Leah Fortson Reed, PhD, MDiv

Dr. Fortson is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Azusa Pacific University with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. She specializes in the integration of faith and psychology. Her work emphasizes cultural community approaches and spiritually integrative models of psychotherapy to address human suffering from holistic perspectives. Her clinical work and research have explored marginalized individuals, health disparities, barriers to treatment, and working to reduce the stigma of mental health care, primarily among members of the Christian faith.