Sean Lauderdale

Sean Lauderdale, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Health Service Psychology and Clinical Psychology at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, affiliated with the College of Human Sciences and Humanities. Contact: 281-283-3305 | Office: HSB 1508.15

• Clinical psychology
• Geropsychology
• Veterans' mental health
• Anxiety disorders
• Mental health stigma
• Neurocognitive disorders

Dr. Lauderdale's research examines clinical and societal issues impacting veterans, including military sexual trauma, transitional experiences post-discharge, and stigma. He develops program evaluation strategies for veterans' courts and jail-based rehabilitation, explores mental health bias in AI-generated information, and investigates anxiety-related indecisiveness, cognitive risks for anxiety, and carepartners' experiences with neurocognitive disorders like Alzheimer's. His work emphasizes transdiagnostic approaches for anxiety, veterans, and elder care.

Dr. Lauderdale mentors students in Clinical Psychology (M.A.) and Health Service Psychology (Psy.D.) programs while establishing an active research lab accepting doctoral students for the 2023-2024 academic year.