Rachel A Vaughn-Coaxum, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Children & Adolescents
  • Mood Disorders
Rachel A Vaughn-Coaxum, PhD
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Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Development and treatment of youth depression; Depression treatment targets; Childhood adversity and youth psychopathology

Selected Publications

  1. Hafeman DM & Vaughn-Coaxum RA. (2025). Addressing treatment inequities in youth bipolar disorder: Key considerations for improving youth outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, S0890-8567(25)00253-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.05.007
  2. Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Mills BL, Feldman JS, Johnston KE & Lindhiem O. (2025). Parent internalizing symptoms associated with parenting behaviors and children's symptoms in a national sample of parents of school-age children (5-12 years). Child psychiatry and human development, 10.1007/s10578-025-01875-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-025-01875-7
  3. Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Merranko J, Birmaher B, Dickstein DP, Hafeman D, Levenson JC, Liao F, Gill MK, Hower H, Goldstein BI, Strober M, Ryan ND, Diler R, Keller MB, Yen S, Weinstock LM, Axelson D, Goldstein TR. Longitudinal course of depressive symptom severity among youths with bipolar disorders: Moderating influences of sustained attention and history of child maltreatment. J Affect Disord. 2021 Mar 1;282:261-271. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.078. Epub 2020 Dec 24. PMID: 33418377; PMCID: PMC8073228.
  4. Vaughn-Coaxum RA & Weisz JR. (2021). Leveraging the developmental science on psychosocial risk to strengthen youth psychotherapy. Development and Psychopathology. 33(2), 670-683. doi: 10.1017/S0954579420002035. Review. PubMed PMID: 33719995.
  5. Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Dhawan N, Sheridan MA, Hart MJ & Weisz JR. (2020). Dimensions of adversity in association with adolescents' depression symptoms: distinct moderating roles of cognitive and autonomic function. Development & Psychopathology, 32(3), 817-830. doi: 10.1017/S0954579419001172. PubMed PMID: 31845636

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Harvard University
Internship
Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Postdoctoral
Clinical Research Training for Psychologists, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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