Byron J. Powell, PhD, LCSW

Byron J. Powell, PhD, LCSW

Co-Director, Center for Dissemination & Implementation

Additional Titles: Associate Professor, Brown School; Co-Director, Center for Mental Health Services Research, Brown School; Co-Director, Dissemination and Implementation Research Core, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences


Dr. Powell’s research focuses on efforts to improve the quality of behavioral health and social services. Specifically, he works to identify contextual barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based practices in routine care, identifying and assessing the effectiveness of implementation strategies, developing methods for designing and tailoring implementation strategies, and advancing implementation research methods.