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Noelle Denny-Brown

Bedford,MA

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Researcher and Senior Researcher Supervisor

Mathematica
01.2023 - Current
  • Provide leadership, supervision, and ongoing support to eight researchers as a member of Mathematica’s management team.
  • Monitor staff workloads to ensure project work is interesting, challenging, and furthers staff professional development.
  • Coordinated recruiting and hiring of analysts for the Health Division.
  • Organized a professional development training series for newly hired staff in the Health Division.
  • Health Analyst and Researcher Supervisor (2019 - 2022), and Health Analyst Supervisor (2015 - 2018).

Task Leader

01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Evaluation of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration (2021 - present)
  • Led implementation analysis to identify MFP program policies and practices that have helped state Medicaid agencies accelerate system changes that promote the use of home and community-based services over institutional services.
  • Led a team of researchers and analysts in designing instruments for data collection that were used to collect in-depth information about policies and processes that make MFP programs stand out as exemplary.
  • Led the team to synthesize research findings in a Report to Congress that was finalized in 2023.
  • The project is funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Project Director (20172023), Senior Researcher

01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Development and Testing of Models to Create Employment Opportunities for People with Severe Disabilities (20152023)
  • Led the evaluation of the 14(c) certificate Transition program that was designed to encourage nonprofit agencies' efforts to provide competitive pay for people with disabilities by phasing out the use of 14(c) certificates on AbilityOne contracts
  • Led research activities to examine how employers are transitioning from using certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act to pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities
  • Directed the evaluation of the Pathways to Career program, a demonstration testing a customized employment service model to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and people with autism spectrum disorder obtain competitive employment
  • Led production of the Interim Evaluation Report for 2016 and developed two employer case studies to examine factors that have contributed to the employer’s successful partnerships with the Pathways program, drawing on qualitative and programmatic data
  • This project was funded by SourceAmerica.

Project Director

01.2022
  • Florida Cares Project (2022 - present)
  • Lead a mid-sized team to conduct three streams of work: (1) conduct research to identify shared competencies and best practices for case management professionals supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), and develop a toolkit for people with I/DD and caregivers to use to assess the quality of case management support services received; (2) develop and disseminate decision support tools for people with I/DD and caregivers to use to assess residential, adult day training, and supported employment providers; and (3) conduct mixed methods research to study factors that support and adversely impact the supply of direct support professionals in Florida.
  • This project is funded by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council.

Task Leader

01.2022
  • Evaluation of the Disability Innovation Fund Demonstration (2022 - present)
  • Lead the implementation analysis of a multisite demonstration funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education.
  • The mixed-methods analyses aim to identify how 14 grantees deliver services to participants, engage organizations such as 14(c) certificate holders, other employers, and service providers, and advance system change efforts to end subminimum wage employment and promote competitive, integrated employment among people with disabilities.

Project Lead

01.2022
  • Equity Technical Assistance Center (2022)
  • Led an effort to develop health equity trainings for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff based in Vietnam.
  • Worked with outside subcontractor to develop content and deliver two virtual trainings.
  • This project was funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Project Lead

01.2020
  • Policy Analysis and Decision-Making Capacity (2020)
  • Directed a quick-turnaround project for ASPE to assess the challenges the nursing-home workforce faced during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Designed and executed data collection activities that included semi-structured interviews with long-term care leaders to discuss the challenges nursing homes faced during the outbreak, and an environmental scan to identify new federal and state policies and practices that have been implemented to address workforce challenges in nursing homes.

Project Director

01.2012
  • Research on Employment of Underserved Populations (, )
  • Directed a project to assist the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) in identifying barriers to employment among consumer populations served through the Community Living Program (CLP)
  • Conducted focus groups with small groups of MRC staff on facilitators and barriers to employment that are obstacles to consumers finding or keeping a job
  • Prepared the moderator’s guide for focus groups with MRC consumers and designed the focus group approach, plans for sampling and recruiting participants, focus group logistics, and data collection and analysis
  • Served as lead author on focus group deliverable and final report, which contained recommendations for addressing identified barriers to employment among CLP consumers
  • Key project activities included developing a focus group approach and protocol and analyzing program administrative data
  • Researcher, Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE) (20082010)
  • Conducted qualitative assessment of states’ experience implementing their DMIE programs to keep individuals with potentially disabling conditions from becoming severely disabled
  • Analyzed information collected through site visits, interviews with key informants, and quarterly reporting to identify best practices for states considering similar initiatives
  • DMIE enabled states to provide Medicaid-equivalent coverage, or wraparound coverage, and employment supports to improve health outcomes and employment for working adults with potentially disabling conditions
  • Coauthored report to Congress
  • This project was funded by HHS, CMS.

