Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
Alexandra Caloudas, Ph.D.
Investigator, Behavioral Health Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
Director, Health Professions Education, Evaluation, and Research (HPEER) Advanced Fellowship (Houston Site)
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Email: alexandra.caloudas@va.gov
Email: alexandra.caloudas@bcm.edu
Research Interests
- Increasing rural Veterans' access to mental health care using novel and innovative technologies and delivery systems (e.g., video telehealth, digital mental health applications, web-based programs)
- Leveraging community engaged research approaches to connect rural Veterans with mental health care
- Women's sexual health and functioning, especially how sexual health interects with mental health
- Women-focused mental health interventions
- Cultural adaptation of mental health interventions and resources (e.g., psychoeducational materials, digital applications, programs) to improve patient engagement and satisfaction
Education
- Postdoctoral fellowship in Health Professions Education, Evaluation, and Research (HPEER), Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Houston, Texas
- Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- Internship, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
- Ed.Sp., Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- M.Ed. Counseling Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- B.A., Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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