Tracy Witte

Tracy Witte is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University. She serves as the Director of Clinical Training and leads the clinical psychology PhD program. Her research focuses on understanding and preventing suicidal behavior, with secondary interests in psychopathology such as PTSD, eating disorders, and alcohol use disorders. She also develops brief, accessible mental health interventions using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Dr. Witte received her education from top-tier institutions: a BS in Psychology from The Ohio State University (2004), followed by an MS (2006) and PhD (2010) in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Brown University Training Consortium.

Her research spans multiple domains including suicide epidemiology, intervention development, digital mental health, and interdisciplinary work in veterinary mental health. She has published extensively on topics such as insomnia and suicide, social media behavior, means restriction, and cultural adaptation of interventions. Her work often employs advanced statistical methods like network analysis and latent modeling.

Dr. Witte has mentored numerous graduate students, many of whom are co-authors on her publications. She teaches courses in psychopathology, ethics, clinical research methods, and structural equation modeling. She is actively involved in community outreach, including leading student initiatives at Circles Opelika and advocating for improved childcare infrastructure for academic staff through the American Association of University Professors.

• Director of Clinical Training, Auburn University
• Leader of the Suicidal Behavior and Psychopathology Lab
• Member, EAGLES Committee (2024–present)
• Lead researcher on multiple studies involving veterinary professionals’ mental health

She has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text, but her publication record in high-impact journals such as Psychological Review, American Psychologist, and Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association reflects significant scholarly recognition.