Aijah Goodwin, PhD

Dr. Aijah K. B. Goodwin is a 2nd-year postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) within the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She holds a Ph.D. in School Psychology from Louisiana State University. Dr. Goodwin is interested in culturally responsive practices that (1) improve the mental health help-seeking process for Black adolescents experiencing internalizing symptoms and (2) contribute to mental health and well-being in schools. She has also disseminated research and clinical practice focused on implementing evidence-based practices in school and community settings to improve mental and behavioral health outcomes. Dr. Goodwin has disseminated her work at schools, community settings, statewide education departments, and national conferences. She has received numerous awards, honors, and grants, including Huel D. Perkins Graduate Fellowship, LSU Psychology Strategic Research Grant, and APA Outstanding Dissertation in School Psychology Award. Dr. Goodwin has also received the 2022 NIMH Child Intervention, Prevention, & Services (CHIPS) Fellowship and the APA Division 53 Child Mental Health in Action Innovation grant to examine and improve the mental health help-seeking process for Black teens using culturally and generationally responsive approaches. In all, Dr. Goodwin is particularly interested in improving the research-to-practice gap to improve the implementation of culturally responsive mental health practices for Black youth with internalizing concerns