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Ireys Named Senior Fellow at Mathematica

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 21, 2008)—Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., announced the appointment of Henry Ireys as senior fellow. This title is reserved for individuals who have nationally recognized expertise in a policy or research field, have established Mathematica as a leader in a technical or methodological area, and have an outstanding record of achievement in directing large and complex projects. Ireys, a nationally known expert in public policies affecting children with special needs and working-age adults with disabilities, has directed evaluations of state and community-based programs for children with serious emotional disorders and adults with mental illness. His work focuses on improving systems of care for high-risk children and adults.

Ireys' experience includes evaluations of a model program to ensure that adults with serious mental illness leaving state prisons have access to Medicaid to minimize recidivism and improve quality of life, as well as the national Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). He has studied state strategies for monitoring residential facilities for children and adults with mental illnesses and for financing home and community services for children with serious emotional disorders. As court monitor for a federal district court judge overseeing a class action suit in the District of Columbia, Ireys is helping develop effective methods for measuring the delivery of well-child care to Medicaid-enrolled children.

Ireys has served on advisory panels for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, CMS, National Committee for Quality Assurance, and National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. His work has been published in a series of widely read issue briefs and peer-reviewed journals, including Pediatrics, Health Affairs, Psychiatric Services, and Journal of Disability Policy Studies. Before joining Mathematica in 2000, he was an associate professor in the School of Public Health and Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Case Western Reserve University.

Mathematica Policy Research strives to improve public well-being by conducting high-quality, objective research and surveys. A nonpartisan firm, its clients include federal and state governments, foundations, and private-sector and international organizations. The employee-owned company, with offices in Princeton, N.J., Washington, D.C., Cambridge, Mass., and Ann Arbor, Mich., has conducted some of the most important studies of education, health care, welfare, employment, nutrition, and early childhood policies and programs in the U.S.