Delia Olufokunbi, PhD, MSDelia Olufokunbi is Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Health Policy, and Deputy Director of the Department's Center for Integrated Behavioral Health Policy. 
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Dr. Olufokunbi is a psychologist and a social scientist who has conducted research and guided program evaluations in the areas of substance abuse, behavioral health policy, minority health, child welfare, poverty, welfare reform, and domestic violence. She joined SPHHS in 2003 as chief operating officer of Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, and became Deputy Director of the Center for Integrated Behavioral Health Policy when it was chartered in June 2008. The new center focuses on national health care reform, behavioral health issues, and health care financing. Previously, Dr. Olufokunbi was a senior associate at Caliber Associates, where she managed the national evaluation of the multi-site demonstration project, Collaborations to Address Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment. That federal initiative is designed to improve the way dependency courts, child protective services and domestic violence services providers work together to address family problems. In related work at Caliber and elsewhere, Dr. Olufokunbi has helped organizations and communities build their capacity to provide innovative and sustainable programs by providing technical assistance in community needs assessment, developing outcome-based strategies, and increasing program capacity and sustainability through evaluation and strategic planning. EducationBachelor of Arts (Psychology), University of Connecticut, 1991 ResearchAmong Dr. Olufokunbi's research interests are substance abuse, child welfare, behavioral health policy, minority health, poverty, welfare reform, and domestic violence. She has presented papers on the costs of problem drinking and alcohol treatment at conferences of the American Public Health Association, the National Association of School Nurses, and elsewhere, and has written about the impact of changes in welfare legislation and children's health insurance. Community ServiceDr. Olufokunbi has served on the boards of the Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County; the University of Connecticut Women's Center; the Institute for Women's Policy Research Status of Women in Florida; and the Hillsborough Community College African American Advisory Committee. Reflecting a strong interest in advocating for children, she has also been a mentor in the Hillsborough County Big Brother/Big Sister Program and a child advocate in Florida and Maryland. DepartmentsPublications |
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