Curriculum Vitae: Meghan J. M. Caughey, MFA
CURRENT RANK:
Clinical Assistant Professor
Psychiatry Department
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
Professional Address:
Meghan Caughey Consulting, LLC
3618 Colony Oaks Drive
Eugene, Oregon 97405
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1978
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas
Master of Arts, Drawing and Painting, 1989
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Master of Fine Arts, Pictorial Art, 1992
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
CREDENTIALS
Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA) Oregon
Certified Peer Support Specialist, Oregon Health Authority
Certified Peer Wellness Specialist, Oregon Health Authority
Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (CPRP)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2011 – May 2022: Senior Director, Peerand Wellness Services, Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, Portland, Oregon
November 2019: Co-investigator, TECSI Suicide Prevention Project, Icahn School of Medicine, Psychiatry Department
2008-Present: Meghan Caughey Consulting, LLC
2012 –2018: Adjunct Faculty, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
2007-2011: Peer Wellness Coordinator, Benton County Health Services, Corvallis, Oregon
2010-2012: President, Board of Directors, Mental Health Association, Oregon
2007: Peer Advocate, Assistant Coordinator, Laurel Hill Center, Pathways Program, Eugene, Oregon
1993-95: Instructor, Linn-Benton Community College, Corvallis, Oregon
1992-93: Teaching Associate, San Jose University, San Jose, California
1991: Artist in Residence, Freedom School, Freedom, California
1991: Instructor, SPECTRA Arts Program, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, California
1987: Instructor, San Jose Museum Art School, San Jose, California
1985: Activities Director, Our Lady of Fatima Villa, Saratoga, California
SCHOLARSHIP
February 2007: Peer Mentoring Certification/GOBHI (Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc.) Wheeler-Morrow, Inc.
November 2007: Civil Commitment Investigator Training, Oregon Department of Human Services
November 2008: Jill Williams MD – Tobacco Dependence Treatment for the Mentally Ill
GRANTS
2012: Cascadia Peer and Wellness Services sub-awardee in Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Commons Grant
2012: Cascadia Peer Wellness workforce implementation, SAMHSA Integration Grant
2011: Kaiser Permanente/Northwest Health Foundation Community Fund grant to Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare to implement peer-delivered, wellness-oriented workforce.
2008: Oregon Addictions and Mental Health Peer-delivered Services Block Grant to fund Benton County Peer Wellness Specialist Training Program and Peer Specialist Workforce.
1985: Oregon Arts Commission grant to provide art instruction to mental health participants and exhibit their work.
PUBLICATIONS
Caughey Meghan, JM, Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide through Art
- 2021 winner Pencraft Award
- 2022Firebird Book Award
- 2022 Literary Titan Book Award
- 2022 Journey -Chanticleer Finalist
- 2022 International Book Awards
- 2022 eLit Awards
- 2022 The Bookfest Awards
- 2022 American Writing Awards
- 2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award
- 2022 The Wishing Shelf Book Award
- 2023 The Chrysalis Brew Project Winner
- 2023 New York Book Awards Winner
Caughey, M. On Dignity and Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, 2019
Caughey, M. Creating Deep Democracy through Peer Wellness Services, Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, Spring 2014.
Caughey, M. Making Art, Exploring Madness. Psychiatric Services. February 2011.
Caughey, M. The Value of Unrecovery. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. Winter 2010.
Caughey, M. Peers Lead the Way. National Council on Community Behavioral Healthcare Magazine. Winter 2010
Caughey, M. Creating a Culture of Wellness. The Synergist. Winter/Spring 2009-2010
Caughey, M. The Wellness Model. Psychiatric Services. October 2008.
Caughey, M. It’s About Mental Illness. Corvallis Gazette Times. May 23, 2008.
Mural Seeks to Build Community. Corvallis Gazette Times. September 19, 2006.
Redrawing Our Image of Schizophrenia. The Oregonian. May 30, 2005.
“The Art of Meghan Caughey: Visionary Art.” Clinical Psychiatry News. March 2005.
