Tonya Van Deinse

Tonya Van Deinse, PhD, MSW, is a Research Associate Professor at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work and teaches courses in the Community, Management, and Policy Practice concentration, including Social Work with Groups and Communities, Interorganizational and Community-Level Theory and Practice, and Research and Evaluation. Dr. Van Deinse is a mental health services researcher focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions that span the mental health and criminal justice systems. Her current research projects focus on nationwide approaches to probation for adults with mental illnesses, using implementation science to enhance the uptake of mental health interventions within criminal justice settings, implementing and evaluating integrated re-entry programming for adults with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders exiting county detention, evaluating the implementation and efficacy of data-driven supervision guidelines for probation, and evaluating cross-sectoral and cross-agency approaches to addressing intimate partner violence and sexual violence and assault.