Associate Chair for Research
C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health
Steve Ondersma, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor at Michigan State University's Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology. His research focuses on promoting maternal and child health and healthy birth outcomes using high-reach technology-delivered brief interventions. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 37), a former Editor of the journal Child Maltreatment, and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. He is an investigator with the NIH Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) initiative and a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. He has led multiple NIH and CDC studies focusing on developing, validating, and implementing novel screening techniques and electronic/mobile (mHealth) interventions in healthcare settings. He is also the developer of the Computerized Intervention Authoring System (CIAS 3.0), an NIH-funded, free research resource facilitating the development of interactive and sophisticated digital interventions for any platform.
Selected Media Coverage:
- WNEM: Help Flint organizations design pregnancy app
- Flint Side: New health care technologies improve outcomes for Michiganders of all ages
- Rapid Growth Media: Here's how we can address rural Michigan's alarmingly high infant mortality and poor maternal health
- Model D Media: How technology is bridging gaps between healthcare and underserved populations
- Michigan Radio: For Pregnant Women Using Drugs, a New Type of Intervention
Speaker Highlights:
- National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Caring for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings
- CDC Public Health Grand Rounds: Reducing Polysubstance Use in Pregnancy
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: An Introduction to Online Human Research Strategies: Recruitment, Management, and Intervention
To request a comprehensive CV summarizing Dr. Ondersma’s achievements email him at onders12@msu.edu.