Frances J. Griffith
About
Titles
Postdoctoral Fellow
Biography
Frances is a postdoctoral fellow in the NIDA T32 program through the Division of Prevention and Community Research in the Department of Psychiatry. She earned a PhD in clinical (community) psychology from Bowling Green State University and is a registered board-certified art therapist.
Frances’ research and clinical-community interventions focus on increasing health equity for people in recovery with intersecting marginalized identities. Branches of her research focus on the development and evaluation of 1) peer-led programs in healthcare organizational settings, 2) individual- and systems-level interventions to reduce stigma and structural discrimination towards people in recovery, and 3) scalable, digital or arts-based interventions for health promotion and prevention of mental health and substance use challenges.
Departments & Organizations
- DIGITAL Insights Lab
- The Consultation Center
Education & Training
- PhD
- Bowling Green State University, Psychology, Clinical (Community emphasis) (2023)
- MS
- Florida State University, Art Therapy (2013)
- BA
- Vassar College, Art (2010)