Faculty & Staff

Dr. Eric Wright joined the faculty at IUPUI in 1996. He began his career at  IUPUI in the Department of Sociology in the School of Liberal Arts, where he was  promoted to Associate Professor in July 2001. He joined the SPEA IUPUI faculty  in August 2005 to lead the development of the new Center for Health Policy. He  maintains an active research agenda in the area of health policy and health  services research. Dr. Wright was promoted to Associate Dean of SPEA in May  2009.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Sociology, Indiana University-Bloomington
• M.A., Sociology, Indiana University-Bloomington
• B.A., Sociology, Lewis and Clark College

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Sociological Association (Medical, Mental Health, and Sex and  Gender Sections)
• American Public Health Association (Mental Health and HIV / AIDS Sections)
• Academy Health
• International Network for Social Network Analysis
• Society for the Scientific Study of Sex
• Society for the Study of Social Problems (Mental Health and Health Care and  Health Policy Divisions)
• Sociologists' AIDS Network

MAJOR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

• Health policy and health services research
• Mental health policy and services research
• HIV / AIDS / STI prevention
• Program evaluation
• Medical sociology

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

• Carrie Foote-Ardah and Eric R. Wright (Contributing Editors). 2006.  Teaching the Sociology of AIDS: Syllabi, Lectures, and Other Resources for  Instructors and Students, Third Edition. Washington, D.C.: American  Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center and the Sociologists' AIDS  Network.
• Eric R. Wright, Dustin E. Wright, Harold E. Kooreman, and Jeffrey A.  Anderson. 2006. "The Nature and Impact of Conflict within Service Coordination  Teams for Children and Adolescents with Serious Emotional and Behavioral  Challenges." Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health  Services Research 33(3):302
• Brea L. Perry and Eric R. Wright. 2006. "The Sexual Partnerships of People  with Serious Mental Illness." Journal of Sex Research 43(2):174-181.
• Eric R. Wright and Brea L. Perry. 2006. "Sexual Identity Distress, Social  Support, and the Health of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth." Journal of  Homosexuality 51(1):81-109.
• Jeffrey A. Anderson, Vicki Effland, Harold E. Kooreman, and Eric R. Wright.  2006. "Predicting Functional Improvement Over Time in a System of Care."  Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services 87(3):438-446.
• Eric R. Wright, Lisa A. Russell, Jeffrey A. Anderson, Harold E. Kooreman,  and Dustin E. Wright. 2006. "Impact of Team Structure on Achieving Treatment  Goals in a System of Care." Journal of Emotional and Behavioral  Disorders 14(4):240-250.
• Eric R. Wright, Dustin E. Wright, Brea L. Perry, and Carrie Foote-Ardah.  2007. "Stigma and the Sexual Isolation of People with Serious Mental Illness."  Social Problems 54(4):78-98.
• Eric R. Wright, Dustin E. Wright, and Anthony Lawson. 2007. "HIV Prevention  Services for Adults with Serious Mental Illness in Public Mental Health Care  Programs." Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community 33(1/2):63-77.
• Jeffrey A. Anderson, Eric R. Wright, Josh S. Smith, & Harold E.  Kooreman. 2007. "Educational Profiles of Students at Enrollment in a System of  Care." Remedial and Special Education 28(1):9-20.
• Eric R. Wright, Marion Greene, and Harold Kooreman, 2007. The  Consumption and Consequences of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs in Indiana: A State  Epidemiological Profile 2007. (Study Report). Indianapolis, IN: Center for  Health Policy and the Environment. Indiana University-Purdue University  Indianapolis Indiana.

COURSES TAUGHT

• SPHA-H 120 Contemporary Health Issues
• SPHA-H 501 U.S. Health Care: Systems, Policies, and Ethical Challenges
• SPHA-H 515 Seminar in Health Policy

SERVICE

• Director, Center for Health Policy, Indiana University Institute for Public  Policy
• Co-Director, Consortium for Health Policy, Law, and Bioethics, An IUPUI  Signature Center
• Co-chair, Health Care Reform Study Group, Indiana Family and Social Services  Administration, March 2007-present
• Associate Director, Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services Research,  IUPUI, 1994-present.
• Secretary-Treasurer, Section on Medical Sociology, American Sociological  Association, 2007-2009
• Chair, Mental Health Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems,  2005-2007.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Edwin H. Sutherland Award for Excellence in Teaching. Department of  Sociology, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1988.
• Lieber Associate Instructor Distinguished Teaching Award, Indiana  University, 1993.
• Roberta G. Simmons Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Medical Sociology,  Section on Medical Sociology, American Sociological Association, 1995.
• Outstanding New Faculty Award, IUPUI, 1999.
• Indiana University Trustees' Teaching Award, 2001.
• Inductee, Indiana University Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching,  2002.
• President's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching, Indiana  University, 2004
• Outstanding Resident Faculty for Graduate Students, School of Public and  Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 2006