Meet Our Team

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Research Associate Professor, University of North Carolina (UNC); Associate Director of Episode Psychosis Intervention—North Carolina (EPI-NC)

Dr. Reddy has worked with individuals with psychosis in a variety of settings, including inpatient units, outpatient clinics, day programs, residential programs, partial hospitalization programs, community mental health centers, VA clinics and acute units, and clinical research settings.

Her research examines the determinants of functional deficits among adults with psychosis and develops new interventions to reduce these impairments. She has translated her empirical findings into rehabilitative techniques for individuals with schizophrenia and worked to evaluate and disseminate new interventions.

As Associate Director of the EPI-NC program, Dr. Reddy supports the efforts of clinicians working with people experiencing early psychosis across North Carolina in their efforts to deliver effective and recovery-focused interventions. In this role, Dr. Reddy focuses on program evaluation, implementation science, clinical staff training, and dissemination of best practices.

Research Psychologist, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior; Clinical Research Psychologist,VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Dr. Glynn is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been practicing over 35 years. She has received NIMH and VA funding to develop and evaluate several interventions, including behavioral family therapy for serious mental illness, supported employment, and education for schizophrenia, coordinated specialty care for first episode psychosis, and a variety of family approaches to help support recovery for PTSD.

She has a small private practice and does national consulting and training on coordinated specialty care for recent onset psychosis.

Dr. Glynn received the 2018 Trailblazer Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Psychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum (PASS) Special Interest Group. The award recognizes her pioneering impact on the knowledge and treatment of serious mental illness.

In 2020, Dr. Glynn received the American Psychology Association’s (APA) Psychologists in Public Service (Division 18) Distinguished Career Award. The award recognizes psychologists who have made outstanding contributions to public service of underserved populations.

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