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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.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, DePaul University
… → 2006
Research interests
- Anxiety Disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Depression
- Health Disparities
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Grants 2015 2019
- 4 Finished
Cultures of Care: Exploring Inequalities in Mental Health Services Among Mexican American Youth
Northwestern University, William T Grant Foundation
6/1/17 → 5/31/19
Project: Research project
Working on Womanhood (WOW): A Process Evaluation
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
9/1/16 → 8/31/17
Project: Research project
Working on Womanhood (W.O.W.): Becoming an Evidence-Based Intervention
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
9/1/15 → 8/31/17
Project: Research project
Research Output 2002 2019
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., Jan 1 2019, In : Psychological Services.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety
Interviews
Appointments and Schedules
Demography
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
ethnic minority
curriculum
Curriculum
evaluation
Community-Based Participatory Research
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., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Psychological Services.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Refugees
Public Health
Mental Health
Psychology
Capacity Building
11
Citations
(Scopus)
Culturally Tailored Depression/Suicide Prevention in Latino Youth: Community Perspectives
Ford-Paz, R. E., Reinhard, C., Kuebbeler, A., Contreras, R. & Sánchez, B., Oct 29 2015, In : Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research. 42, 4, p. 519-533 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Hispanic Americans
Suicide
suicide
Depression
community
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Training community opinion leaders to raise awareness and promote early intervention for depressed latino adolescents
Ford-Paz, R. E., Kuebbeler, A., Contreras, R., Garduño, M. & Sánchez, B., Dec 1 2015, In : Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 9, 2, p. 191-201 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
opinion leader
Hispanic Americans
Depression
adolescent
community