Rachel A. Fusco
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
UGA Athletic Association Professor in Health and Well-Being
Director, Northern Ireland Studies Abroad Program
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
- MSW, University of Texas
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Contact
279 Williams Street Athens, GA 30602 - Email: rachel.fusco@uga.edu
“My work focuses on the mental health and well-being of young children and their mothers, especially in families experiencing child maltreatment and/or intimate partner violence. My current research involves supporting new mothers with opioid use disorders to increase treatment adherence so they can engage in loving and safe parenting. The primary goal of this work is to promote attachment and decrease the likelihood of child welfare system entry.”
Teaching Specialties
Practice with Children and Families; Family Therapy; Doctoral Research Practicum
Research Interests
Interventions focused on improving sleep and reducing both substance use and experiences of violence, especially in pregnant and parenting women.