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Dr. Ford-Paz is the Coordinating Psychologist of the Mood & Anxiety Program at Children's Memorial Hospital and provides evidence-based evaluation and individual, family, and group cognitive behavioral therapy in Spanish and English for a variety of anxiety and depressive disorders. Dr. Ford-Paz also has clinical and research interests in the reduction of mental health disparities for Latino youth and families. More specifically, she is interested in the cultural adaptation of evidence-based treatment to improve treatment retention and outcomes for Latino youth. Currently, she is involved in community-based participatory research with 3 agency partners: Healthcare Alternative Systems, Alternatives, Inc., and Alivio Medical Center to target the prevention of depression in Latino youth.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Clinical Psychology, DePaul University
… → 2006
Research interests keywords
- Anxiety Disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Depression
- Health Disparities
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Grants
- 8 Finished
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VOCA Community Violence: The Implementation of Trauma Informed Care with Regards to Community Violence
Illinois Criminal Justice Authority, Department of Justice
2/28/18 → 11/30/20
Project: Research project
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Cultures of Care: Exploring Inequalities in Mental Health Services Among Mexican American Youth
Northwestern University, William T Grant Foundation
6/1/17 → 5/31/20
Project: Research project
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Cultures of Care: Exploring Inequalities in Mental Health Services Among Mexican American Youth
Northwestern University, William T Grant Foundation
6/1/17 → 5/31/20
Project: Research project
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Working on Womanhood (WOW): A Process Evaluation
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
9/1/16 → 4/30/18
Project: Research project
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Reproductive justice for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color: Uprooting race and colonialism
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Buckingham, S., Rusch, D. B., Charvonia, A., Young, R. I., Lewis, R. K., Ford-Paz, R. E., Mehta, T. G. & Perez, C. M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Community Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Acceptability and Initial Promise of Trainings for Community Stakeholders Serving Refugee and Immigrant Families
Ford-Paz, R. E., Santiago, C. D. C., Bustos, Y., Uriarte, J. J., Distel, L. M. L., Ros, A. M., Coyne, C. A., Rivera, C. S., Guo, S., Rusch, D., Jean, N. S., Hilado, A., Zarzour, H., Gomez, R. & Cicchetti, C., Jan 31 2022, In: Psychological Services. 20, 1, p. 188-201 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Evidence-based assessment in clinical settings: Reducing assessment burden for a structured measure of child and adolescent anxiety
Ford-Paz, R. E., Gouze, K. R., Kerns, C. E., Ballard, R., Parkhurst, J. T., Jha, P. & Lavigne, J., Aug 2020, In: Psychological Services. 17, 3, p. 343-354 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Scopus citations -
Working on Womanhood (WOW): A participatory formative evaluation of a community-developed intervention
Ford-Paz, R. E., Crown, L., Lawton, K., Goldenthal, H., Day, G., Coyne, C. A., Gill, T., Harris, N., Blakemore, S. & Cicchetti, C., Feb 2019, In: Evaluation and Program Planning. 72, p. 237-249 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations -
You're Not Alone: A Public Health Response to Immigrant/Refugee Distress in the Current Sociopolitical Context
Ford-Paz, R. E., Santiago, C. D. C., Coyne, C. A., Rivera, C., Guo, S., Rusch, D., St Jean, N., Hilado, A. & Cicchetti, C., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychological Services.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Scopus citations