Rachel Waford

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Georgia and joined the GH faculty in 2014. My clinical research interests include prevention, early identification, and early intervention for severe mental illness in vulnerable and marginalized communities, cross-cultural research methods, and mental health advocacy and education. I am also interested in factors that impact treatment seeking and treatment engagement behaviors, and identifying and implementing community-based approaches that increase access to care.

In addition to my clinical research work, I am also a clinical practitioner. I specialize in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and oversee psychotherapy and program development for the Clinical and Research Program for Psychosis at Grady. I am also a consulting psychologist for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)'s Early Psychosis Program.

Joining the faculty at RSPH has also introduced other rewarding opportunities such as providing volunteer psychological evaluations for the Atlanta Asylum Network and facilitating a broader mental health community within the GH department.  

Additional resources below:

TEDx Decatur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5amruBXrqOE

The Psychosis Response Guide: How to help young people in psychiatric crises: http://www.springerpub.com/the-psychosis-response-guide.html