Dewleen G. Baker, MD

Dr. Baker is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, Director of Neuroscience Research, VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH) and Clinician and Research Scientist at VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS). Her prior experience includes over two decades of clinical care, teaching and research in PTSD and stress-related disorders. Her research focus has been single or multi-site treatment outcome studies in PTSD and co-occurring disorders, as principal or site investigator, and the neurobiology of PTSD and mTBI. Dr. Baker has extensive experience in longitudinal designs of mental health symptom trajectory and risk factors including the Marine Resiliency Study (MRS/MRSII), as study PI, funded by VA and DoD.. Having completed a Child Psychiatry Fellowship, she is experienced in early-life adversity, and its effects on adult mental health. She has worked with Dr. Risbrough for over 10 years, collaborating on 4 funded projects, the administration of the Neuroscience Research Unit for the Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, and publication of over 20 articles and book chapters. Dr. Baker’s role as Multi-PI in this study includes collaborating with Dr. Risbrough (corresponding PI) on research design, recruitment, training and oversight of mental health assessments, data interpretation and analysis, manuscript preparation and dissemination of findings. Dr. Baker’s Percent Time Distribution: 70% research; 15% clinical: 10% teaching/mentoring, and 5% administration. Dr. Baker has a dual appointment with the University of California, San Diego (Professor) and the VA San Diego Healthcare System (VA Attending Physician). Her effort among these two appointments is non-overlapping and fully within the policies agreed to by VA San Diego Healthcare System, the Department of Veterans, and the UC San Diego.