Senior Researcher

Denny
12.2009
  • Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Services Demonstration Evaluation (20142015)
  • Led qualitative data collection, including document analysis, semi-structured informant interviews, and medical record reviews, in one demonstration state
  • Contributed to cross-site analysis of qualitative data and reporting of evaluation results
  • Through the demonstration, 12 states receive federal reimbursement for emergency psychiatric inpatient services provided by 27 participating institutions for mental diseases, which would otherwise be excluded from Medicaid payment
  • The evaluation will assess whether expanding access to Medicaid covered inpatient care will impact service use, mental health service system costs, and quality of care
  • This project is funded by CMS
  • Researcher, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Policy Analysis and Technical Assistance (2013)
  • Produced policy analysis issue brief that describes five states’ efforts to transform their service systems to promote employment for people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD)
  • Prepared protocol and interviewed officials in five states to learn what strategies their states are implementing to increase integrated employment among people with IDDs and what lessons can help other states advance their system transformation efforts to expand integrated employment
  • Served as lead author of the issue brief
  • This project, funded by CMS, produced policy analysis and technical assistance resources to enhance state Medicaid and CHIP reform efforts
  • Researcher, Work Supports for Individuals with Disabilities (20122013)
  • Drafted interview protocol and interviewed employed people with disabilities about the types of employment-related services and supports that are used on and off the job and how these supports are used and funded
  • Analyzed qualitative sources of data and served as lead author on the final report that contained key findings to help inform CMS about the strategies that workers with disabilities use to obtain the supports they need to gain and maintain employment
  • This project, funded by CMS, monitors the implementation and effectiveness of the Ticket to Work and Work Improvement Act of 1999, including the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant and Medicaid Buy-In programs., -Brown, N., B
  • Gilman, G
  • Gimm, H.T
  • Ireys, and S
  • Croake
  • The Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment: Implications for National Health Care Reform.” Working with Disability Issue Brief no
  • 10
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, and Debra J
  • Lipson
  • Early Implementation Experiences of State Money Follows the Person Programs.” Reports from the Field: The National Evaluation of the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Grant Program, no
  • 3
  • Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, November 2009
  • Kauff, Jacqueline, Jonathan Brown, Norma Altshuler, Noelle Denny-Brown, and Emily Sama Martin
  • Findings from a Study of the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery Initiative.” Report prepared for the U.S
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, September 24, 2009
  • Gimm, Gilbert W., Noelle F
  • Denny-Brown, Boyd H
  • Gilman, Henry T
  • Ireys, and Tara Anderson
  • Interim Report on the Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment.” Prepared for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, April

Mental Health Specialist

McLean Hospital
Belmont, MA
01.2009
  • (20002001), assessed patients’ mental, physical, and functional health and provided therapeutic interventions and support as needed in a locked inpatient psychiatric unit
  • Led support groups on self-esteem, trauma, and relapse prevention
  • Assisted with nursing care for routine and emergency medical and psychiatric problems including vital signs, restraint and seclusion, and other situations.
  • Lipson, Debra J., Allison Barrett, Angela R
  • Merrill, and Noelle F
  • Denny-Brown
  • Doors to Extra Help: Boosting Enrollment in the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy.” Publication no
  • 200715
  • Washington, DC: AARP Public Policy Institute, September

Research Analyst

Social Work Solutions
London
10.2008
  • Evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Social Security Disability Insurance Outreach, Access and Recovery Initiative (20082009)
  • Participated in a study to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of a multiagency initiative that provides case managers with training and technical assistance to improve access to SSI/SSDI benefits for homeless individuals at initial application
  • Conducted site visit, analyzed qualitative data, and helped prepare final report
  • This study was funded by ASPE, HHS.
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle F
  • After the Hyde Amendment: The Impact of Medicaid Funding Restrictions on Abortion Rates.” Paper presented at the Western Social Science Association Conference, Phoenix, April 2006.

