Dr. Elaina Montague, PhD, graduated from the UNL Clinical Psychology Training Program after completing internship at the University of California San Diego/VA San Diego Clinical Psychology Pre-Doctoral Internship Consortium in 2019. Dr. Montague is a clinically-oriented researcher and currently serves as a co-Principal Investigator and Program Director of a SAMHSA-funded stepped care multidisciplinary treatment team for teens and young adults ages 12-25 at clinical high risk for psychosis, called SWAY (Supporting Wellness for Adolescents & Young Adults).

Dr. Montague's research focuses on several key areas: implementation science, qualitative methods, early intervention in psychosis and psychosis risk, the application of evidence-based care in community settings, community-based participatory action research, and studies on racial equity and shared decision-making in first episode psychosis programs.

After completing her post-doctoral research fellowship at Zucker Hillside Hospital in 2020, Dr. Montague joined the technical assistance and training team at OnTrack Central, where she trained 25 coordinated specialty care teams (CSC) in New York State and other teams across the country on CSC model practices. She also worked as a project manager on multiple grants, including the OnTrackNY Learning Health System’s R01, as part of the NIMH Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) initiative.

In addition to managing SWAY, Dr. Montague is also a staff Psychologist at the Early Treatment Program at Zucker Hillside Hospital and runs a small private practice. Additionally, she works as an independent contractor, providing consulting on early intervention services for psychosis, qualitative and co-creation methods, and community outreach.

Selected Publications:

Montague, E., *Mendon-Plasek, S.J., Stefancic, A., Patel, S.R., Florence, A.C., Bello, I., Rahim, R., Giannicchi, A., Nossel, I.R., Cabassa, L.J., Dixon, L. (Under Review). Navigating uncertainty: Adapting guidance for mental health during the COVID-19 public health emergency & the crucial role of bi-directional feedback. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.

Florence, A.C., Stefancic, A.S., Sheitman, A., Fidaleo, K., Bello, I., Dixon, L. B., Nossel, I., Cabassa L., Montague, E., Pagdon, S., Patel., S. (Accepted). Client and family experiences with telehealth-delivered early psychosis services. Early Intervention Psychiatry.

Patel, S.R., Stefancic, A. Bello, I., Pagdon, S., Montague, E., Riefer, M., Lyn., J., Archard, J., Rahim, R., Cabassa, L.J., Mathai, C.M., Dixon., L.B. (2022) "Everything changed, would you like me to elaborate?: A qualitative examination of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community participation among young adults with early psychosis and their families. Community Mental Health Journal. DOI

Patel, S.R., Bello, I., Cabassa, L. J., Nossel, I. R., Wall, M. M., Montague, E., Rahim, R., Mathai, C. M., & Dixon, L. B. (2021). Adapting coordinated specialty care in the post-COVID-19 era: study protocol for an integrative mixed-methods study. Implementation Science Communications, 2(1), 72–81. DOI

Selected Oral Presentations:

Montague, E., Michaels, T., Birnbaum, M., Amsalem, D., Nossel., I.R., Bello, I., Lee, R., Jankowski, S., Garrett, C., Mehta, M. Partnering with community stakeholders to increase pathways to stepped care for youth at clinical high risk for psychosis: Initial findings from Supporting Wellness for

Adolescents and Young Adults. (2024). Paper to be presented at the 58th Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA.

Montague, E., Bello, I. R., Le Beau, M., Stefancic, A. S., Sheitman, A., Zisman-Ilani, Y. (April, 2024). Patients as partners: Co-creating tools to promote culturally responsive shared decision making among young people of color receiving coordinated specialty care. Paper presented at the Society for Cultural Psychiatry annual meeting held in Toronto, Canada.

Montague, E., Patel, S., Giannicchi, A., Stefancic, A., Mendon, S., Cabassa, L.J., Bello, I., Rahim, R., Dixon, L.B. (July, 2023). Using the Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications for Evidence-Based Interventions (FRAME) for reporting adaptations to coordinated specialty care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the 14th Annual International Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health (IEPA) Convention held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

For a more complete overview, use the link to download her most recent CV (May 2024).