Faculty

Barbara Baumann, PhD

Barbara Baumann, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Alternatives for Families: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical and Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute of Juvenile Research
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Psychological Association
Committee Member, National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence
Member, Greater Pittsburgh Psychological Association
Member, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

Research Interests

Disseminate/implement evidence-based care; Family aggression and child maltreatment; Community engagement in research
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Herschell, AD, Kolko, DJ, Baumann, BL, Brown, EJ. Application of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to School Settings. J Applied School Psych. 2012: 28: 270-293.
  2. Kolko DJ, Baumann BL, Herschell, AD, Hart, JA, Holden, EA, Wisniewski, SR. Implementation of AF-CBT by community practitioners serving child welfare and mental health: A randomized trial. Child Maltreat. 2012; 17: 32-46.
  3. Herschell, AD, Kolko, DJ, Baumann, BL, Davis, AC. The role of therapist training in the implementation of psychosocial treatments: A review and critique with recommendations. Clin Psych Rev. 2010; 30: 448-466.
  4. Kolko DJ, Cohen JA, Mannarino AP, Baumann BL, Knudsen K. Community treatment of child sexual abuse: A survey of practitioners in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2009; 36: 37-49.
  5. Baumann, BL, Kolko, DJ, Collins, K, Herschell, AD. Understanding practitioners characteristics and perspectives prior to the dissemination of an evidence-based intervention. Child Abuse & Neglect, 2006; 30: 771-787.

Clinical Interests

Child physical abuse; Cognitive behavior therapy; Family systems
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Baumann, BL, Nathan, B, Nathan, J, Copeland, V, Sheynbluym, M, Eack, S. A neurocognitive intervention to help autistic individuals improve their self-regulation ability: A pilot study. Autism Research, 2025; 18:1489-1496. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70053
  2. Baumann, BL, Sturm, R, Hathaway, A, Fitzgerald, M, Degro-Carbonel, R, Potter, L, Pease, M, Marinucci, K, Eccles, L, and Kolko, DJ. Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) Foster Care Supplement. Summer, 2013. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
  3. Kolko, DJ, Brown, EJ, Shaver, ME, Baumann, BL, Herschell, AD. Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) Session Guide, third edition. November 1, 2011. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
  4. Baumann, BL. Alternatives for Professionals: Focused Skill Building Training Guide, 2012.

Education Interests

Medical student and resident education; Psychology graduate student intern education; Dissemination of evidence-based practice
Selected Education Publications & Products
  1. Baumann BL, McGuier EA, Rounds JL, Rumbarger KM, Kolko DJ. Comparing in-person and synchronous online training for an evidence-based treatment. Adm Policy Ment Health, 2023; 50: 936-945. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-023-01294-7

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Barbara Baumann, PhD, to Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Dr. Barbara Baumann

We are pleased to announce that Barbara Baumann, PhD, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Baumann earned her PhD in clinical and developmental psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, having completed a clinical internship at the University of Chicago Institute for Juvenile Research. She then joined the Pitt Department of Psychiatry as...

Pitt Psychiatry Projects Thinking in Speech & LemurDx Receive Pitt Innovation Challenge Awards

PinCh Awards 2020

Congratulations to Barbara Baumann, PhD, and Oliver Lindhiem, PhD, whose projects have each been selected to receive Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh) Awards! The Pitt Innovation Challenge competition is supported by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and is designed to generate innovative solutions to challenging health problems by mitigating risk and providing financial and administrative support to...

Pitt Psychiatry Researchers Conduct Community Effectiveness Trial of a Novel Form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT)

Dr. David Kolko

This paper was published in Child Maltreatment, the official publication of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and was recently named Child Maltreatment Article of the Year for 2018. Children who experience physical abuse or harsh physical discipline are particularly vulnerable to adverse mental health outcomes such as trauma symptoms, aggression, interpersonal problems, substance use and...