- Professor, Global Health
- Associate Vice Provost, University of Washington
Hans Rosling Center
3980 15th Ave NE
Room 223
Box 359931
Seattle, WA 98195
United States
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Deepa Rao, Ph.D., M.A. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her professional interests are in implementing and disseminating effective behavioral interventions in non-psychiatric settings to improve mental health, reduce stigma, and help people better engage in the care.
- PhD (Illinois Institute of Technology)
- MA (University of Chicago)
- BA (University of Chicago)
- Kannada
- Cancer
- Chronic Disease (incl. Cardiovascular, Diabetes)
- Education and Training
- Health Disparities
- Health Interventions
- HIV/AIDS
- Immigrants and Refugees
- Implementation Science
- Mental Health
- Social Justice and Human Rights
Global Mental Health, Stigma Reduction, Chronic Disease, HIV/AIDS, and Social Justice and Human Rights
Rao, D., Elshafei, A., Nguyen, M., Hatzenbuehler, M.L., Frey, S., Go, V. (2019). Multi-level Stigma Interventions: State of the Science and Future Directions. BMC Medicine, 17(1).
Rao, D., Andrasik, M., Lipira, L. (2018). HIV Stigma among Black Women in the United States: Intersectionality, Support, Resilience. American Journal of Public Health, 108 (4), 446-448.
Kemp, C., Lipira, L., Huh, D., Nevin, P.E., Turan, J., Simoni, J.M., Cohn, S.E., Bahk, M., Berzins, B., Andrasik, M., Mugavero, M., Rao, D.* (2019). HIV stigma and viral load among African-American women receiving treatment for HIV: A longitudinal analysis. AIDS, 33(9):1511-1519.
Rao, D., Kumar, S., Mohanraj, R., Frey, S., Manhart, L., Kaysen, D. (2016). The Impact of Domestic Violence and Depressive Symptoms on Preterm Birth in South India. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 51(2), 225-232.