UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs

Mackenzie Carroll, MS, is a Project Director and Policy Analyst on the Evaluation Team at UCLA ISAP. Since joining UCLA ISAP in 2022, she has led projects supporting statewide behavioral health initiatives, including the Outcomes Analysis of the Behavioral Heath Response and Rescue Project and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) State Opioid Response Project. Her work focuses on providing data technical assistance for the SOR IV evaluation, as well as supporting statewide data collection, analysis, and program evaluation. She specializes in translating complex data and research findings into actionable insights to support program implementation, strengthen data-informed decision-making, and inform public health policy and practice. She has extensive experience collaborating with state agencies, project stakeholders, and community-based organizations to strengthen data collection and reporting across behavioral health systems. Mackenzie earned a Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Alabama. Her research interests include behavioral and public health policy, barriers to health services, crisis response services, and social determinants of health.