Research Discipline/Bio
Brianna A. Baker (she/her/hers) is a 5th year doctoral candidate in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Currently, she is a Predoctoral Fellow in Clinical and Community Psychology at Yale School of Medicine. Brianna is an APA Minority Fellow and a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Research Scholar. Her interdisciplinary program of research employs mixed-methods approaches to examine the social determinants of health (ex: racism, sexism), which negatively affect the psychological health of Black youth and their families. With a focus on prevention science and strengths-based approaches she evaluates and develops sustainable and effective programs that promote positive psychological functioning in communities and families. She holds expertise in community and stakeholder partnerships and engagement to collaborate on large-scale implementation and evaluation projects.
Educational Background
Master of Philosophy, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2024
Bachelor of Art, Psychology & Interdisciplinary Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Honors/Awards
Predoctoral Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Fellowship (American Psychological Association), 2023; Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Research Scholars (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) 2021-2024; Emerging Scholars Fellowship for BIPOC Mental Health (Active Minds), 2023; Multicultural Scholar (APA Division of Psychoanalysis); Health Equity Academy in Systems Transformation Fellowship (Families USA), 2024
Publications/Exhibitions
Golembeski, C., Baker, B.A., Venter, H., Fullilove, R. (2024). Fifty Years of Mass Incarceration: Fostering a Culture of Health to Mitigate Jail-Attributable Harm and Transform Pretrial Justice. DCS Handbook on Corrections and Sentencing, Volume 9: Contemporary Issues in Health and Punishment.
Baker, B.A., Synder, S. (2023). Developmental Systems Approaches to Addressing Race and Ethnicity in Child Psychopathology. A Developmental Systems Guide for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Practitioners.
Madden, D., Baker, B.A., Wagner, J.K., Katsanis, S. H., (2022) Values and Pitfalls of Relationship and Identity DNA testing across United States Immigration Contexts. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xhgg.2021.100060
Last Updated: Oct 16, 2024