Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Behavioral Health Center
2230 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Dr. Richards works closely with her patients to achieve both physical and mental wellness.
Dr. Richards is a dual board-certified psychiatrist and family medicine physician who provides full-spectrum mental health, chronic disease, procedural, obstetric, and pediatric care in the hospital and clinic settings. She has special clinical interest and expertise in collaborative care, trauma-informed care, and teaching.
Dr. Richards' research and academic interests include population health and social determinants of health.
General Psychiatry
Family and Community Medicine
B.S., Biological Sciences, UC Davis, Davis CA 2010
B.A., Psychology, UC Davis, Davis CA 2010
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento CA 2015
Psychiatry and Family Medicine, UC Davis Health, Sacramento CA 2015-2020
Professionalism Award in Psychiatry, UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2020
Family Medicine Resident Teacher of the Year, UC Davis Health, 2018, 2020
Regents Scholarship, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Gold Humanism Honor Society, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2014
Richards K, DeMartini J, Xiong G. Understanding Sleep Disorders in Older Adults. Psychiatry Times, Geriatric Psychiatry Special Report. 2018 Feb 28;35(2).
Han J, Richards K, Kim J. Anxiety Disorders. McCarron R, Xiong G, Rivelli S, Muskin P, Summergrad P, Suo S (Eds). Association of Medicine and Psychiatry: Primary Care Psychiatry, 2nd ed, Wolters Kluwer. 2019;5.