Sarah Kate Bearman

Sarah Kate Bearman serves as Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in bridging evidence-based mental health treatments with community service settings for underserved youth.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Research Focus

Her work centers on:

• Implementation science for youth anxiety, depression, disruptive behaviors, and PTSD treatments
• Optimizing treatment integrity and therapist competence development
• Designing effective clinical supervision frameworks

Professional Impact

• Co-author of PSCE Training manual (2008) for youth depression
• Co-developer of BASIC trans-diagnostic protocol (2010) for anxiety/depression/conduct issues
• Provides national therapist trainings in evidence-based practices

She directs the Leap Lab focused on sustainable implementation of empirically supported interventions in real-world youth service systems.