
Rachel A. Fusco
Associate Professor
UGA Athletic Association Professor in Health and Well-Being
- PhD 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
Mental Health and well-being of young children and their mothers in families experiencing child maltreatment and/or intimate partner abuse.
Research Interests
Supporting new mothers with opioid use disorders to increase treatment adhenrence so they can engage in loving and safe parenting.