Leonard Bickman, Ph.D., is currently a Research Professor at Florida International University and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Ontrak Health Inc. He previously held the Betts Endowed Chair and was Associate Dean for Research at Vanderbilt University. Professor Bickman is an internationally recognized leader in program evaluation and mental health services research. He has been recognized for his contributions by several organizations including the American Evaluation Association’s Alva and Gunnar Myrdal Evaluation Practice Award, a Senior Fulbright Scholar, The American Psychological Association’s Public Interest Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy, The Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service (HHS), Jeannie P. Baliles Child Mental Health Services Research Award and Vanderbilt University’s Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research. He has published more than 15 books and monographs and 200 articles and chapters and has been principal investigator on over 25 major grants from several state and federal agencies. He was co-editor of the Applied Research Methods Series, the Handbook of Applied Social Research, the International Handbook of Social Research, and the forthcoming Evaluation Handbook. He currently serves on the National Advisory Council, Center for Mental Health Services of SAMHSA.