Dr. Harrison-Monroe is Clinical Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine. She has been a faculty member for the past eleven years. Dr. Harrison-Monroe is the Director of Community Outreach Clinical Development for the Department of Psychiatry and is responsible for educational initiatives that enhance the understanding of behavioral health and reduce the perception of stigma within underserved communities on a local and statewide basis. She is further responsible for the development of innovative clinical service lines toward the expansion of behavioral health services and the development of a Center of Behavioral Health Excellence. She is also Director of the Early Psychosis Intervention Center EPICenter) where she oversees clinical services provided to individuals in the early stages of psychotic illness and their families. The EPICenter is currently the only such program of its kind in Arizona. For the past 2 years, Dr. Harrison-Monroe has also provided counseling services within the College of Medicine assisting medical students in managing severe stressors, both personal and academic. Dr. Harrison-Monroe maintains a private practice providing individual, couples and family therapy and is a frequently invited guest speaker on topics including multicultural counseling, domestic violence, forensic mental health, child development, as well as public healthcare policy and its effect on at-risk populations. She is an active member of the community and serves on numerous Boards, including the Pima County Crime Victims Compensation Board, the National Alliance of Mental Illness – Southern Arizona NAMI-SA) and Interfaith Community Services ICS) She is a member of the College of Medicine Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee and serves on various UA College of Medicine and Pima County Department of Health committees to address community health needs. Dr. Harrison-Monroe has been honored as one of the 25 most influential African-Americans in Arizona. Prior to moving to Tucson in 2002 with her husband, she was Assistant Commissioner with the New York City Department of Mental Health. In that role, she had oversight of behavioral health services in two of New York City’s boroughs. She additionally shared oversight responsibility for publicly funded forensic services in New York City and the development of a comprehensive community re-entry service system for mentally ill individuals discharged from New York City’s 15 correctional facilities. Dr. Harrison-Monroe was honored for her service in the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster. She holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Columbia University, New York.