She received her PhD in Social Welfare from Florida International University (FIU) where she was a Presidential Fellow. Her main research interest concerns the reduction of health and mental health disparities for Haitians in Haiti and in the Diaspora, by increasing the body of knowledge surrounding traditional health beliefs and practices and their relationships to health outcomes. In so doing, Dr. Rahill hopes to increase the cultural competence and culturally relevant skills of clinicians, health practitioners and community-based leaders and organizations who engage this target population.