After earning her doctorate in public health and completing a postdoctoral fellowship in mental health research at Rutgers University, Dr. Jane Ungemack began working in 1994 as a Visiting Assistant Professor and then Assistant professor in Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. In 1997, she transfered her appointment to the Department of Community Medicine and Health Care.

The majority of Dr. Ungemack's research has been conducted in collaboration with and in support of the Connecticut Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and Children and Families (DCF). She has conducted numerous statewide substance abuse treatment and prevention needs assessment studies used to support state program and policy development, including adult household surveys, student surveys, studies of at-risk youth, social indicators analyses and community resource assessments. In addition to her research projects, Dr. Ungemack teaches courses in the Graduate Program in Public Health.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.A.	Chatham College	Political Science/Anthropology
Dr.P.H.	Columbia University School of Public Health	Sociomedical Sciences

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Fellowship	Rutgers University	Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research Postdoctoral Program in Mental Health Services Research

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Masters of Public Health Distinguished Faculty Award	University of Connecticut Alumni Association
State of Connectitcut Public Service Award	State of Connecticut
Health Services Research Travel Award	National Institute of Drug Abuse
Marisa de Castro Benton Award	Columbia University

Dr. Ungemack co-teaches the core course Public Health Research Methods with Dr. Schensul, advises Masters of Public Health Students and supervises independent research projects in the Graduate Program in Public Health. She has also taught Psychiatric Epidemiology with Dr. Babor.

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
Admissions Committee for the Program in Applied Public Health at the University of Connecticut	Professional/Scientific Organization	Committee Member	UConn Health	University	2020	2020
Connecticut Campus COMPACT, Engaged Scholarship Advisory Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	External	University	2012	2012
Hispanic Health Council	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member, Board of Directors	External	National	2011	2020
Public Issues Council; University of Connecticut Health Center	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	University	2011	2017
Public Engagement Forum, University of Connecticut	Education Committee	Chair	UConn-Storrs	University	2011	2017
Strategic Prevention Framework – State Incentive Grant Monograph Workgroup	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2010	2012
Delta Omega Honorary Society; University of Connecticut Beta Omega Chapter	Education Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2010	2020
Scientific Advisory Committee for Community Research, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science	Advisory Committee	Co-Chair	UConn Health	University	2010	2012
Public Engagement Forum, University of Connecticut	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn-Storrs	University	2010	2017
Public Health Education Advisory Committee, University of Connecticut	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	University	2009
Strategic Prevention Framework Monogragh Workgroup	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2009	2011
Connecticut Undergraduate Public Health Initiative Curriculum Committee	Education Committee	Member	External	State	2009	2009
Governor’s Task Force on Prescription Drugs	Advisory Committee	Member	External	State	2008
Connecticut Child Welfare/Juvenile Justice/Young Adults Data Linkage Workgroup	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2008	2009
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment African American Workgroup - Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2007	2008
Curriculum Committee for the Program in Applied Public Health at the University of Connecticut	Education Committee	Chair	UConn Health	University	2007	2021
Executive Committee for the Program in Public Health at the University of Connecticut	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	University	2007
Executive Committee, Ethel Donaghue Center for Translating Research into Practice and Policy; University of Connecticut Health Center	Professional/Scientific Organization	Committee Member	UConn Health	University	2007	2014
New Haven Commission on Substance Abuse Policy and Prevention	Other	Member	External	Local	2007	2009
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Strengthening Communities for Youth - Publications Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2006	2008
Ethel Donaghue Center for Translating Research into Practice and Policy, University of Connecticut Health Center	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2006	2010
Strategic Prevention Framework – State Incentive Grant Outcomes Workgroup	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2006	2007
African American Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Workgroup, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment	Workshop/Conference	Member	External	State	2006	2008
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Strenghtening Communities for Youth;	Other	Member	External	National	2006	2008
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment TOPPS II Publications Advisory Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Advisory Board	External	State	2005	2006
Department of Children and Families Opiates Workgroup	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2004	2006
Health Policy and Primary Care Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center	Other	Member	UConn Health	University	2004	2005
Advisory Committee for the Program in Public Health at the University of Connecticut	Advisory Committee	Advisory Board	UConn Health	University	2002
State Advisory Council on Children and Families	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2001	2005
Health Policy and Primary Care Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center	Education Committee	Fellow	UConn Health	University	2001	2005
Connecticut Youth and Families Interagency Workgroup	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	2000	2003
Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council Prevention Subcommittee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	1999	2022
Connecticut Interagency Data Collection Steering Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Steering Committee	External	State	1999
Technical Review Panel, State Substance Abuse Prevention Needs Assessment, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	1998
Connecticut Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking	Professional/Scientific Organization	Steering Committee	External	State	1998	2001
Community Resource Assessment Workgroup, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention	Professional/Scientific Organization	Chair	External	National	1997	2000
American Public Health Association	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	1990

Dr. Ungemack is a health services researcher with a specialty focus in substance abuse treatment and prevention. She consults for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) regarding substance abuse needs assessment and outcomes monitoring issues and the Department of Children and Families on adolescent substance abuse treatment. She is involved in research in assessing the effectiveness of treatment for adult and adolescent substance abusers, as well as the transfer of adolescent evidence-based treatment models to community practice.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Reviews

