Susan dosReis

Susan dosReis is a Professor and Co-Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research (P-SHOR) at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She is a core faculty member at the Center for Child Mental Health Innovations at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and collaborates closely with the Maryland State Department of Human Services and the Mental Hygiene Administration to improve child mental health services and psychotropic medication oversight.

Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island School of Pharmacy
• Doctorate in Pharmacoepidemiology from the University of Maryland Graduate School
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Child Mental Health Services from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dr. dosReis previously served on the faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her research focuses on psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents, disparities in mental health care, patient preferences in treatment decisions, and the impact of telehealth and policy on access and outcomes. She uses both quantitative methods with large claims databases and qualitative approaches to understand caregiver and patient perspectives.

Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on mental health disparities, particularly during the pandemic, the safety and patterns of psychotropic use in youth, suicide prevention modeling, and patient-centered benefit-risk assessment. Her work frequently involves Medicaid and administrative data across multiple states, emphasizing real-world evidence and policy impact.

Key scientific contributions include:

• Federally funded research from NIMH and AHRQ
• Collaborative projects with FDA through M-CERSI
• Leadership in integrating patient voices into regulatory science
• Development of frameworks for telehealth medication management

Dr. dosReis mentors several PHSR graduate students and leads a research team focused on pharmacoepidemiology, patient-reported outcomes, and health services research. Her lab conducts longitudinal analyses, discrete choice experiments, and qualitative studies to inform mental health policy and clinical practice. She has secured contracts and grants to evaluate psychotropic oversight in foster care and telehealth equity in rural and minoritized populations.