Amy Kilbourne is an internationally recognized scholar in mental health services research. She has been widely recognized for her work in implementation science, integrated care, quality improvement, and preventable mortality. Her goal is to improve physical and mental health outcomes for persons with mental disorders. Through her research and involvement with policy, practitioner, and other stakeholder groups, Dr. Kilbourne has proposed and implemented novel psychosocial interventions that combine best practices in chronic care management and behavioral medicine that have been widely published and presented in national and international venues. Notably, in collaboration with Dr. Mark Bauer, she developed one of the first psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder and medical comorbidity: Life Goals Collaborative Care (LGCC); which emphasizes participant self-management, motivational enhancement, and collaborative care. Dr. Kilbourne has also developed and operationalized strategies for effectively implementing evidence-based interventions in community-based settings, notably by emphasizing buy-in from multiple stakeholder groups and promoting more flexible and potentially sustainable programs in routine care. Dr. Kilbourne has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and is currently Principal Investigator on several federal grants that have involved a multidisciplinary team of collaborators. She is sought out both nationally and internationally for her work in mental health program implementation, evidence-based psychosocial and behavioral interventions, preventable mortality, and methodological consultation on implementation methods.