Trauma Research Center

Mark Powers, PhD

Research Center Director

Dr. Mark B. Powers is a licensed clinical psychologist and Research Center Director of the Trauma Research Center (TRC) at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute. The TRC conducts clinical research to improve the quality of life among those impacted by trauma across 51 hospitals and 15 designated Trauma Centers. His research focuses on: a) treatment and prevention of PTSD, b) resilience training, and c) non-opioid pain management. Funding sources include NIH, DoD, DARPA, HHS, and private foundations. He has held positions at UCLA, Pepperdine University, University of Texas at Austin, Harvard University, Boston University, University of Washington, University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), University of Pennsylvania, and Southern Methodist University.

Dr. Powers was certified in prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD and Exposure with Ritual Prevention for OCD at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders with Dr. Edna Foa and he was a Beck Scholar at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research. He served on the APA Division 12 Presidential Task Force on Empirically Supported Treatment Dissemination and was a member of the Scientific Council at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. He works closely with trauma medical providers, survivors of traumatic injury, first responders/law enforcement, and the military. He conducts international (US, Canada, The Netherlands) workshops in Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for PTSD and EX/RP for OCD.

Dr. Powers has over 180 publications including books, book chapters, and journal articles. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Dr. Powers received the 2019 D CEO magazine Excellence in Healthcare Award for Achievement in Medical Research. He now serves on the American Psychological Association National PTSD Treatment Guidelines Panel.

Ann Marie Warren, PhD, ABPP

Research Center Director

Ann Marie Warren, PhD, ABPP is a licensed psychologist and a Research Center Director for the Trauma Research Center at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and the focus of both her clinical and research work over the past 20 years has been on the psychological experience of individuals with significant medical conditions including physical injury, organ transplantation, and chronic disease.

As a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Rehabilitation Psychology, her clinical and research interests have centered around the psychological consequences of conditions that result in subsequent disability including spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. Additionally, she has a strong interest in physician and provider well-being and has served in both a clinical and research capacity to help address these issues at BSWH.

Dr Warren has served as a Principal Investigator, Site Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on funded grants with support from the Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, National Institute of Mental Health Care Systems Collaboratory, National Institute of Health, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the WW. Caruth, Jr. Fund at Communities Foundation of Texas, Cardiovascular Research Review Committee at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and the Baylor Scott & White Foundation.

In her clinical role as a licensed psychologist, she has provided psychological services in a variety of settings at Baylor Scott & White Health including our inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation hospital, our Level I Trauma center as well as inpatient consult liaison and outpatient services for Baylor University Medical Center. Dr. Warren is a frequent lecturer at both regional and national conferences and has over 100 peer reviewed publications.

Megan Douglas, PhD

Research Investigator

Megan E. Douglas, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Health Psychologist and Research Investigator with the Center. Her research focus is on the intersection of trauma and health outcomes from a biopsychosocial perspective. Specific research areas include psychosocial outcomes following traumatic injury, evidence-based treatments for PTSD, and chronic disease management and behavioral medicine (including diabetes, pain, and obesity, healthy lifestyle, and behavioral sleep medicine).

She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Southeast Missouri State University and her Master’s and Doctoral degree (Clinical Health Psychology) from the University of North Texas. Her Clinical Health Psychology APA-Accredited Internship was completed through the Yale-affiliated Veteran’s Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship through the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute in Rehabilitation Research with concurrent clinical rotations in Medical Psychology (Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Plano) and Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology (Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation-Dallas).

Alexia Maness

Research Manager

Alexia joined Baylor Scott & White Research Institute in noviembre 2015 as a Program Manager. She is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Following undergraduate education, she taught middle school English language arts and worked in management at American Income Life Insurance Company.

In 2020, she became a Research Manager at BSWRI and she currently supports the Warriors Research Institute and the Trauma Research Center. Alexia is a native of Waco. She loves spending time with her husband and stepson, especially at Baylor football games. She also enjoys her pets, riding horses with the Heart of Texas Cowgirls, and spending time with friends. In her spare time, Alexia works with horses as a part-time veterinary technician.

Jessica Rostockyj, MS

Clinical Research Supervisor

Jessica graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and holds a Master of Science degree in Health Promotion Management from Nebraska Methodist College. She first started at Baylor Scott & White Health in 2010.

During this time, she’s worked within Baylor Scott & White Research Institute in Research Administration as well as with Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in an Injury Prevention Program. She transitioned back to the Research Institute in 2018, serving as a Program Manager for the Warriors Research Institute until 2022. In febrero 2022, she became a Clinical Research Supervisor for the Trauma Research Center and Warriors Research Institute at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and vacationing.

Shakeira Brown

Clinical Research Coordinator

Shakeira has been with The Baylor Scott & White Research Institute since 2018, leaving briefly in 2021 to obtain her Master of Science in Clinical Psychology at Southern Illinois University. Since returning to the Trauma Research Center at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute in July of 2023, Shakeira is eager to apply her research and clinical skills towards enhancing care for patients who have experienced trauma. Outside of work, Shakeira enjoys spending time rock climbing, reading, and attending weekly trivia tournaments.

Maris Adams, MS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Maris has been with The Baylor Scott & White Research Institute since 2018, leaving briefly in 2021 to obtain her Master of Science in Clinical Psychology at Southern Illinois University. Since returning to the Trauma Research Center at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute in July of 2023, Maris is eager to apply her research and clinical skills towards enhancing care for patients who have experienced trauma. Outside of work, Maris enjoys spending time rock climbing, reading, and attending weekly trivia tournaments.

Niroj Ari

Clinical Research Coordinator

Niroj joined the Trauma Research Center team in 2022. She graduated from Portland State University and Oregon Health Science University with a bachelor's degree in Public Health Science. While in university, Niroj was a scholar of a NIH funded program called Build Exito. The goal of this program is to increase diversity in research. Niroj immigrated to United States in 2010 and she was a first-generation college student. She found interest in research after the Build Exito program and continued to pursue this field after college. She loves changing the world for the better, and research fulfills that goal for her.

Alexis Evans, MS

Clinical Research Coordinator

Alexis joined the Trauma Research Center team in October of 2023. She graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, and completed her Master of Science degree from Texas A&M-Commerce in Clinical Psychology. Alexis started working at Baylor Scott & White Health in 2019 and enjoyed working at the bedside as a patient care technician before transitioning into research. Alexis plans to pursue a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Her research interests include behavioral health intervention, integrated primary care, and the mental health of healthcare workers.

Courtney Tran

Practicum Student

Courtney joined the TRC team in September of 2022. She received her B.S. in Psychology from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2016. Currently, she is in her third year of doctoral training in the Clinical Psychology Program at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Her pre-doctoral internship is at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, TX on the Consult-Liaison Psychology Service. Courtney’s primary clinical interest is in the intersection of serious mental illness and health psychology. In her spare time, Courtney enjoys indoor rock climbing and PC playing video games.