Welcome to the EASI Lab!
The EASI Lab is housed in the Department of Psychology at East Tennessee State University
(ETSU). Directed by Dr. Aubrey Dueweke, the EASI Lab is dedicated to increasing access
to evidence-based mental health services through the use of innovative and nontraditional
service delivery models. One of the main service delivery models we study in the EASI
Lab is the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model, which involves integrating
behavioral health practitioners into the primary care team. This website provides
an overview of our mission, research and service initiatives, and team members. Individuals
interested in joining the EASI Lab at the graduate, undergraduate, and post-baccalaureate
levels are encouraged to learn more by exploring the website.
EASI Lab News
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October 2025
Mara Sindoni received the CFHA Research and Evaluation fellowship for her project, "Assessing Patient Satisfaction in Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH): The Psychometric Validation of a Patient Satisfaction Measure for PCBH Settings"
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October 2025
Nicole Buhr won the CFHA student research poster award for her poster titled, "Developing a measure of primary care provider satisfaction with PCBH: Expert feedback on initial item selection."
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April 2025
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Dr. Dueweke was awarded the ETSU College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished New Faculty Award
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April 2025
Donna Zastrow was awarded the Outstanding Thesis in Social Science and Education Award from the Graduate School at ETSU. Congratulations Donna!
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April 2023
Baylee Rose presented the result of her Honors Thesis at the Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium at ETSU
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October 2022
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Dr. Dueweke gave an invited address for the Tennessee Psychological Association annual conference in Nashville, entitled, "Addressing Mental Health Disparities for Underserved and Diverse Populations: Expanding Access to Care Through Nontraditional Service Delivery approaches"
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October 2022
The EASI Lab attended the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Annual Conference in Boise, ID. Everyone had a great time learning about the latest advances in integrated care service delivery!
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October 2022
Dr. Dueweke was awarded the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Founder’s
Early Career Professional Award!-
July 2022
- Dr. Dueweke and her colleague Dr. Polaha were awarded a Rural Business Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support expansion of behavioral health services into rural primary care clinics in our region.
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January 2022
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Dr. Dueweke gave a presentation on the Primary Care Behavioral Health model for the ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds series. Watch the recording of her talk here: