KATHERINE J.W. BAUCOM, PH.D.

Opportunities for Students

I WILL be reviewing Clinical area PhD student applications this admissions cycle (i.e., to begin Fall 2026). 

My team always welcomes research assistant (RA) applications to the HEART Lab. When our team has open positions, we contact individuals with applications on file. After completing on-boarding process and training, RAs are typically involved with one or more studies related to relationships and health, with a current emphasis on prevention of cardiometabolic disease (e.g., type 2 diabetes). Course credit is available (but not required) for currently enrolled U students. Information on the application process is available on my lab website (see "Want to become a Research Assistant at the HEART Lab?"). 

 

Education

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (Clinical Psychology, 2012)
Internship, University of California, San Diego/San Diego VA (APA-Accredited Clinical Psychology Internship, 2011-2012)
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles (Clinical Psychology, 2006)
B.A., New College of Florida (Psychology, 2005)

 

Selected Publications

*Franklin, B., *Meulenberg, B. L., *Beaulieu, E. Z., *Cisneros-Macias, J., *Cao, Y., Carbajal-Salisbury, S., Villalta, J., Flores, N., Fuentes, V., Hernandez, M. C., Perry-Alba, D., Rodriguez, C., Rodriguez, Y., Zavala Orozco, V. S., Asnaani, A., Sanchez-Birkhead, A., & Baucom, K. J. W. (2025). "PrevenganT2", a culturally-responsive family-based diabetes prevention intervention for Hispanic or Latino adults at high risk for type 2 diabetes: Protocol for a proof-of-concept evaluation. JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e66317. https://doi.org/10.2196/66317

*^†Gutierrez Chavez, M., *^†Parsons, H., Gutner, C. A., Asnaani, A., & Baucom, K. J. W. (2025). Investigating the delivery of the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Latines: Coaches’ perspectives. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 15(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaf024

*Meulenberg, B. L., *Kim, T., *Diaz, J. E., *Gutierrez Chavez, M., Asnaani, A., Gutner, C. A., Ritchie, N. D., & Baucom, K. J. W. (2025). Lifestyle Coach perceptions of barriers and facilitators to participation and lifestyle change among Black and Latinx National Diabetes Prevention Program participants. American Journal of Health Education, 56(5), 423-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2024.2421541

*Whitaker, M., Shah, M., *Gutierrez Chavez, M., Asnaani, A., Gutner, C., Ritchie, N. D., & Baucom, K. J. W. (2024). Adapting the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Learning from Lifestyle Coach strategies and adjustments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventive Medicine Reports, 45, 102847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102847

*Whitaker, M., *Aguirre, M. C., *Gutierrez Chavez, M., *Beaulieu, E., Arones, Y. B., Gershenoff, D., Hinton, K., Klein, N., Munezero Uwizeye, J., Napia, E., Ramos, C., Tavake-Pasi, O. F., Villalta, J., Wolfsfeld, C., Witte, B., Maxfield, E., Raphael, K., Simmons, D. L., Clark, L., Sher, T., Smith, T. W., & Baucom, K. J. W. (2023). Couple-based lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes: Protocol for a randomized pilot trial. BMJ Open, 13(2), e068623. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068623 

Baucom, K. J. W., Baucom, B. R. W., & Leifker, F. R. (2023). Supervising work with couples. In Terjesen, M. & Del Vecchio, T. Handbook of Training and Supervision in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Springer Publications. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33735-2_6

Baucom, K. J. W., *Bauman, T., *Nemirovsky, Y., *Gutierrez Chavez, M., *Aguirre, M. C., Ramos, C., Asnaani, A., Gutner, C. A., Ritchie, N. D., Shah, M., & Clark, L. (2022). Promises and pitfalls of dyads in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Lifestyle coach perspectives. American Journal of Health Promotion, 36(7), 1204-1207. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171221088580 

Baucom, K. J. W., *Bauman, T., *Gutierrez Chavez, M., *Nemirovsky, Y., *Aguirre, M. C., Ramos, C., Asnaani, A., Gutner, C. A., Ritchie, N. D., & Shah, M. (2022). Barriers to participation and lifestyle change among lower versus higher income participants in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Lifestyle coach perspectives.  Translational Behavioral Medicine, 12(8), 860-869. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac032

Baucom, K. J. W., Pershing, M. L., Dwenger, K. M., Karasawa, M., Cohan, J. N., & Ozanne, E. M. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to enrollment and retention in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Perspectives of women and clinicians within a health system. Women’s Health Reports, 2(1), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2020.0102

*Aguirre, M. C., Brown, H., Gershenoff, D., Hinton, K. L., Huntzinger, O. M., Klein, N., Ramos, C., Tavake-Pasi, O. F., Witte, B., Wolfsfeld, M., Sher, T., Simmons, D., Smith, T. W., Clark, L., & Baucom, K. J. W. (2020). The role of advocacy in adapting the Diabetes Prevention Program for couple-based delivery that reaches marginalized groups. The Behavior Therapist, 43(7), 261-265. 

Baucom, K. J. W., Giresi, J., Heyman, R. E., & Slep, A. M. S. (2020). Associations between self-rated physical health and relationship satisfaction in couples with children. Health Psychology Open, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102920959527

^†Ritchie, N. D., ^†Baucom, K. J. W., & Sauder, K.A. (2020). Benefits of participating with a partner in the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Diabetes Care, 43(2), e20-e21. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-1489

Baucom, K. J. W., & Ritchie, N. D. (2019). Including partners in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Rationale and practical considerations. American Association of Diabetes Educators in Practice, 7(6), 46-47. https://doi.org/10.1177/2325160319877569

Baucom, K. J. W., Chen, X. S., Perry, N., Revolorio, K. Y., Reina, A., & Christensen, A. (2018). Recruitment and retention of low-SES ethnic minority couples in intervention research at the transition to parenthood. Family Process, 57(2), 308-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12287

Baucom, K. J. W., Turner, S. L., Tracy, E. L., Berg, C. A., & Wiebe, D. J. (2018). Depressive symptoms and diabetes management from late adolescence to emerging adulthood. Health Psychology, 37(8), 716-724. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000645

Baucom, K. J. W., Queen, T. L., Wiebe, D. J., Turner, S. L., Wolfe, K. L., Godbey, E. I., ...Berg, C. A. (2015). Depressive symptoms, daily stress, and adherence in late adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Health Psychology, 34(5), 522-530. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000219

Baucom, K. J. W., Baucom, B. R., & Christensen, A. (2015). Changes in dyadic communication during and after Integrative and Traditional Behavioral Couple Therapy. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 65, 18-28. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.12.004

Baucom, K. J. W., Baucom, B.R., & Christensen, A. (2012). Do the naïve know best? The predictive power of naïve ratings of couple interactions. Psychological Assessment, 24(4), 983-994. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028680

Baucom, K. J. W., Sevier, M., Eldridge, K.A., Doss, B.D., & Christensen, A. (2011). Observed communication in couples two years after Integrative and Traditional Behavioral Couple Therapy: Outcome and link with five-year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79(5), 565-576. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025121

 

^† equal contributions

* mentee