POLIIA C. McDOIHZLL Human Services Development Institute Public Policy and Management Program University of Southern Maine

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1 POLIIA C. McDOIHZLL Human Services Development Institute Public Policy and Management Program University of Southern Maine EDUCATION B.A., Psychology, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine, 1972 University of Maine at Orono, Orono, Maine, University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Present Oct Sept and Oct Mar Aug. - Dec April - June 1990 Nov March 1990 Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine* Project Director - Training for Substance Abuse Coordinators In Maine Schools funded by the U.S. Department of Education to: design, manage and conduct a statewide assessment of training needs, training conferences to address the Identified needs, and evaluate training and other project activities and report the results. Project Director - Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol Study funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to evaluate the impact of reducing the blood alcohol level per se standard from.10 to.08 in the State of Maine Project Director - Driver Education Evaluation Program. Project funded by the Maine Department of Human Services, Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention (OADAP) to: design, manage and conduct an evaluation of Maine's operating under the Influence of alcohol (OUI) programs for first and multiple adult and teen offenders, and analyze and report results to the Chief Justice, the Governor and the Maine Legislature. Project Director * Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol Projects funded annually by the Maine Department of Human Services, OADAP to: design and manage a statewide data collection effort to facilitate compliance with reporting requirementa in Maine*s 1981 Revised OUI Statutes concerning the enforcement of drinking and driving laws (1982); and to analyze data and prepare annual reports ( ). i TI

2 I Oct Sept : July Aug July - Sept Oct Sept July June 1987 June Dec Project Director - Vocational Rehabilitation Project funded by Maine Department of Hunan Services, Bureau of Rehabilitation to design and conduct annual follow-up studies to evaluate client satisfaction with VR services and job retention and report the results. Project Director - Driver Education Evaluation Program Project funded by Maine Department of Human Services, Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention to design and conduct an evaluation of Maine's drunk driver programs (10-hour course and treatment services) and client satisfaction with the education component and report the results. Project Director - National Survey of States Concerning Jail Sentencing Alternatives for Drunk Drivers funded by Maine's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Committee, Governor's Office to identify policies and programs in other states and report the results* Evaluator - Improving the Post-Secondary Education and Employabllity of Learning Disabled Students, a demonstration project funded by U.S. Department of Education. Evaluation Consultant - Funded by Maine Department of Human Services (OADAP) to provide evaluation consultation to four grantees and prepare evaluation reports concerning the demonstration substance abuse prevention programs funded Jn 1984 under Maine's Prevention Initiative. Project Director - Maine Driver Education Evaluation Program. Project funded by the Maine Department of Human Services to evaluate the impact of Intervention on convicted offenders' attitudes and behavior related to subsequent drinking and driving, and report the results. July 19S3 - Sept Research Assistant - Disabilities Information Center Vocational Rehabilitation Project funded by Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation (Department of Human Services) to develop and implement evaluation designs to assess client services and outcomes, and report the results. Sept April 1984 Project Director - Study to Assess Prenatal Care in Maine funded by the Maine Division of Maternal and Child Health (Department of Human Services) to analyze utilization of services and barriers to prenatal care. TI

3 Feb April 1984 leaearch Asslataat - Improving Transitional Services for Secondary Handicapped Students: A Six-Site Study funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; evaluated how Coatesville, Pennsylvania (one of the six demonstration sites) defined the needs of their secondary special education population, strategies developed and implemented, and their impact. Jan August 1983 Evaluation Manager - Employee Health and Recreation Program Project funded by the Division of Employee Relations, University of Southern Maine to design and Implement a formative evaluation employee needs assessment, and analyse data and prepare reports. Apr. - Jul Oct Jan Nov Jul Oct Dec Oct Jul Mar Jul Project Director - Evaluation of the School Health Education Programs in Maine funded by the Maine Division of Maternal and Child Health (Department of Human Services) to evaluate service delivery methods and their impact on health education status in Maine schools, and report the results* Research Aaalatant - Writer, School of Nursing's Grant to Provide Family Nurse Associate Edcuatlon in Maine, University of Southern Maine. Prepared Final Report submitted to the Division of Nursing, Public Health Service, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Project Director (Evaluation) - School of Nursing's Baccalaureate Education for Nursing at Extended Sites (BENES) Project, University of Southern Maine. Developed and Implemented formative and summative evaluation methodologies. Management Consultsnt * Adolescent Pregnancy Program (Portland). Assessed case management system and recommended strategies and protocols for system improvement. Evaluation Consultant - School Health Education Project funded by the Maine Department of Human Services to evaluate school health education programs in Maine and report the results. Project Coordinator - Health Education Resource Center Evaluation Project funded by the University of Maine at Faming ton to evaluate several progran components, e.g., School Health Education Project, Mini-Grant and Hospital-Based Health Education Programs, and report the findings. T

