Rachel Vanderkruik, PhD, MSc
Assoc. Director of Research & Cognitive Behavioral Services
Rachel Vanderkruik, PhD, MSc
Assoc. Director of Research & Cognitive Behavioral Services
Rachel Vanderkruik is the Associate Director of Research and Cognitive Behavioral Services, and a Staff Psychologist with the Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Rachel completed her predoctoral internship in the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) track at MGH and she received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from University of Colorado Boulder. She has been trained in evidence-based psychotherapies, including CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Rachel also has a Masters in Science from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health where she concentrated in Maternal and Child Health. She has served as a Consultant to the Department of Reproductive Health and Research of the World Health Organization for over 10 years on work related to conducting systematic reviews, developing a psychosocial and reproductive health intervention package, and planning a process evaluation. Her work focuses on the promotion of women’s mental health and wellbeing, particularly during transition time periods (e.g., pregnancy and the postpartum, adolescence). She has training in Mixed Methods Research, Implementation Research, and Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Rachel is passionate about increasing access to evidence-based interventions and services through novel delivery methods (e.g., online platforms, peer delivery, and integrated care) and addressing disparities in mental health access and outcomes nationally and on a global scale.
