Perkins, D. F., Copeland, L A., Finley, E. P., Jamieson, C.S., Booth, B., Lederer, S., Gilman, C. (2018). The Veteran Metrics Initiative study of US veterans' experiences during their transition from military service. British Medical Journal, Jun 11; 8(6):e020734. PMID: 29895650.

Aronson, K. R., Perkins, D. F., Morgan, N. R., Cox, C. A., & Robichaux, R. (2017). Military family advocacy in the U.S. Army: Program service outcomes and family participation. Journal of Child and Family Studies, pp. 1–9. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0864-8.

Dixon, L., Perkins, D. F., Craig, L. A., & Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. (Eds). (2017). What works in child protection: An evidenced-based approach to assessment and intervention in care proceedings.

London: Wiley-Blackwell. Karre, J., Perkins, D. F., Aronson, K., DiNallo, J., Kyler, S., & Olson, J. R. (2017). A continuum of evidence on evidence-based programs: A new resource for use in military social service delivery. Military Behavioral Health. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2017.1343695

Chilenski, S. M., Perkins, D. F., Olson, J. R. Hoffman, L., Feinberg, M. E., Greenberg, M. T., Spoth, R. L. (2016). The power of a collaborative relationship between technical assistance providers and community prevention teams: A correlational and longitudinal study. Evaluation and Program Planning, 54, 19-29. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.10.002

Michalopoulou, L. E., Welsh, J.A., Perkins, D. F., & Ormsby, L. (2016): Stigma and Mental Health Service Utilization in Military Personnel: A Review of the Literature. Military Behavioral Health, 5,

Perkins, D. F., Syvertsen, A. K., Mincemoyer, C., Chilenski, S. M., Olson, J. R., Berrena, E., Greenberg, M., & Spoth, R. (2016). Thriving in school: The role of sixth grade adolescent-parent-school relationships in predicting eighth grade academic outcomes. Youth and Society, 48, 739-762. doi: 10.1177/0044118X13512858.

Hass, B. E., Mincemoyer, C. C., Perkins, D. F. (2015). The effects of age, gender, and 4-H involvement on life skill development. Journal of Extension, 53(3), 1-15.

Perkins, D. F., Aronson, K. R., Karre, J., Kyler, S. J., & DiNallo, J. M. (2015): Reducing barriers to evidence-based practice with military families: Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness. Military Behavioral Health. doi: 10.1080/21635781.2015.1100563

Perkins, D.F., Chilenski, S.M., Olson, J.R., Mincemoyer, C.C., & Spoth, R.L. (2014). Knowledge, attitudes, and commitment concerning evidence-based prevention programs: Differences between Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development Educators. Journal of Extension, 52(3), Article# 3FEA6, accessed online at http://www.joe.org/joe/2014june/a6.php

Perkins, D. F., Feinberg, M. Greenberg, M., Johnson, L., Chilenski, S., Mincemoyer, C., & Spoth, R. (2011). Team factors that predict to sustainability indicators for community-based prevention teams. Evaluation and Program Planning, 34, 283-291.