Bridget Bailey, PhD, LICSW

Bridget Bailey, PhD, LICSW is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry at West Virginia University. Her research and teaching interests are in behavioral health, trauma and resilience, community-engaged research, and integrated models of service delivery. She joined the faculty at WVU School of Social Work in 2022. She graduated with a Ph.D. from Ohio State University College of Social Work in 2020 and currently holds licensure as an Independent Clinical Social Worker in West Virginia. Dr. Bailey has extensive clinical experience and specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy for youth and adults with mood disorders, trauma, and those at high risk of suicide. She also serves as Assistant Director of the Rural Integrated Behavioral Health Training (RIBHT) Program within the WVU MSW program. The overarching goal of Dr. Bailey’s community-engaged research is to increase access to evidence-based mental health supports in school-based settings and increase behavioral health workforce in rural settings.  

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Ohio State University College of Social Work 2020
• MSW, Ohio State University 2010
• B.Phil in Social Work, University of Pittsburgh 2009

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Adolescent and adult behavioral health
• School-based mental health
• Suicide prevention
• Bipolar/mood disorders
• Trauma
• Underserved and diverse populations
• Evidenced based treatments (i.e. dialectical behavior therapy, interpersonal social rhythms therapy; Attachment Regulation and Competency Framework)
• Intervention, prevention and implementation research
• Community engaged research

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Evidence based Practice
• Children’s mental health
• Assessment and Diagnosis
• Field
• Advanced Integrated Practice

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Past Service in the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry:

• Service Committee
• Ambulatory Committee
• Healthy Healers Committee
• Resident Psychotherapy Training Committee

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Society for Social Work Research
• Council on Social Work Education
• National Association of Social Workers
• International Society for Bipolar Disorders
• International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• National Alliance on Mental Illness

CV

• Bailey CV 2022