Aleksandra Foxwell, Ph.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Psychiatry

Biography

Aleksandra Foxwell, Ph.D., is a Licensed Psychologist with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, whose clinical expertise include anxiety, depression, suicide, ADHD, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in adults, children, and adolescents. Her research interests focus on evaluating cognitive behavioral treatments for depression and suicidality in youth.

She obtained her undergraduate degree in psychology at Baylor University in 2002 and earned her Master of Science degree at UT Southwestern in rehabilitation counseling psychology. She obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology at UT Southwestern where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Foxwell completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. She joined the Student Wellness and Counseling program as faculty in 2013. She is also a faculty advisor in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral program, as well as the Pediatric Research Program.

License Information

TX License #36481; Expires 9/30/2025

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Education & Training

Fellowship - UT Southwestern/Childrens Medical Center (2012-2013), Child & Adolescent Psychology
Undergraduate School - Baylor University (1998-2002), Psychology
Other Post Graduate Training - UT Southwestern Medical School (2003-2005)
Graduate School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2003-2005), Rehabilitation Counseling
Other Post Graduate Training - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2007-2011)
Graduate School - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2007-2011), Psychology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Dallas Psychological Association, President (2018-2019)
American Psychological Association (2007)
Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (2008)

Books & Publications

Publications
- 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 The American journal of psychiatry 2018 Jul appiajp201817101151
- Developing a Peer Mentorship Program to Increase Competence in Clinical Supervision in Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Programs.
  Foxwell AA, Kennard BD, Rodgers C, Wolfe KL, Cassedy HF, Thomas A Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry 2017 May
- Continued Effectiveness of Relapse Prevention Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Following Fluoxetine Treatment in Youth With Major Depressive Disorder.
  Emslie GJ, Kennard BD, Mayes TL, Nakonezny PA, Moore J, Jones JM, Foxwell AA, King J Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2015 Dec 54 12 991-8
- Developing a Brief Suicide Prevention Intervention and Mobile Phone Application: a Qualitative Report.
  Kennard BD, Biernesser C, Wolfe KL, Foxwell AA, Craddock Lee SJ, Rial KV, Patel S, Cheng C, Goldstein T, McMakin D, Blastos B, Douaihy A, Zelazny J, Brent DA Journal of technology in human services 2015 Oct 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 The American journal of 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 Cognitive and behavioral practice 2014 May 21 2 237-246
- Identifying and treating risk factors for suicidal behaviors in youth
  Wolfe, K., Foxwell A., Kennard, B. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy 2014 Vol 9 No 3 11-14
- Back pain among long-term survivors of childhood leukemia.
  Bowers DC, Griffith T, Gargan L, Cochran CJ, Kleiber B, Foxwell A, Farrow-Gillespie A, Orlino A, Germann JN Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology 2012 Nov 34 8 624-9
- Pediatric Major Depressive Disorder: Questions to Consider
  Kennard, B.D., Foxwell, A.A., Mayes, T.L., Emslie, G.J. Psychiatric Times 2012
- Attention training for school-aged children with ADHD: results of an open trial.
  Tamm L, Hughes C, Ames L, Pickering J, Silver CH, Stavinoha P, Castillo CL, Rintelmann J, Moore J, Foxwell A, Bolanos SG, Hines T, Nakonezny PA, Emslie G Journal of attention disorders 2010 Jul 14 1 86-94
- Is obesity overrated as a "risk factor" for poor outcomes in chronic occupational spinal disorders?
  Mayer T, Aceska A, Gatchel RJ Spine 2006 Dec 31 25 2967-72
- Should obese patients be denied rehabilitation resources for chronic disabling occupational spinal disorders? (Abstract)
  Aceska, A., Mayer, T. & Gatchel, R.J. The Spine Journal 2005 5 935
- Children's response to terrorism: a critical review of the literature.
  Pfefferbaum B, Pfefferbaum RL, Gurwitch RH, Nagumalli S, Brandt EN, Robertson MJ, Aceska A, Saste VS Current psychiatry reports 2003 Jun 5 2 95-100

Research

Suicidal behavior in teens
Pediatricpsychology
Child and adolescent depression