Ben Lippe, Ph.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Psychiatry
Psychology
Health Psychology

Biography

Ben Lippe, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. A specialist in transplant psychology, he provides psychological assessment and intervention with the psychiatry consult-liaison service.

Dr. Lippe earned his doctoral degree in clinical psychology at UT Southwestern and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Southern Methodist University Counseling and Psychiatric Services. He also holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Abilene Christian University. He is a Licensed Psychologist with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014 and serves on UTSW’s multidisciplinary pain management committee.

He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Southwestern Psychological Association, and the Dallas Psychological Association and serves on the membership committee of the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers. In 2017, he earned the Outstanding Teacher Award from the UT Southwestern Clinical Psychology Program.

He has delivered numerous presentations and published several professional manuscripts.

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Education & Training

Undergraduate School - University of Texas at Austin (2001-2005), Psychology
Graduate School - Abilene Christian University (2005-2007), Clinical Psychology
Graduate School - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2009-2013), Clinical Psychology
Fellowship - SMU Counseling and Psychiatric Services (2012-2014), Psychology
Other Post Graduate Training - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2009-2013)
Other Post Graduate Training - Abilene Christian University (2005-2007)
Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical Center

Books & Publications

Publications
- Comparative ability of the pain disability questionnaire in predicting health
  Lippe B, Gatchel RJ, Noe C, et al. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research 2016 21 2 63-81
- Interdisciplinary chronic pain management
  Gatchel RJ, McGeary DD, McGeary CA, Lippe B. American Psychologist 2014 69 2 119-130
- Adjunctive risperidone treatment for antidepressant-resistant symptoms of chronic military service-related PTSD: a randomized trial.
  Krystal JH, Rosenheck RA, Cramer JA, Vessicchio JC, Jones KM, Vertrees JE, Horney RA, Huang GD, Stock C, JAMA 2011 Aug 306 5 493-502

Clinical Focus

Psychology
Health Psychology
Transplant Psychology