About Dr. Wright

Dr. Blanche Wright conducts research and clinical practice across the lifespan, as she has focused on and worked with both youth and adults. She has specific expertise in implementing and sustaining of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) with minoritized youth/parents, strengthening client engagement in mental health services, and cultural considerations in mental health access, service utilization and ongoing engagement. She has gained specialized training in health care policy and population health research. Dr. Wright's overarching goal is to help close the research to practice to policy gaps in pursuit of health equity.  Dr. Wright has emergent interests in digital mental health, population mental health, and the integration of research findings into the mental health policy making process. 

Dr. Wright is bilingual (English/Spanish), a mixed-race daughter of Central American immigrants and a first-generation college student. In addition to research, Dr. Wright is passionate about mentoring the next wave of and equity scholars. She has also been involved in department and university campus wide DEI efforts.