Huynh-Nhu (Mimi) Le
Title — Associate Professor of Clinical/Community Psychology
Address — 2125 G St NW, Washington, D.C., 20052
Office — 2125 G St Room 211
Phone — 202) 994-6808
E-mail — hnle@gwu.edu
Current Research
The ultimate goal of my research program is to develop and evaluate interventions which will prevent perinatal depression among low-income Spanish- and English-speaking pregnant women and new mothers. My current work focuses on integrating screening and preventive interventions in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program for this population. Other related projects/interests: * International collaborations of perinatal depression * Immigrant resilience; Comorbid perinatal depression and anxiety.
Education
Ph.D. 1997, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Publications
Le, H. N., Zmuda, J., Perry, D. F., & Muñoz, R. F. (2010). Transforming an evidence-based intervention to prevent perinatal depression for low-income Latina immigrants. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(1), 34-45.
Lara, M. A., Le, H. N., Letechipia, G., & Hochhausen, L. (2009). Depressive symptoms and risk factors in pregnancy in Latinas in the U.S. and Mexico. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 13(4):567-576. Online: doi.org/10.1007/s10995-008-0379-4.
Le, H. N., Sheng, X., & Perry, D. F. (2009). Using the Internet to screen for postpartum depression. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 13(2), 213-221. Online (2008): DOI 10.1007/s10995-008-0322-8.
Le, H. N., Lara, M. A., & Perry, D. F. (2008). Recruiting Hispanic Women in the U.S. and women in Mexico in postpartum depression prevention research. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 11(2), 159-169.
Muñoz, R. F., Le, H. N., Ghosh Ippen, C., Diaz, M.A., Urizar, G., Soto, J., Mendelson, T., Delucchi, K., & Lieberman, A. F. (2007). Prevention of postpartum depression in low-income women: Development of the Mamás y Bebés/Mothers and Babies Course. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice,14, 70-83.