Welcome to Rocky Mountain Research
Rocky Mountain Research (RMR) is a specialized consulting practice that specifically focuses on EAP, work/life, and wellness benefit delivery models. A variety of services are offered to academics, corporate directors, external vendors, and professional associations aimed at evaluating, developing, and implementing delivery service models. Currently, Patricia is working with Chestnut Health Systems on a workplace inclusion scale (WIS). But Dr. Herlihy’s main focus these days is her work with Professor Jodi Frey of the University of Maryland on the International Employee Assistance Digital Archive: www.eaarchive.org.
Archive
The International Employee Assistance Digital Archive (www.EAArchive.org) or Knowledge Hub is an open-access global repository that houses publicly available original works, historical documents, current research, and multimedia of interest to employee assistance professionals and the broader field of workplace behavioral health. In 2013, Drs. Patricia Herlihy and Jodi Frey created this repository in an attempt to gather a plethora of information related to the EA field in one location. This archive is now entering its 12th year and has grown to include thousands of original works from over 1,000 authors around the globe. Currently, this resource has over 1 million combined page views and downloads and has been visited by nearly every country in the world.
Hot Archive Topics
Current Resources, Blogs, and Presentations:
Patricia Herlihy, Jodi Frey, and Adishree Nayak. Repository for the Ages
The Journal of Employee Assistance. 2st QTR 2023
General Articles
Third-party evaluators perceive AI as more compassionate than expert humans. Dariya Ovsyannikova 1, Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello 1,3 & Michael Inzlicht ( 2025).
Exploring the Impact of Digital Peer Support Services on Meeting Unmet Needs Within an Employee Assistance Program: Retrospective Cohort Study 2025- Harpreet Nagra, Robert A Mines, Zara Dana
EAP Outcomes in Latin America: Analysis of WOS Data at Grupo Wellness Latina. (2025) Andrea Lardani, Maria Migali and Magdalena Angaut.
Responding to Workplace Disruptions. (2025) Bernie McCann.
The 5th International Employee Assistance Compendium. Edited by Dale Masi. 2024
Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community. (2023). United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General.
The Current State of Employee Assistance Programs in the United States: A Research-based Commentary. (2023) Mark Attridge. Journal of Scientific Research publications. Vol 13, issue 8.
Construction and Validation of a Short Inclusion Scale. Journal of Talent Rewards. (2022). Lennox, Rik, Herlihy, Patricia, Sharar, David, and Robey, Molly. (2022). WorldAtWork.
EAP at a Crossroads Pandemic Drives Business – but What’s Next?. (2021). John C. Pompe, Ps Journal of Employee Assistance.
How Employee Assistance Programs Can Help Your Whole Company Address Racism at Work. (2020). Jodi Frey. Harvard Business Review.