Karin M. Eyrich, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor (tenure track)

Education:

Ph.D., 2002, Washington University in St. Louis, Social Work
M.P.E., 2001, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Psychiatric Epidemiology
M.S.W., 1997, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Social Work
B.S., 1993, James Madison University, Sociology

Areas of Professional Interest:

• Homelessness
• Substance Abuse
• Mental Health

Recent Publications

Pollio, D.E., North, C.S., Reid, D., Eyrich, K.M., & Boersma, J. (in press). Differences in problems faced by families with a child coping with a serious emotional disorder or an adult member coping with mental illness. Journal of Social Service Research.
Pollio, D.E., North, C.S., Foster, D.A., Eyrich, K.M., & Sptiznagel, E.L. (2006). A comparison of agency-based and self-report methods of measuring services across an urban environment by a drug-abusing homeless population. International Journal on Methods in Psychiatric Research, 15(1), 46-56.
North, C.S., Pollio, D.E., Perron, B., Eyrich, K.M., & Spitznagel, E.L. (2005). The role of organizational characteristics in determining patterns of utilization of services for substance abuse, mental health, and shelter by homeless people. Journal of Drug Issues, 35(3), 575-591.
Thompson, S.J, Pollio, D.E., Eyrich, K.M., North, C.S., & Bradbury, E. (2004). Mechanisms of Successfully Exiting Homelessness. Evaluation and Program Planning, 27, 423-431.
North, C.S, Eyrich, K.M., Pollio, D.E., Cottler, L.B., & Spitznagel, E.L. (2004). The homeless supplement to the Diagnostic Interview Schedule: Test-retest analyses. International Journal on Methods in Psychiatric Research, 13(3), 184-191.
North, C.S., Eyrich, K.M., & Pollio, D.E. (2004). Are rates of psychiatric disorders changing over time in the homeless population? American Journal of Public Health, 94(1), 103-108.
Pollio, D.E., North, C.S., Eyrich, K.M., Foster, D.A., & Sptiznagel, E.L. (2003). Modeling service access in a homeless population. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 35(4), 487-495.
Eyrich, K.M., Pollio, D.E., & North, C.S. (2003). An exploration of alienation and replacement theories of social support in homelessness. Social Work Research, 27(4), 222-231.