Cindy A. Crusto
Cindy A. Crusto
Professor of Psychiatry, Deputy Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Associate Dean for Gender Equity, Director of the Office of Women in Medicine and Science
Yale School of Medicine
Elected to the Academy in 2022

Education

Vassar College, 1991, BA, psychology; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1996, MA, clinical-community psychology; University of South Carolina, 2000, PhD, clinical-community psychology

Professional Area

A leader in addressing the well-being of vulnerable populations through service system evaluation, education to professionals, and community-engaged research; attends to culture, which is essential to relevant, ethical, and trustworthy practice; oversaw development of guidelines for incorporating culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion into evaluation and quality improvement processes

Citation

For distinguished contributions to the development of national guidelines for incorporating culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion into all types of evaluation and quality improvement processes.