Research Areas of Interest

The USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) conducts and disseminates educational and behavioral health research relevant to the long-term health and well-being of service members, veterans and their families. Our approach includes identifying critical and emerging issues, and fostering collaboration among our faculty and other experts who share a commitment to improving programs and policies that serve those who have served us.

• Develop training for behavioral health providers who treat service members and their communities
• Identify and overcome barriers to seeking care for service members and their communities
• Conduct clinical trials to determine the best treatment models for service members and their communities
• Develop conceptual models that guide the center’s research
• Work with community service partners to conduct evaluation research
• Expand behavioral health research by collaborating with senior and tenured faculty researchers at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and beyond

• CIR/CAIS study & related studies
• Sexual assault and trauma in the military studies
• Mental health and trauma experienced by service members studies
• Diversity and inclusion studies
• Cultural Competencies related publications and articles