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Connecticut's State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup: Prevention Data Support and Covid-19	Other	Connecticut Association of Boards of Education	2021	webinar
Evaluation of the Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs	Other	Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Needs Assessment Meeting	2021	webinar
Implementation of Intensive In-Home Family-Based Re-Entry Services with Youth Offenders and Their Families in Connecticut	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2012	Washington, D.C.
Connecticut's Recovery Specialist Voluntary Program	Other	Children and Family Future Meeting	2011	Washington, D.C.
Increased Frequency of Proximal Colon Cancer Among Non-Hipsanic Blacks, Females and Patients Age 60 or Older	Other	American College of Gastroentrology	2011	Washingotn, D.C.
The Impact of Family-Centered and Multi-Systemic Intervention on Parental Monitoring and Peer Risk of Substance-Abusing Adolescents	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2008	Washington, D.C.
Underage Drinking in Connecticut: A Data Snapshot	Other	Preventing Underage Drinking in Connecticut Conference	2008	Cromwell, Connecticut
Ecological Influences on Patterns of Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use	Other	2nd International Conference on Community Psychology	2008	Lisbon, Portugal
Estimating the Service Costs of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment in the Hartford Youth Project	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2007	Washington, D.C.
The Hartford Youth Project- A Journey Toward Sustainability	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2007	Washington, D.C.
In-Home Treatment for Substance Abusing Youth and Their Families: A Comparison of Two Models	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2007	Washington, D.C.
The Hartford Youth Project: A System of Care for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2006	Baltimore, Maryland
The Hartford Youth Project: Bringing Adolescents into Substance Abuse Treatment Through Community Outreach and Engagement	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2006	Baltimore, Maryland
Getting Youth into Treatment: Experiences from the Hartford Youth Project	Other	Pre-Conference Seminar; Leading Change: Rethinking Juvenile Justice	2006	Storrs, Connecticut
A Systems Approach to Improving Substance Abuse Treatment Access for Latino Youth: The Hartford Youth Project	Other	Ameican Public Health Association Meeting	2006
Adolescent Drug Use and Treatment Need: An Epidemiologic Perspective on Race Differences	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2005	Washington, D.C.
African American Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment	Other	Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness	2005	Washington, D.C.
Connecticut's State Incentive Grant Experience: Leaving a Legacy of Systems Change and Revitalization	Other	National Prevention Network Conference	2005	New York, New York
Substance Abuse Treatment Need and Demand in Connecticut: Adult Household Survey, 2003-2004	Other	State Treatment Needs Assessment Program Conference	2005	Gaithersburg, Maryland
Anybody Got a Match? An Exploration of Matching Adolescent Marijuana Users to Appropriate Treatments	Other	Persistent Effects of Treatment Study for Adolescents Cross-Site Meeting	2002	Bethesda, Maryland
Empirically Derived Subtypes of Adolescents With Cannibis Use Disorders	Other	American Public Health Association	2002	Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
Secondary Effects of Marijuana Treatment on Alcohol and Tobacco Use for Substance Abusing Adolescents	Other	American Public Health Association	2002	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Family Connection Project for Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Process and Outcome Findings	Other	American Public Health Association	2002	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Community Resource Assessment: Current Challenges and Issues	Other	Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Needs Assessment Conference	2001
Use of Geomapping Information Systems in Connecticut's Substance Treatment Needs Assessment	Other	State Treatment Need Assessment Program	2001	Connecticut
Connecticut Family Connection Project: Changes From Baseline to Exit	Other	Children of Substance Abusing Parents Meeting	2001	Newport Beach, California
Patterns of Recent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Among Caucasian, Black, and Hispanic Students Attending Homogeneous and Heterogeneous School Districts	Other	Public health Association	2001	Atlanta, Georgia
Community Resource Survey: A Tool for Prevention Planning	Other	Division 27 of the American Psychological Association	1999	New Haven, Connecticut
Underage Cigarette Purchase Among 12-17 Year Old Smokers in 1995 and 1997	Other	American Public Health Association	1999	Chicago, Illinois
Core Constructs for Community Resource Assessment	Other	State Prevention Systems Conference	1998	Rockville, Maryland
Basics of Community Resource Assessment	Other	State Prevention Systems Conference	1998	Rockville, Maryland
Community Resource Assessment for Substance Abuse Prevention: Connecticut's Approach	Other	American Public Health Association	1998	Washington D.C.
Marijuana Abusers in a Statewide Treatment Delivery System: Client Characteristics and Recidivism Experience in Connecticut	Other	American Public Health Association	1998	Washington, D.C.
Matching Need for Substance Abuse Prevention to Available Resources: An Integrated Community Model	Other	Research Society on Alcoholism	1997	San Francisco, California
Continuity of Care Following Alcohol Detoxification	Other	Research Society on Alcoholism	1997	San Francisco, California
A Prospective Cohort Study Treatment Utilization and Recidivism Among Substance Abuse Clients	Other	Research Society on Alcoholism	1996	Washington D.C.
Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Youth At-Risk in Connecticut	Other	National Technical Center for Susbtance Abuse Needs Assessment	1996	Washington, D.C.
Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Delinquent Youth	Other	American Public Health Association	1996
Connecticut's Substance Abuse treatment Sysytem Database: Informing the State Treatment Needs Assessment	Other	National Technical Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Needs Assessment	1995	Washington, D.C.
Co-Occuring Substance Use and Depressive Symptomatology Among Hispanics in the United States: Findings from the HHANES	Other	American Public Health Association	1993
Health Practices and Health Consequences	Other	Halem Center for Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Columbia University	1992	New York, New York
Sucidial Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Adult Hispanics in the Unites States	Other	American Pubic Health Association	1992	Washington, D.C.
Personal Health Practices, Social Networks, and Self-Perceived Health Status	Other	American Public Health Asscoiation	1982	Montreal, Canada
Drug and Alcohol Use Among Psychiatric Patients; University Seminar	Other	Center for Socio-Cultural Research on Drug Use	1981	New York, New York
Adolescent Health and Health Related Practices	Other	American Public Health Association	1977	New York, New York