Kimberley Roussin Isett earned a Ph.D. in Management with a specialization in organization theory from the University of Arizona (School of Public Administration and Policy, Eller College of Management) in 2001.  Her dissertation, titled “Collective Action in Interorganizational Networks”, focused on the dynamics of integration in an at-risk managed care mental health services delivery system for adults with serious mental illness in Southern Arizona.  Dr. Isett has concentrated her research on institutional pressures and dynamics in implementing government services, with a particular interest in the delivery of services to vulnerable populations. To date, Dr. Isett has been awarded just under $1m in research grant money as the Principal Investigator.  She was recognized by the Academy of Management in both 2001 and 2002 for excellence in research by the Healthcare Management and Public and Nonprofit divisions, was awarded the “Best Article Award” in 2005 by the American Review of Public Administration, and participated in the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Mental Health Policy Research Network as a network associate.  Isett has worked with elected officials and policymakers at all levels of government on a variety of issues through professional positions and consulting roles.  She completed a National Institute of Mental Health sponsored post doctoral fellowship at the Cecil G. Sheps center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has held faculty positions at the Bush School of Government Service (Texas A&M), and the Mailman School of Public Health (Columbia University).  Dr. Isett joined the faculty at Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Public Policy in August 2011.