4 1 Jan Dec Jan Oct Jul Dec, 1975 Nov July 1976 Project Coordinator - HEW Region I Developmental Disabilities Training and Technical Assistance Project. Directed daily project activities; developed DD T/TA system policies and procedures; assessed all DD State Formula Grants awarded to New England States from and developed resource inventory. Training Program Specialist - State of Maine Title XX Program. Coordinated statewide training needs assessment; negotiated training contracts; developed marketing and instructional materials; coordinated and managed data collection/evaluation of training programs, analysed data and prepared reports» Research Assistant - Crossroads Evaluation Project (residential alcoholism treatment program for women). Conducted literature review; developed and implemented evaluation design; coordinated and supervised client interviews, data collection, processing and analysis; and assisted in report writing. Research/Data Coordinator - Community Alcholisa Services, Portland, Maine (Funded by the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockvllle, Maryland.) Directed research and data collection activities based on monitoring and evaluation model designed by Stanford Research Institute; trained agency staff in forms completion procedures; prepared monthly and quarterly agency management and client reports for submission to Stanford» and prepared agency reports. PUBLICATIONS McDonnell, P., et al», Drinking and Driving: A Report on First Offenders Convicted of a 1981 Violation in Maine, November Report submitted to the Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Maine Department of Human Services, Augusta. McDonnell, P., A Report on Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol; January 1 - December 31, Seventh Annual Report, October Report submitted to the Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Maine Department of Buman Services, Augusta. McDonnell, P., et al., A Report on a Follow-up Survey of Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants and Clients, September Report submitted to the Bureau of Rehabilitation, Maine Department of Husan Services, Augusta.

5 I \ McDonnell, P., First Offender Driver Education Evaluation Program Client Survey, August Report submitted to the Office of Alcohol!sm and Drug Abuse Prevention, Maine Department of Human Services, Augusta* McDonnell, P., et al. 9 A Report on Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants and Clients Closed from October 1, 1987 through March 31, 1968, Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine, September 1988 for the Maine Department of Human Services, Bureau of Rehabilitation. McDonnell, P., Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol; A Survey of States Concerning Jail Sentencing Alternatives, September Report submitted to th* Maine A «ohol and Drug Planning Committee, Office of the Governor, Augusta. McDonnell, P., A Report on Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Operating After License Suspension and Habitual Offender Violations; January 1 - December 31, 1987 (Sixth Annual Report) and Statistical"Report» July Report submitted to the Maine Department of Human Services, Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Augusta. McDonnell, P., Southern Kennebec Transition Project - Evaluation Report, May Report submitted to the Southern Kennebec Transition Council, Augusta. McDonnell, P., Assessment of Maine's QUI Data CollectIon-ReportJag System - Preliminary Findings, February Report submitted to the Maine Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Augusta. McDonnell, P., et al., A Report on Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants and Clients Closed October 1, March 31, 1987, September Report submitted to the Bureau of Rehabilitation, Augusta. McDonnell, P., Prevention Initiative: Model Substance Abuse Prevention Projects, June Report submitted to the Maine Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Department of Human Services, Augusta. McDonnell, P., et al., A Study of QUI in Maine: Participation In DEEP, Rearrest and Perceptions of QUI Laws, Enforcement and Services, January Report submitted to the Maine Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Augusta. McDonnell, P., Drunk Driving is Everyone's Problem; Maine QUI Committee Report, July Report submitted to the Maine Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Augusta. McDonnell. P., A Report on An Act to Reform the Statutes Relating to Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs: January 1 * December 31, 1985, July Report submitted to the Maine Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Augusta. McDonnell, P., A Report on An Act to Reform the Statutes Relating to Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs: January 1-Deccmber 31, 1984, June Report submitted to the Maine Office of Alcoholism ana urug Abuse Prevention, Augusta. TI

