Michael A Sullivan-Tibbs, PsyD, DSW, MSW

Dynamic Quality Assurance Program Manager with extensive experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Proven track record in performance improvement and training development, enhancing staff capabilities. Fluent in Spanish, I excel in customer service and ethics in leadership, driving impactful outcomes in veteran care and program management.

• Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: Study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual, Sellinger, J. J., Rosen, M. I., Lazar, C. M., Gilstad-Hayden, K., Dziura, J., Li, F.-Y., Mattocks, K., Weede, A., Sullivan-Tibbs, M., Rose, L., Garcia Vassallo, G., Manhapra, A., Turner, A., Vogt, D., Woodward, E. N., Hartmann, C. W., Haskell, S. G., Mohammad, A., Martino, S., 2024, Pain Medicine, 25, Supplement_1, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae062
• Social Work's Response During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review-Balancing Telemedicine with Social Work Self-Care During a Pandemic, Sullivan-Tibbs, M., Rayner, C., Crouch, D., Peck, L., Bell, M., Hasting, A., Nativo, A., Mallinger, K., 2022, Journal of Social Work in Public Health, 10.1080/19371918.2022.2032904
• Sleep Disturbances and Suicide-New Battles for Veterans of U.S. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Retrospective Review, Sullivan-Tibbs, M., Thompson, P., Nugent, W., Baker, J., 2018, Journal of Social Work in Mental Health, 10.1080/15332985.2018.1525781

• Best Practice Committee Member, VA Central Office Leadership Council, 2018-2020
• Member, VA Central Office Leadership Council National Appointee, 2021-2024

• Fluent in conversational Spanish; proficient in written Spanish.
• Certified in National Social Work Leadership Training program-The Legacy of Leadership: A Roadmap to Success.
• MSW Field Instructor Certificate, Indiana University School of Social Work.
• Volunteer member of American Red Cross Chapter of Greater Indianapolis' Mental Health Disaster Relief Team.

• Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, PI of Indiana, 2003
• National Council of Phi Alpha Honor Society in Social Work, Chi Zeta of Tennessee, 2018

• The Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi), 80246374
• American Psychological Association (APA), C2002977952
• National Provider Identifier (NPI), #1720394562
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), INDIANA 34005914A
• Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAC), INDIANA #87000061
• Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), NATIONAL
• Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (BCD), NATIONAL
• Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist (CSOTS), NATIONAL
• Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor (CCFC), NATIONAL
• Association of Veterans Affairs Social Workers (AVASW), NATIONAL

• Cultural Competency in Health Care: Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color (BIPOC): An African American Focus, Keynote Speaker for Black History Month, Department of Social Work, Middle Tennessee State University, 02/17/22
• Cultural Competency in Health Care: Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC): An African American Focus, Keynote Speaker, Department of Veterans Affairs, Eastern Colorado Healthcare Systems PACT Social Work, 09/03/21
• Strategies to Improve Healthcare among Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and Other Marginalized Communities (OMC) within the VA Healthcare System, Keynote Speaker, Department of Veterans Affairs, VACO Social Work Quality, Safety, Value Committee, 07/27/21
• Mental Health in the Black Community: How the Brain is Affected by Multigenerational Trauma, Keynote Speaker, Life Church International, Nashville, TN, 09/20/20
• Opioid Addiction and PTSD in Women, 30th Annual W.F.B. James, MD OB-GYN Symposium, Carr A. Treherne Memorial Lecture, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 04/13/18