Social Worker/Community Programs Administrator

Hale-Bernard Corporation
Boston, MA
01.2007
  • (20002002), supervised outreach workers who delivered social services to individuals with disabilities residing in subsidized housing
  • Served as representative payee for approximately 125 disabled and aged homeless clients, managed their SSI/SSDI benefits and financial affairs, and advocated on their behalf
  • Created and taught economic development classes to clients, educating them in money management, economic principles, and personal investing.
  • Lipson, Debra J., Cindy Gruman, Jody L
  • Schimmel, Margaret S
  • Colby, Noelle F
  • Denny-Brown, Stephanie Peterson, and Susan R
  • Williams
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration Grants: Summary of State MFP Program Applications.” Prepared for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, August
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle F
  • After the Hyde Amendment: The Impact of Medicaid Funding Restrictions on Abortion Rates.” Unpublished master’s thesis
  • West Hartford, CT: University of Connecticut, May 2006
  • Presentations
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • Expanding Integrated Employment: Lessons Learned from Scaling Up Pathways to Careers.” Moderated panel discussion hosted by the Center for Studying Disability Policy, webinar, September 24, 2020
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • Innovation and Evaluation in Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Programs.” Panelist at the Performance Management Excellence Annual Summit Meeting, Portland, ME, September 5, 2019
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • Pathways to Careers: Building Capacity for Customized Employment.” Presentation at the SourceAmerica National Training and Achievement Conference, Anaheim, CA, May 2019
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • Developing and Sustaining Successful Customized Employment Programs.” Panelist at the SourceAmerica National Training and Achievement Conference, Anaheim, CA, May 2019
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • Framework for Achieving Competitive Integrated Employment: Findings from the SourceAmerica Pathways to Careers Evaluation.” Presentation at the Center for Studying Disability Policy Forum, Washington, DC, December 5, 2017
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • Pathways to Careers: Building Capacity for Customized Employment.” Presentation at the SourceAmerica National Training and Achievement Conference, New Orleans, May 2017
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • The Right Supports at the Right Time: How Money Follows the Person Programs Are Supporting Diverse Populations.” Presentation at the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Conference, Miami, November 2015
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • A Closer Look at the Services and Supports Workers with Disabilities Need to Stay Employed.” Presentation at the Center for Studying Disability Policy Forum, Washington, DC, September 17, 2014
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • Promoting Integrated Employment: Lessons Learned from States’ Efforts to Transform Their Employment Service Systems.” Presentation at the Center for Studying Disability Policy Forum, Washington, DC, May 8, 2014
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle F
  • MFP Demonstration Initiatives Early Implementation Experiences.” Paper presented at the Home and Community Based Services Conference, Boston

Intern

Social Security Administration
Boston, MA
01.2005
  • For the Center for Programs Support, analyzed SSI and SSDI overpayment policies and developed proposals aimed at strengthening agency debt collection efforts.
  • Streamlined procedures to enable field office employees to apply policies more consistently.
  • Modified contracts with the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts; negotiated implementation schedules.

Intern

20022004 Social Insurance
01.2005
  • As Social Insurance Specialist (2002 - 2004), completed intensive two-year training on SSA laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Screened public for eligibility to all SSA-administered benefit programs.
  • Prepared initial SSI, SSDI, and Retirement and Survivors Insurance claims, determined nonmedical eligibility for benefits, and authorized payment of these benefits.
  • Performed post-entitlement actions such as preparing Continuing Disability Reviews evaluating work activity, and assessing impact of earnings on entitlement to SSI and SSDI benefits.
  • Addressed post-entitlement actions related to benefit eligibility, such as benefit suspension, resumption, overpayment, or termination.
  • Researched and rendered decisions in pre-adjudication appeals.

