Dr. Danielle Parrish

Biography

Danielle Parrish is the Steve Hicks Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work and Associate Director of the Health Behavior Research Training Institute (HBRT). Her research interests stem from her work as a clinician in youth public mental health settings, focusing on areas such as infant mental health, juvenile justice, and outpatient mental health for youth involved in child welfare. Dr. Parrish aims to address clear gaps in effective and culturally responsive interventions for youth and families who have experienced barriers to service access. Her research agenda is centered on bridging the research-practice gap by developing and testing feasible behavioral health interventions that improve the implementation of empirically supported practices. She has worked as a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One of her notable research lines involves the CHOICES intervention aimed at adolescent young women involved with the juvenile legal system, which focuses on reducing the risk of substance-exposed pregnancies and HIV/STI risk. Additionally, Dr. Parrish’s interests include developing technology-enhanced interventions to improve access to behavioral health services for underserved populations. She is a co-author of the 'Practice Implementation in Social Work Practice: A Guide to Engaging Evidence-Based Practice' and is recognized as a leading scholar in evidence-based practice.

Research Interests