Alexandria Bauer

Alexandria Bauer, PhD. is an Assistant Research Professor at the Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies and Applied Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. She received her BA in Psychology from San Diego State University in 2013, after transferring from community college, and she earned both her master’s degree and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She completed her predoctoral clinical internship at the Charleston Consortium in Charleston, SC, where she trained in rotations focused on trauma and cognitive-behavioral interventions. Dr. Bauer’s research interests include understanding and addressing health disparities that burden Black/African American and other racial/ethnic minority populations, particularly using community-based participatory research strategies.

Publications:

• Bauer, A., Bellot, J., Bazan, C., Gilmore, A., Kideys, K., & Cameron, A. (2024). Cultural Considerations for Substance Use Among Black Men. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 88(2), 108-127. https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2024.88.2.108

• Bauer, A., Williams, J., Hambrick, E., Rempfer, M., Bennett, K. Christensen, K., & Berkley-Patton, J. (2023). Mental Health Attitudes, Norms, Beliefs, and Experiences with Care among Young Black Men: A Theory of Planned Behavior Assessment. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001462

• Bauer, A., Pean, K., Lalwani, T., Julien, L., & Shevorykin, A. (2022). Community needs and recommendations for multilevel mental health interventions among young Black men with previous trauma exposure. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(10), 760-769. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000741.

Media Appearances/Speaking Engagements:

• Bauer, A. (2024, June). “Strategies for Engaging Communities with Intentionality and Cultural Humility.” Presented as part of the workshop, Practical Aspects of Working With Vulnerable Populations and Practicing Community Engaged Research. Co-presenters: Allen, A., Claborn, K., & Bellamy, C. Moderators: Luba, R. & Santa Ana, E. Workshop conducted at the 86th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

• Bauer, A. (2023, June). “The Role of Cultural Humility in Community-Engaged Research.” Presented as part of the workshop, Collaboration and Complication: Lessons Learned in Implementing Community-Engaged Research on Substance Use. Co-presenters: Paschke, M., Stevens-Watkins, D., & Skewes, M. Moderator: Banks, D. Workshop conducted at the 85th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Denver, CO.

• Invited panel, “Attending to Racial Trauma from Presentation to Treatment in Clinical Psychology.” Didactic Seminar, Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Program, Virtual, April 18, 2024. Co-panelists: Saraiya, T. & Brown, D.

Accomplishments:

• Principal Investigator, NIMH Grant 1K01MH131797-01, Building a Community-Based Mental Health Literacy Intervention for Black Young Adults

• Principal Investigator, CYSEW Grant, Co-Producing a Mental Health Handbook for Youth and Families

My research interests include understanding and addressing health disparities that burden Black/African American and other minoritized populations, particularly using community-based participatory research strategies. Specifically, I aim to reduce health inequity by developing community interventions and resources, targeting social determinants of health, and improving available treatments for mental health conditions.