Social Worker/Case Manager

Social Work Solutions
01.1999

Social Worker/Case Manager

Ealing Hospital
, MA, NJ
01.1999
  • Worked to assess the needs of frail elders and developed individualized care plans to meet these needs
  • Acted as liaison with multidisciplinary team of medical professionals, family members, and community resource staff to facilitate discharge planning
  • Coordinated community social services for acute hospitalized elderly patients while ensuring quality outcomes and cost-effectiveness
  • Advocated on behalf of patients to ensure that sufficient funds were allocated to support the costs of services implemented
  • Papers and Publications
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Kara Peterik, Todd Honeycutt, Heather Gordon, and Joy Nyabwari
  • 84.421D RSA Disability Innovation Fund Program Evaluation: Project Comparisons.” Report submitted to the Rehabilitation Services Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, November 2023
  • Luhr, Marlena, Heather Gordon, Noelle Denny-Brown, Kara Peterik, Todd Honeycutt, Brianna Elgart, and Gina Freeman
  • What Works to Promote Competitive Integrated Employment Among People with Disabilities
  • A Systematic Evidence Review.” Report submitted to the Rehabilitation Services Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, September 2023
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Rebecca Coughlin, Isabel Musse, Heather Gordon, Shauna Robinson, and Aleksandra Wec
  • Promoting Opportunity Demonstration Issue Brief: The Lived Experiences of POD Treatment Enrollees.” Brief submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, April 2022
  • Wittenburg, David, Michael Levere, Stacy Dale, Sarah Croake, Noelle Denny-Brown, Denise Hoffman, and Rosalind Keith
  • Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Final Evaluation Report.” Report submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, February 2022
  • Shenk, Marisa, Noelle Denny-Brown, McCayla Sica, Lauryn Ringwood, Joy Nyabwari, and Chelsea Poshkus
  • 14(c)T Program: Assessment of Early Program Implementation.” Report submitted to SourceAmerica
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, October 2021
  • Mamun, Arif, David Wittenburg, Noelle Denny-Brown, Michael Levere, David R
  • Mann, Rebecca Coughlin, Sarah Croake, and Heather Gordon
  • Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Interim Evaluation Report.” Report submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, April 16, 2021
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Denise Stone, Burke Hays, and Dayna Gallagher
  • COVID-19 Intensifies Nursing Home Workforce Challenges.” Report submitted to the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica: September 24, 2020
  • Hock, Heinrich, David Wittenburg, Michael Levere, Noelle Denny-Brown, and Heather Gordon
  • Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Recruitment and Random Assignment Report.” Report submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, December 2019
  • Sevak, Purvi, Noelle Denny-Brown, and Marisa Shenk
  • Customized Employment: Translating Policy into Practice through SourceAmerica Pathways to Careers.” Washington, DC: Mathematica, August 2019
  • Morris, Eric, and Noelle Denny-Brown
  • Expanding Integrated Employment: Early Lessons from Scaling Up Pathways to Careers.” Research brief submitted to SourceAmerica
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, April 2019
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Denise Hoffman, Rosalind Keith, Rebecca Coughlin, Debra Wright, Sarah Croake, Michael Levere, David Wittenburg, Rachel Holzwart, Brittany McGill, Laura Kosar, and Sarah Palmer
  • Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Early Assessment Report.” Submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica, January 25, 2019
  • Wittenburg, David, Kenneth Fortson, David Stapleton, Noelle Denny-Brown, Rosalind Keith, David R
  • Mann, Heinrich Hoch, and Heather Gordon, “Deliverable 5.2: Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Design Report.” Report submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, May 2018
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle
  • Data Collection Plan for Evaluation of Pathways to Careers.” Memo submitted to SourceAmerica
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, April 12, 2018
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, “Deliverable 6.5
  • California Site Visit Report Summary.” Memo submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, April 11, 2018
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Gina Livermore, Marisa Shenk, and Eric Morris
  • The SourceAmerica Pathways to Careers Demonstration in Utah: Interim Evaluation Report.” Report submitted to SourceAmerica
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, March 2018
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Gina Livermore, Marisa Shenk, and Eric Morris
  • The SourceAmerica Pathways to Careers Demonstration in Utah: Interim Evaluation Report.” Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, March 2018
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, and Rebecca Coughlin
  • Deliverable 6.1: Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Site Specific Introductory Meeting Agenda.” Memo submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, January 31, 2018
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Sarah Croake, Denise Hoffman, and Rosalind Keith
  • Deliverable 6.4: Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Site Visit Templates for Round 1.” Data collection protocols submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, January 22, 2018
  • Coughlin, Rebecca, Johanna Ward, Noelle Denny-Brown, Brynn Hagen, Kristin Maurer, Eric Morris, Jason Smoot, Allison Steiner, and Bryan Perez
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2016.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, September 25, 2017
  • David Wittenburg, Laura Kosar, Noelle Denny-Brown, Sarah Croake, Kenneth Fortson, Heather Gordon, and Rebecca Coughlin
  • Deliverable 6.3: Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Data Collection Plan.” Memo submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, September 15, 2017
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, and Marisa Shenk
  • Pathways to Careers Employer Case Study: Davis School District.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, August 2017
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, David Wittenburg, and Heather Gordon
  • Deliverable 6.2: Data Sufficiency Memorandum.” Memo submitted to the Social Security Administration
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, August 1, 2017
  • Irvin, Carol V., Alex Bohl, Kate Stewart, Susan R
  • Williams, Allison Steiner, Noelle Denny-Brown, Andrea Wysocki, Rebecca Coughlin, Jason Smoot, and Victoria Peebles
  • Money Follows the Person 2015 Annual Evaluation Report.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, May 11, 2017
