Bernadette Davantes Heckman, PhD
- Professor
Department of Counseling and Human Development Services - Professor
Professional Counseling - Director of the Neuroscience and Aging Clinic
Center for Counseling and Personal Evaluation
Areas of Expertise
- Clinical Heath Psychology/Health Neuroscience
- Health Disparities/Health Equities
- Diversity/Multiculturalism
- Social Justice/Inclusion & Belonging
- Mindfulness/Self Compassion
- Opioid and SUDs
- Neuropsychological Assessment/Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders
Interests
- HIV/AIDS
- Chronic Pain
- Telehealth
- Headache Disorders
- Opioid and Substance Use Disorders
- Health Disparities/Health Equity
Concentrations
Education
- PhD in Clinical Psychology, 2001
Washington University, St Louis - PhD in Health Psychology Subspecialty, 2001
Washington University, St. Louis - MS in Clinical Psychology, 1997
Washington University
Contact
Research Summary
My research examines health disparities and merges my three passions in health psychology, multiculturalism, and social justice. My health disparities research focuses primarily on:
- Persons with chronic pain and severe headache disorders
- Persons living with HIV/AIDS
- The development and provision of integrated behavioral health care services for at-risk youths in schools
The short-term goal of my research is to identify health inequities and the bio-psycho-socio-cultural factors that cause and/or maintain these disparities. Long-term, I seek to develop culturally-contextualized interventions and mindfulness-based approaches to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in under-represented and marginalized groups.
Grants
2017-2022
Awarded $1.9 Million Federal HRSA Grant to Increase Integrated Behavioral Health-Primary Care Training (Health Psychology) to Georgia’s Workforce
2014-2018
Awarded $1.3 Million Federal HRSA Grant to Strengthen Integrated Behavioral HealthTraining in 13 school counties throughout NE Georgia
2017 - 2020
Telehealth Grant for Persons Living with HIV
2019-2023
$1.4 Million Federal Grant on Opioid and Substance Use Workforce Development
2019-2023
$1.3 Million Health Psychology GPE Grant