Gazi Ferdousi Azad, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health
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Overview

Gazi F. Azad, Ph.D. is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She is a licensed psychologist at the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia University Medical Center and Weill-Cornell Medicine). Dr. Azad is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist.

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health

Gender

  • Female

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • BA, Psychology, UCLA

Committees, Societies, Councils

National Association of School Psychologists

American Psychological Association

International Society for Autism Research

Editorial Boards

School Psychology Review

Frontiers in Psychology and Education

Honors & Awards

Sara S. Sparrow Early Career Research Award, Division 33 (IDD/ASD) of the American Psychological Association, Implementation Research Institute, NIMH

Research

Dr. Azad’s research uses the principles of implementation science to optimize service delivery across systems of care for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including children on the autism spectrum. She is the developer of Partners in School, a multifaceted, multilevel implementation package for aligning evidence-based practices across home and school for autistic children. Additional areas of expertise include community-partnered research, mixed methods, and issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusivity in service provision.

Research Interests

  • Community-partnered Research
  • Implementation Science
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • School-based Services

Selected Publications

Azad GF, Minton K, Mandell D, & Landa R. Partners in school: An implementation strategy to promote alignment of evidenced-based interventions across home and school for children with autism spectrum disorder. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 2020; 48(2): 266-278.

Azad GF, Holingue C, Pfeiffer D, Dillon E, Reetzke R, Kalb L, Menon D, Hong J, Landa R. The influence of race on parental beliefs and concerns during an autism diagnosis: A mixed methods analysis. Autism. 2022; 26(5):1176-1187.