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, and Marisa Shenk
  • Pathways to Careers Employer Case Study: Futura Industries
  • Mathematica Policy Research, April 2017
  • Irvin, Carol V., Noelle Denny-Brown, Eric Morris, and Claire Postman
  • Pathways to Independence: Transitioning Adults under Age 65 from Nursing Homes to Community Living.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, December 12, 2016
  • Morris, Eric, Rebecca Coughlin, Brynn Hagen, Ciara He, Allison Steiner, Noelle Denny-Brown, Lisa McCusker, Jason Smoot, Rebecca Sweetland Lester, and Susan R
  • Williams
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2015.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, June 15, 2016
  • Irvin, Carol V., Noelle Denny-Brown, Alex Bohl, John Schurrer, Andrea Wysocki, Rebecca Coughlin, and Susan R
  • Williams
  • Money Follows the Person 2014 Annual Evaluation Report.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, December 18, 2015
  • O’Day, Bonnie, Crystal Blyler, Noelle Denny-Brown, Stephanie Peterson, Brian Johnston, Sarah Croake, Jennifer Lyons, and Jasmine Little
  • Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Services Demonstration Evaluation: Third Annual Report.” Washington, DC, Mathematica Policy Research, October 12, 2015
  • Morris, Eric, Melissa Medeiros, Noelle Denny-Brown, Victoria Peebles, Bailey G
  • Orshan, Rebecca Coughlin, Rebecca Sweetland Lester, Susan R
  • Williams, and Brynn Hagen
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, July to December 2014.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, June 10, 2015
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Brynn Hagen, Ciara Bradnan, and Susan Williams
  • The Right Supports at the Right Time: How Money Follows the Person Programs Are Supporting Diverse Populations.” Reports from the Field: The National Evaluation of the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Grant Program, no
  • 16
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, April 2015
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Bonnie O’Day, and Stephanie McLeod
  • Services and Supports People with Disabilities Need to Stay Employed.” Journal of Disability Policy Studies, vol
  • 26, no
  • 2, 2015, pp
  • 124-131
  • Irvin, Carol V., Noelle Denny-Brown, Alex Bohl, John Schurrer, Wilfredo Lim, Rebecca Sweetland Lester, and Victoria Peebles
  • Money Follows the Person 2013 Annual Evaluation Report.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, February 25, 2015
  • Morris, Eric, Bailey G
  • Orshan, Noelle Denny-Brown, Rebecca Sweetland Lester, Matthew Kehn, Victoria Peebles, Susan R
  • Williams, and Brynn Hagen
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, July to December 2013.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, September 11, 2014
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Leah Guanga, and Daniella Sehgal
  • Promoting Integrated Employment: Lessons Learned from States’ Efforts to Transform Their Employment Service Systems for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.” State Technical Assistance Resources, no
  • 3
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, December 2013
  • Orshan, Bailey G., Noelle Denny-Brown, Eric Morris, Victoria Peebles, Matthew Kehn, Susan R
  • Williams, and Sarah Schoenfeldt
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to June 2013.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, December 31, 2013
  • Irvin, Carol V., Noelle Denny-Brown, Matthew Kehn, Rebecca Sweetland Lester, Debra Lipson, Wilfredo Lim, Jessica Ross, Alex Bohl, Victoria Peebles, Samuel Simon, Bailey Orshan, Susan R
  • Williams, Eric Morris, and Christal Stone
  • Money Follows the Person 2012 Annual Evaluation Report.” Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, October 2013
  • Williams, Susan R., Eric Morris, Bailey Orshan, Noelle Denny-Brown, Matthew Kehn, Jessica Ross, and Christal Stone
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, July to December 2012.” Final report submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of Community Systems Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
  • Cambridge, : Mathematica Policy Research, July 2013
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Bonnie O’Day, and Stephanie McLeod
  • Services and Supports People with Disabilities Need to Stay Employed.” Final report submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of Community Systems Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
  • Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, May 30, 2013
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Rebecca Sweetland Lester, Bailey Orshan, Christal Stone, and Susan R
  • Williams
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to June 2012.” Final report submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of Community Systems Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, March 5, 2013
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Frank H
  • Martin, and Rebecca Lester
  • Research on Employment of Underserved Populations.” Final report for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, September 2012
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, and Rebecca Lester
  • Design for Focus Groups with Community Living Program Consumers.” Design report prepared for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
  • Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research, August 2012
  • Williams, Susan R., Debra Lipson, Noelle Denny-Brown, Rebecca Lester, Bailey Orshan, Christal Stone Valenzano, and Matthew Kehn
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, July to December 2011.” Final report submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of Community Services Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
  • Princeton, : Mathematica Policy Research, June 2012
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Debra Lipson, Matthew Kehn, Bailey Orshan, and Christal Stone Valenzano
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January-June 2011.” Final report submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of Community Services Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
  • Cambridge, : Mathematica Policy Research, December 2011
  • Denny-Brown, Noelle, Debra Lipson, Christal Stone, and Jessica Ross
  • Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January-June 2010.” Final report submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of Advocacy and Special Initiatives Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
  • Princeton, : Mathematica Policy Research, January 2011
  • Ireys, H., G
  • Gimm, B
  • Gilman, N
  • Denny-Brown, and S
  • Croake
  • Report to Congress on the Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment.” Final report submitted to the U.S
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Cambridge, : Mathematica Policy Research, July 13, 2010.