Peer Reviewed Journal Publication: Co-author, Academic Psychiatry 2021, Teaching Suicide Risk Assessment: Spotlight on the Therapeutic Relationship
“A Picture Album”, Second Place, Paul G. Quinnett Lived Experience Writing Competition, American Association of Suicidology 2018
PUBLISHED ARTWORKS
Caughey, M. “The Truth about Madness.” SAMSHA 10×10 Wellness Publication. 2009.
P. Jamieson. Mindrace, Oxford University Press. (illustration). 2008.
Schizophrenia Bulletin, cover illustration, September 2007.
F. Goodwin, Kay Redfield Jamison. Manic Depressive Illness. Oxford University Press. (Illustration). 2007.
P. Armstrong, “I-Openers”, Illustrations
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
2023 Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association, Schizophrenia and Suicide and Art
2023 Public Psychiatry Training Program, The Consumer Perspective Through Art
2020 Grand Rounds, “Suicide and Schizophrenia“, Oregon Health and Science University
2020 American Association of Suicidology, Annual Conference, Making Art, Finding Hope
2019 Oregon Health and Science University, Psychiatry Residents Retreat, “Art, Jive, and Mo”
2018, 2019 Grit and Grace Conference, “The Lotus-Metaphor and Art” Women’s Mental Health
2017 Grand Rounds, “Peer Delivered Services“, Oregon Health and Science University
2016 Health Ignite, “Peer Power”, Technology Association of Oregon
2014 National Association of Peer Specialists. Art, Jive, and Mo.
2014 Southwest Mental Health Providers Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona. Keynote Address.
2011 Michigan Peer Specialists Organization Annual Conference. Keynote Address.
2011 National Council for Behavioral Health. Peer Specialists Lead the Way
2009 National Center for Trauma –Informed Care, Washington DC, Art and Trauma
2009 National Council for Behavioral Health, Washington, DC. Two Innovative Programs Addressing Wellness
2009 SAMHSA Alternatives Conference. Art and Recovery.
2008 Mental Health America Annual Conference, Washington, DC. Peer Support Innovation.
2007 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting, 2007. San Diego, California. A Consumer Perspective.
2007 National Alliance on Mental Illness, Houston, Texas and New York City, New York. Wellness Matters.
2007 Mental Health America, Washington, DC. Peer Delivered Services and Health.
2007 SAMHSA Alternatives Conference. Art and Recovery.
2006 SAMHSA Alternatives Conference. Art and Recovery.
2004 American Psychiatric Association, annual meeting, New York City. A Discussion on Premature Mortality and Mental Illness.
AWARDS
2011: Oregon Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority Joe Weller Guardian Award for Outstanding Leadership in Tobacco Control
2011: Oregon Association of County Mental Health Programs, Outstanding Advocacy in Mental Health
2010: Alternatives Conference Howie the Harp Award for Outstanding Advocacy
2018: Mental Health Hero Award, Trillium Health Services
2020: Oregon Health and Science University, Department of Neurology, Brain Art
SERVICE
Professional Affiliations
Zero Suicide Work Group, Oregon Health and Science University
Oregon Health Policy Board, Healthcare Workforce Committee
Mental Health Clinical Advisory Group, Oregon Health Authority
ASHA International Advisory Board Member
Traditional Health Worker Commission—Vice Chair
Dual Diagnosis Anonymous—Vice President
Oregon Health Authority -Non-traditional Health Worker Steering Committee
Oregon Health Authority Office of Equity and Inclusion, Non-traditional Health Worker Workgroup
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Wellness Initiative National Steering Committee
SAMHSA Wellness Steering Committee Research and Evaluation Subcommittee
Mental Health America of Oregon Board of Directors (Legislative Liaison)
Governor’s Healthcare System Transformation Team
Oregon State Medicaid Advisory Committee
Department of Human Services, Oregon. Addictions and Mental Health Division, Health Integration Workforce
Benton County Cultural Coalition Board Member
San Antonio, Texas -Crisis Line volunteer
Guilty Except for Insanity Documentary Advisory Group
VISIONS: A.R.T. Art for Resilience and Transformation. Founder and chair, Board of Directors
International Association of Peer Support Specialists