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Ann  Marie Yamada

Ann Marie Yamada PhD

Psychiatry
Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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Ann Marie Yamada, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Southern California, completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa with specialty training at the East West Center. She currently researches when and how clergy, community support systems and public mental health services might collaborate to support individuals with serious mental disorders, especially within Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Her research involves collaboration with public-sector mental health centers to develop or adapt services for culturally diverse, underserved, urban communities. Developing tools to facilitate the integration of culture in the assessment and routine care delivery is a priority. She currently participates on the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s Spiritual Care Program. She is a member of the Asian American Psychological Association and is a councilor on the Commission on Diversity, Social and Economic Justice of the National Council on Social Work Education.