Researcher 20062010 Research Analyst, 20052006 Graduate Assistant

University of Connecticut

Social Worker/, Community Programs Administrator

Hale-Bernard Corporation

Mental Health Specialist

Hospital
McLean

Education

M.P.H. - Candidate

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Cambridge, MA
05-2025

M.P.A. - Policy Analysis And Research Methods

University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT
05-2006

B.S.W. - Social Work

Regis College
Weston, MA
05-1999

B.A. - English

Regis College
Weston, MA
05-1999

Skills

  • NVivo
  • Stata
  • SPSS
  • SharePoint
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Visio

Papersandpublications

  • 84.421D RSA Disability Innovation Fund Program Evaluation: Project Comparisons, Noelle Denny-Brown, Kara Peterik, Todd Honeycutt, Heather Gordon, Joy Nyabwari, 11/01/23, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Washington, DC
  • What Works to Promote Competitive Integrated Employment Among People with Disabilities? A Systematic Evidence Review, Marlena Luhr, Heather Gordon, Noelle Denny-Brown, Kara Peterik, Todd Honeycutt, Brianna Elgart, Gina Freeman, 09/01/23, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Washington, DC
  • Promoting Opportunity Demonstration Issue Brief: The Lived Experiences of POD Treatment Enrollees, Noelle Denny-Brown, Rebecca Coughlin, Isabel Musse, Heather Gordon, Shauna Robinson, Aleksandra Wec, 04/01/22, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC
  • Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Final Evaluation Report, David Wittenburg, Michael Levere, Stacy Dale, Sarah Croake, Noelle Denny-Brown, Denise Hoffman, Rosalind Keith, 02/01/22, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC
  • 14(c)T Program: Assessment of Early Program Implementation, Marisa Shenk, Noelle Denny-Brown, McCayla Sica, Lauryn Ringwood, Joy Nyabwari, Chelsea Poshkus, 10/01/21, SourceAmerica, Washington, DC
  • Promoting Opportunity Demonstration: Interim Evaluation Report, Arif Mamun, David Wittenburg, Noelle Denny-Brown, Michael Levere, David R. Mann, Rebecca Coughlin, Sarah Croake, Heather Gordon, 04/16/21, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC
  • COVID-19 Intensifies Nursing Home Workforce Challenges, Noelle Denny-Brown, Denise Stone, Burke Hays, Dayna Gallagher, 09/24/20, Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy, Cambridge, MA

