Marilyn Rhames, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Baylor Center for School Leadership
Serves as the project manager of a collaborative research study to improve student mental health and drug use prevention in middle and high schools. Substance abuse and misuse is a growing challenge among adolescents, and the project's aim is to support thriving school communities by having education researchers and school practitioners working together to develop contextualized interventions, curriculum, and measurable outcomes for students. Through a grant with the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Baylor Center for School Leadership is leading this three-year project in partnership with the William Magee Institute at the University of Mississippi, the National Center for School-University Partnerships, and more than 30 educators from at least six school districts in the state of Mississippi.