Ann Acheson

As editor of Maine Policy Review, Dr. Acheson manages and coordinates all aspects of journal content and production, including article solicitation and review, verification of sources, and communication with reviewers, authors, copy-editors, designers, press, and MCSC staff. Dr. Acheson also initiates and evaluates programs addressing health, mental health, substance abuse, and social services issues. Recent projects include a children's behavioral health survey (field coordinator); poverty in Maine (PI); substance abuse treatment needs assessment (co-director); Maine rural substance abuse partnership (partnership coordinator).