Dr. Southam-Gerow is NOT admitting a student for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Thank you for your interest in the VCU clinical program and in my work. At VCU, we believe we offer graduates students top-notch clinical-scientist training in the areas of child/adolescent clinical and behavioral medicine/health psychology. Our program also benefits from rich practicum experiences offered in the Richmond, VA metro area. Our relationship with VCU’s excellent medical school also positions the program well for multidisciplinary collaboration, especially with pediatrics and psychiatry. Finally, our location is outstanding. VCU is in the heart of Richmond, VA, a metropolitan area of about 900,000 people on the James River.
Research in our lab has as its defining mission the aim to improve access to quality mental health services. In our work, we collaborate closely with our community partners, identifying and testing mutually-generated ideas. The lab’s focus is now almost wholly on the work of the Center for Evidence-based Partnerships in Virginia.
Prospective graduates students who would be most happy working with me would have the following interests (in relative order of their likely emphasis during your time at VCU); for more details, see the Research page.
Statewide EBP implementation
Program evaluation, especially for high fidelity wraparound
Fidelity measurement in the context of statewide EBP implementation
Understanding the needs of practitioners and provider agencies
Mixed methods research
Partner and community engaged research
Mental health policy research
