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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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adolescent
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Medicine & Life Sciences
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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., Kerns, C., Ballard, R., Parkhurst, J. T., Jha, P. & Lavigne, J. V., 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. L., Harris, N., Blakemore, S. & Cicchetti, C. J., Feb 1 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
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
4
Citations
(Scopus)
Early Career Academic Researchers and Community-Based Participatory Research: Wrestling Match or Dancing Partners?
Lowry, K. W. & Ford-Paz, R. E., Dec 1 2013, In : Clinical and Translational Science. 6, 6, p. 490-492 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Wrestling
Community-Based Participatory Research
Dancing
Ethical Review
Research Personnel