RAHH Lab - Resilience and Adaptation in Hormones and Health


 

As a key entity within the Women’s Behavioral Health and Wellness Center in the Department of Psychiatry, the RAHH Lab is dedicated to advancing women's mental health and well-being. Under the leadership of Chair C. Neill Epperson, MD, our diverse team of 20+ members, including faculty, research services professionals, biostatisticians, and science writers, is committed to groundbreaking research and impactful interventions.

 Team Commitments:

  • Advancing Diverse Oriented Research: We prioritize research that reflects diverse experiences and addresses disparities in women's mental health, ensuring our work contributes to more equitable healthcare solutions.
  • Supporting Professional Growth: We are dedicated to nurturing the development of our diverse team members, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, by providing mentorship, training, and opportunities for collaboration.

 Our Faculty Research interests include:

  • Hormones and Menopause: Examining how stress and negative childhood experiences influence memory, thinking, and mood during menopause.
  • Sex, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: Studying how mental illnesses develop differently in chronic conditions like diabetes and PCOS and looking at how personal, systemic, and cultural factors shape mental health treatments.
  • Sex Steroids and Brain Function: Investigating how sex hormones affect mood, motivation, and feelings of pleasure.
  • New Psychiatric Treatments: Exploring psychedelics, such as psilocybin, as potential treatments for mental health disorders.
  • Stress and Childhood Trauma: Researching how stress and early-life trauma impact sperm health.
  • Latinx Mental Health: Creating mental health profiles for Latinx immigrant adults.
  • Postpartum Cannabis Use: Studying how cannabis use affects the behavior of mothers and their infants after birth.

 

Meet our Team:


 

 

Research and Clinical Trials

The RAHH Lab offers opportunities to participate in research and clinical trials on women’s health and mental health. We are committed to conducting research aimed at improving women’s health and wellbeing.

For more information about current or upcoming research studies, please contact us at 303-724-0248 or email us here


Actively Recruiting Participants

Psychiatry (SOM)

CU Anschutz

Anschutz Health Sciences Building

1890 N Revere Ct

Suite 4003

Mail Stop F546

Aurora, CO 80045


303-724-4940

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