Dr. Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar
Assistant Professor · Tenure-Track
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
She/Her/Hers/Herself
About
Pamela Rakhshan Rouhakhtar, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, as well as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. She is also a co-director of the Strive for Wellness clinic within the Maryland Early Intervention Program, where she and the clinic team provide assessment, consultation, and treatment for youth and their families in the Maryland community experiencing early or attenuated symptoms of psychosis.
Research interests
Dr. Rakhshan Rouhakhtar’s research interests include validation and development of psychosis spectrum assessments, application of advanced quantitative methods in the study of early psychosis assessment, and studying the role of cultural and contextual factors – particularly race – in our understanding of the psychosis construct, as well as illness presentation, course, and treatment.
Teaching interests
Dr. Rakhshan Rouhakhtar’s teaching interests reflect the intersection of research methodology, serious mental illness, and developmental frameworks. At UMBC, she has taught the following courses: Research Methods in Psychology (PSYC 311; undergraduate), Schizophrenia (PSYC 455; undergraduate), and Developmental Psychopathology (PSYC 607; graduate).
Education
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Ph D, Human Services Psychology
— University of Maryland Baltimore County (2021) Evaluating the Measurement Structure and Correlates of the Prime Screen among Black and White College Students
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MA, Human Services Psychology
— University of Maryland Baltimore County (2019) The Effect of Race on Clinical High-risk Diagnosis, Attenuated Psychosis Symptoms, and Functioning in Help-seeking Adolescents
- BA, Psychology — Colgate University (2012)
Presentations
- Maryland Early Intervention Program: Early Identification and Treatment for Youth and Young Adults Experiencing Mental Illness with Psychosis 2021
Grants and Contracts
- Sustainable Eating, Education, and Diet in the Schizophrenia Spectrum: Exploring the Impacts of a Regenerative Greenhouse Agriculture Intervention (SEEDS) 2026
- Advancements in Maryland's Behavioral Health Workforce Serving Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (ADVANCE Maryland) 2025
- Advancements in Integrated, Culturally and Linguistically Competent Behavioral Health Services for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults in Maryland’s Underserved and Rural Communities 2023
- Clinical High Risk for Psychosis 2 (H79-SM086168) 2023
- Mental Health Awareness Training – Early Psychosis (MHAT-EP) 2022
- Culture, Context, and Racialized Identity in the Assessment of Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis (START Grant) 2022
- Youth Nominated Support Teams for Suicidal Adolescents at CHR-P (R34MH126063-01A1) 2022
- Maryland Early Intervention Program - Mental Health Block Grant: COVID 19 Crisis Funding (OCMP 22-19399-G/M00B2600258) 2021
- Early Intervention Program 2021
- Clinical High Risk for Psychosis 2020
- Community Psychology Risk Screening: An Instrument Development (5 R01 R01MH112612-04) 2017
Courses Taught
- Master's Thesis Research
- Field Experience
- Research Methods in Psych I
- Doctoral Dissertatn Rsch
- Master's Thesis Research
- Schizophrenia
- Research Method in Psychology
- Research Experience in Psychology
- Research Experience In Psychology
- Schizophrenia