Current Position
Lynn has been the Node Coordinator for the Oregon/Hawaii Node of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN) for three years. Prior to this appointment, she was the node protocol manager for the CTN’s “Motivational Interviewing to Improve Treatment Engagement and Outcomes in Subjects Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse” protocol. As Node Coordinator, Lynn oversees all node activities, including report development and budget management and is the node protocol manager for the CTN’s “Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Spanish-Speaking Women and Men.” She also is involved in multiple node and CTN activities, including: chair, node Operations Meeting; chair, node Quality Assurance committee; chair, node Regulatory committee; member, node Training and Dissemination committee; prior chair; CTN Node Coordinators Workgroup; node representative and chair-elect, CTN Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee.

Recent Publications
Carroll, K.M., Ball, S.A., Nich, C., Martino, S., Franforter, T.L., Farentinos, C., Kunkel, L.E., Mikulich-Gilbertson, S.K., Morgenstern, J., Obert, J.L., Polcin, D., Snead, N., & Woody, G.E. (in press). Motivational interviewing to improve treatment engagement and outcome in individuals seeking treatment for substance abuse: A multisite effectiveness study

Hibbard, J., Greenlick, M., Jimison, H., Capizzi, J. & Kunkel, L. (2001). The impact of a community-wide self-care information project on self-care and medical care utilization. Eval Health Prof, 24(4), 404-23.

Wagner, T., Hibbard, J., Greenlick, M., & Kunkel, L. (2001). Does providing consumer health information affect self-reported medical utilization? Evidence from the Healthwise Communities Project. Med Care, 39(8) 836-47.

Hibbard, J., Greenlick, M., Kunkel, L., & Cappizzi, J (2001). Mode of Payment, Practice Characteristics, and Physician Support for Patient Self-Care. Journal of Preventive Medicine, 20 (2), 118-123.

Hibbard, J., Greenlick, M., Jimison, H., Kunkel, L., & Tusler, M (1999). Prevalence and predictors of the use of self-care resources. Evaluation & the Health Professional, 22 (1), 107-122.

Kunkel, L. & Skokan, L. (1998). Factors which influence cervical cancer screening among lesbians. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 2, 7 – 16.

Kunkel, L. & Temple, L. (1992). Attitudes towards AIDS and homosexuals: Gender, marital status and religion. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 22, 1030-1040.