6 1 ) Gianopoulos, C, McDonnell, P., and Russell, M., Making the Transition from School to Community Li ring: An Interim Report to the 112th Maine Legislatures May McDonnell, p., A Report on An Act to Reform the Statutes Relating to Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs: January lhdecember 31, 1983, February Report submitted to the Maine Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Augusta. i Gianopoulos, C, McDonnell, P., and Russell, M., A Report to the 112th Legislature: Maine Legislative Task Fores on Head Injury, January Gianopoulos, C, McDonnell, P., and Russell, M., Bureau of Rehabilitation 1984 Study of Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants Closed 08, October Report submitted to the Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation, Augusta. r Gianopolous C», McDonnell P., and Steienralt J«, Maine's Disability Determination Services: A Report to the Joint Standing Committee on State Government * 111th Legislature, January McDonnell P., Study to Evaluate the School Health Education Program, August Report submitted to the Maine Division of Maternal and Child Health, Augusta. McDonnell P., An Assessment of USM Employee Interest in Health and Recreational Act!vitics, Human Services Development Institute, University of Southern Maine, September Report submitted to the Division of Employee Relations, University of Southern Maine, Portland* McDonnell P., USM Employee Health and Recreation Program Data Collection and Evaluation Methodology, September Report submitted to the Division of Employee Relations, University of Southern Maine, Portland. McDonnell P., et al., Pinal Report of Grant to Provide Family Nurse Associate Education in Maine, April 1983* Report ubmitted to the School of Nursing, University of Southern Maine, Portland. McDonnell P., et al. A Report on An Act to Reform the Statutes Relating to Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor and Drugs, (First Annual Report), March Report submitted to the Maine Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Augusta. McDonnell P., et al* A Report on the Baccalaureate Education for Nursing at Extended Sites Project, July Report submitted to the School of Nursing, University of Southern Maine, Portland. McDonnell P., et al., Report on Agency Administrators Survey, May Report submitted to the School of Nuuing, University of Southern Maine, Portland. Frank T., Bailey M., and McDonnell P., Baccalaureate Education for Nursing at Extended Sites: Evaluation of First Project Year, December Report submitted to the School of Nursing, University of Southern Maine, Portland. 6 TI

7 I McDonnell, P., and Anderson, A., Developmental Disabilities and Granta Awards Since 1975 in HEW Region I. (Presented at Annual Conference of American Association of Mental Deficiency, New Hampshire October 1979) Anderson, A. and McDonnell P., HEW Region I; An Analysis of State Developmental Disabilities Plans, Developmental Disabilities Office, HEW Region I, September Report submitted to the HEW Reg. I Office, Boston. Anderson A., and McDonnell P., Maine Developmental Disabilities Grants Awards Since 1975; Developmental Disabilities Office, HEW Region 1, September T975T Report submitted to the HEW Reg. I Office, Boston* Anderson A., and McDonnell P., Developmental Disabilities Grants Resource Inventory: Developmental Disabilities, HEW Region I, December 1978 and September Report submitted to the HEW Reg. I Office, Boston. Anderson A., McDonnell P., et al. Training and Technical Assistance System Manual; Developmental Disabilities, HEW Region I, May Report submitted to the HEW Reg. I Office, Boston. Callendar, W., Barber G«, Collins M., and McDonnell, P., Evaluation of Title XX Training Activities in Maine, December Report submitted to Maine Department of Human Services, Augusta. Barber, G., McDonnell P., et al., First Year Evaluation Report of the Alcohol Treatment Program at Crossroads, December Report submitted to N1AAA, Washington, D.C. MEMBERSHIPS Member American Public Health Association (1988 to present). Member Maine Public Health Association, Augusta, Maine (1985 to present). Council Member, Southern Regional Alcoholism Council, Portland, Maine (1976 to present). * Board Member, Maine Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (November May 1988). Member Operating Under the Influence Task Force (Nov July 1986). Advisory Council Member and Evaluation Committee, Foster Grandparent Program, Portland, Maine (September 1982 to 1984). Board Member, Community Health Services, Inc., and Program Policy Committee member, Portland, Maine (May 1981-May 1984). Member, OUI Policy Direction Committee, OADAP, 1982; QUI Work Group member, OADAP, ( ). TI

8 8/24/90 Advisory Board Member, New Directions Program (an alcoholism treatment program), Augusta, Maine (1978*1979). Member, Women's Alcoholism Task Force, Kennebec Valley Comprehensive Alcoholism Treatment Program, Waterville, Maine (1977). Board Member, Southern Regional Alcoholism Council, Portland, Maine ( ). Resource Person, Diocesan Human Relations Services, Portland, Maine (Data Systems Coamittee ). TI