Honorsandawards

  • Best Manuscript Award Recipient, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs National Pi Alpha, 06/01/06
  • Commendable Act or Service Award, Social Security Administration, Boston District, 04/01/04

Positions

  • Health Researcher Supervisor, Mathematica, 01/01/15 - 12/31/22
  • Principal Researcher, Mathematica, 01/01/14 - Present
  • Health Analyst and Researcher Supervisor, Mathematica, 01/01/19 - 12/31/22
  • Health Analyst Supervisor, Mathematica, 01/01/15 - 12/31/18
  • Researcher, Mathematica, 01/01/10 - 12/31/14
  • Research Analyst, Mathematica, 01/01/06 - 12/31/10
  • Graduate Assistant, University of Connecticut, 01/01/05 - 12/31/06
  • Intern, Social Security Administration, 01/01/05 - 12/31/05
  • Social Insurance Specialist, Social Security Administration, 01/01/02 - 12/31/04
  • Social Worker/Community Programs Administrator, Hale-Bernard Corporation, 01/01/00 - 12/31/02
  • Mental Health Specialist, McLean Hospital, 01/01/00 - 12/31/01
  • Social Worker/Case Manager, Social Work Solutions, 01/01/99 - 12/31/99

Presentations

  • Expanding Integrated Employment: Lessons Learned from Scaling Up Pathways to Careers, 09/24/20, Center for Studying Disability Policy, webinar
  • Innovation and Evaluation in Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Programs, 09/05/19, Performance Management Excellence Annual Summit Meeting, Portland, ME
  • Pathways to Careers: Building Capacity for Customized Employment, 05/01/19, SourceAmerica National Training and Achievement Conference, Anaheim, CA
  • Developing and Sustaining Successful Customized Employment Programs, 05/01/19, SourceAmerica National Training and Achievement Conference, Anaheim, CA
  • Framework for Achieving Competitive Integrated Employment: Findings from the SourceAmerica Pathways to Careers Evaluation, 12/05/17, Center for Studying Disability Policy Forum, Washington, DC
  • Pathways to Careers: Building Capacity for Customized Employment, 05/01/17, SourceAmerica National Training and Achievement Conference, New Orleans
  • The Right Supports at the Right Time: How Money Follows the Person Programs Are Supporting Diverse Populations, 11/01/15, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Conference, Miami
  • A Closer Look at the Services and Supports Workers with Disabilities Need to Stay Employed, 09/17/14, Center for Studying Disability Policy Forum, Washington, DC
  • Promoting Integrated Employment: Lessons Learned from States’ Efforts to Transform Their Employment Service Systems, 05/08/14, Center for Studying Disability Policy Forum, Washington, DC
  • MFP Demonstration Initiatives Early Implementation Experiences, 10/01/08, Home and Community Based Services Conference, Boston
  • After the Hyde Amendment: The Impact of Medicaid Funding Restrictions on Abortion Rates, 04/01/06, Western Social Science Association Conference, Phoenix

Timeline

Researcher and Senior Researcher Supervisor

Mathematica
01.2023 - Current

Project Director

01.2022

Task Leader

01.2022

Project Lead

01.2022

Task Leader

01.2021 - 01.2023

Project Lead

01.2020

Project Director (20172023), Senior Researcher

01.2015 - 01.2016

Project Director

01.2012

Senior Researcher

Denny
12.2009

Mental Health Specialist

McLean Hospital
01.2009

Research Analyst

Social Work Solutions
10.2008

Social Worker/Community Programs Administrator

Hale-Bernard Corporation
01.2007

Intern

Social Security Administration
01.2005

Intern

20022004 Social Insurance
01.2005

Social Worker/Case Manager

Social Work Solutions
01.1999

Social Worker/Case Manager

Ealing Hospital
01.1999

Researcher 20062010 Research Analyst, 20052006 Graduate Assistant

University of Connecticut

Social Worker/, Community Programs Administrator

Hale-Bernard Corporation

Mental Health Specialist

Hospital

M.P.H. - Candidate

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

M.P.A. - Policy Analysis And Research Methods

University of Connecticut

B.S.W. - Social Work

Regis College

B.A. - English

Regis College

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