Leopoldo J. Cabassa, MSW, Ph.D. is a Puerto Rican social worker. He is the Co-Director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. His research centers on examining physical and mental health inequities in historically marginalized racial and ethnic populations with serious mental illness (SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder). His work blends quantitative and qualitative methods, health disparities research, community engagement, intervention research, and implementation science. His research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the New York State Office of Mental Health, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, SAMHSA, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Cabassa is a fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research and the American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare. His scholarship is making significant contributions in three areas: improving depression literacy and reducing stigma toward mental illness in the Latino community; 2) reducing physical health inequities in racial/ethnic minoritized and historically marginalized communities with SMI; and 3) improving the health and well-being of young adults experiencing first-episode psychosis. Leopoldo J. Cabassa Professor PhD, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis Office Phone: 314-935-2829 Email: ljcabassa@wustl.edu Download CV Areas of Focus: Racial/ethnic disparities in health and mental health care Implementation science Integration of physical and mental health services Mental health services In The News Cabassa to deliver 2025 Aaron Rosen Lecture at SSWR conference November 26, 2024 Brown School faculty named to ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists’ list November 12, 2024 Faculty Receive Grants for Diabetes Health Disparities and Mental Health Research July 22, 2024 Cabassa Appointed to Mental Health Advisory Board October 16, 2023 New Funding Awarded to Boost Individualized Treatment for Schizophrenia August 1, 2023 New Book by Leopoldo J. Cabassa Examines Health Inequities, Mental Illness January 31, 2023 Training Helps Scholars Put Their Research into Practice, Achieve Equity January 24, 2023 Brown School Dean Search Committee Appointed September 9, 2022 Cabassa Appointed to NIH Advisory Council February 3, 2022 Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021 October 25, 2021