Beth Kennard, Psy.D. Titles and Appointments Professor School Medical School Department Psychiatry Graduate Programs Clinical Psychology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Kennard is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. As the former Program Director of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at UT Southwestern from 2009 to May 2023, she has contributed to the training of over 200 clinical psychologists across the country. Her expertise is in pediatric depression and suicide prevention, and she has served as a site co-investigator in four NIMH-funded multi-site treatment studies of adolescent depression and suicide, and co-authored CBT treatment manuals for these four studies. She developed a CBT sequential treatment strategy to prevent relapse in youth with depression in a NIMH funded treatment study and is currently the PI on a project to determine efficacy of an inpatient intervention and a smartphone app for suicidal adolescents to reduce suicide attempts following hospital discharge funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She directs a suicide prevention treatment program at Children’s Health (launched in 2014), where over 2000 youth and their families have been treated. The program received funding to adapt for a community mental health setting, including providing training to local clinicians on intervention strategies for suicidal youth. She is Co-site lead for the Youth Depression & Suicide Research Network within the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium, funded by the state legislature, to research mental health care delivery and outcomes. More recently she has conducted research in social media and mental health outcomes in clinical populations. Education Fellowship University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Undergraduate School Baylor University (1980), Psychology Other Post Graduate Training Baylor University (1984) Graduate School Baylor University (1984), Psychology Medical School Baylor University, Waco Texas : Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (1984) Internship University of Texas southwestern Medical Center, Child Psychology (1984) Research Interest Child and adolescent depression Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth Suicidal behavior in teens Publications Featured Publications The Development and Feasibility Outcomes of a Youth Suicide Prevention Intensive Outpatient Program. Kennard B, Mayes T, King J, Moorehead A, Wolfe K, Hughes J, Castillo B, Smith M, Matney J, Oscarson B, Stewart S, Nakonezny P, Foxwell A, Emslie G J Adolesc Health 2018 Nov As Safe as Possible (ASAP): A Brief App-Supported Inpatient Intervention to Prevent Postdischarge Suicidal Behavior in Hospitalized, Suicidal Adolescents. Kennard BD, Goldstein T, Foxwell AA, McMakin DL, Wolfe K, Biernesser C, Moorehead A, Douaihy A, Zullo L, Wentroble E, Owen V, Zelazny J, Iyengar S, Porta G, Brent D Am J Psychiatry 2018 Jul appiajp201817101151 Predictors and moderators of relapse in children and adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder Kennard, B., Mayes, TL, Chahal, Z., Nakonezny, P.A., Moorehead, A., Emslie, GJ. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2018 Developing a Targeted Intervention for Suicide Prevention: A Qualitative Report Kennard, B., Biernesser, C., Wolfe, K., Foxwell, A., Rial, K., Patel, S., Cheng, C., Goldstein, T., McMakin, D., Blastos, B., Douaihy, A., Zelazny, J. & Brent, D. Journal of Technology in Human Services 2015 33 4 345-357 Sequential Treatment With Fluoxetine and Relapse-Prevention CBT to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric Depression. Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Mayes TL, Nakonezny PA, Jones JM, Foxwell AA, King J Am J Psychiatry 2014 Jun Development and Implementation of Health and Wellness CBT for Individuals with Depression and HIV. Kennard B, Brown L, Hawkins L, Risi A, Radcliffe J, Emslie G, Mayes T, King J, Foxwell A, Buyukdura J, Bethel J, Naar-King S, Xu J, Lee S, Garvie P, London C, Tanney M, Thornton S Cogn Behav Pract 2014 May 21 2 237-246 Assessment of safety and long-term outcomes of initial treatment with placebo in TADS Kennard, B.D., Silva, S., Mayes, T.L., Rohde, P., Hughes, J.L., Vitiello, B., Kratochvil, C.J., Curry, J.F., Emslie, G.J., Reinecke, M., & March, J. American Journal of Psychiatry 2009 Cognitive-behavioral therapy to prevent relapse in pediatric responders to pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder. Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Mayes TL, Nightingale-Teresi J, Nakonezny PA, Hughes JL, Jones JM, Tao R, Stewart SM, Jarrett RB J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2008 Dec 47 12 1395-404 Switching to another SSRI or to venlafaxine with or without cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with SSRI-resistant depression. Brent, D., Emslie, G., Clarke, G., Wagner, K., Asarnow, J.A., Keller, M., Vitiello, B., Ritz, L., Iynegar, S., Abebe, K., Birmaher, B., Ryan, N., Kennard, B., Hughes, C., DeBar, L., McCracken, J., Strober, M., Suddath, R., Spirito, A., Leonard, H., Melhem, N., Porta, G., Onorato, M., & Zelazny, J. Journal of the American Medical Association 2008 299 901-913 Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) randomized controlled trial Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) Team JAMA 2004 292 807-820 Results 1-10 of 19 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books CBT for Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Guide to Relapse Prevention Betsy D. Kennard, Jennifer L. Hughes, Aleksandra A. Foxwell (2016). New York, London, The Guilford Press Honors & Awards Alfred M. Wellner, PhD, Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists (2018) Outstanding Contribution to ScienceTexas Psychological Association (2016) Fellow, Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (2015) Outstanding MentorGraduate Students in Clinical Psychology, UT Southwestern (2008) Distinguished PsychologistDallas Psychological Association Award (2001) Mentor of the YearTexas Psychological Association, Div. of Students (1996) Mortar Board Women of the YearBaylor University (1996) Outstanding Young AlumniBaylor University (1996) Professional Associations/Affiliations Academy of Cognitive Therapy American Psychological Association Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Dallas Psychological Association Texas Psychological Association (2000)
