Judith A. Cook is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy, both at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine. Dr. Cook is an internationally recognized authority on mental health services research, specifically the study of clinical and rehabilitation outcomes of children, youth and adults receiving community-based care. She also designs and studies innovative programs to enhance the health and behavioral health of vulnerable populations. Her research includes studies of work and education outcomes, peer support, health and well-being, and recovery. She works with federal, state, and local authorities on behavioral health service system redesign and alternative financing strategies for high quality mental health services which she has studied and consulted on in multiple U.S. states.