Mary Rachelle Stevens-Carr, PsyD, HSP

Education and Training

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Aug 2013 – Aug 2019
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology
American Psychological Association Accredited Clinical Psychology Program

Directed Study Title: A review of military sexual trauma in female veterans: Prevalence, health sequelae, and policy

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Aug 2013 – Sep 2015
M.S., Clinical Psychology
American Psychological Association Accredited Clinical Psychology Program

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Aug 2007 – Aug 2011
B.S., Psychology (Cum Laude). Major: Psychology

Senior Thesis: The role of emotion regulation in dual-task interference.

Work Experience

Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University

Aug 2023 – Present
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry

Responsibilities include: Clinical duties include conducting pre-surgical bariatric evaluations. Conducting psychotherapy evaluations and engaging in evidence-based treatment with adults with various mental health and behavioral concerns. Collaborating with treating psychiatrist to coordinate care. Also established psycho-oncology services to provide consultation, evaluation and treatment to cancer patients at all stages of disease. Development of 8-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for group for cancer patients in survivorship.

Academic duties include supervision of PGY-3 for Psychotherapy, supervision of clinical health psychology graduate students at ECU Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic. Small group leader for M1 Behavioral Science and M2 Basic Psychiatry courses.

Greenville VA Health Care Center, Greenville, NC

Sep 2020 – Jun 2023
Clinical Psychologist
Home Based Primary Care

Description: Traveled to veteran’s home to conduct evaluation and provide evidence-based treatment for variety of psychiatric concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, other mood related concerns, substance use) in veterans with chronic, life limiting illnesses. Provided behavioral health interventions for veterans with concerns related to sleep, medication management, tobacco use, and adjustment to functional decline. Provided consultation for family members caring for veterans to include assessing and providing interventions for caregiver stress and behavioral management of challenging dementia behaviors. Conductive neurocognitive screenings to identify cognitive deficits to address specific functional questions and/or to determine if a referral for a complete neuropsychological evaluation or dementia assessment is needed. Participated as part of interdisciplinary providing consultation to team members and in-service presentations (e.g., suicide assessment and management in older adults; purpose of capacity assessments).

South Texas Veteran Health Care System, San Antonio, TX

Aug 2019 – Jul 2020
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Clinical Psychology Fellow, Palliative emphasis area.
Training Director: Miguel Ybarra, Ph.D.

Description: Conducted intake assessments and engaged in brief evidence based therapy interventions with medically inpatient palliative care veterans with life-limiting illnesses. Administered cognitive screening measures (to help discover signs of mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or normal cognitive changes), engaged in evidence-based individual therapy, and facilitating World War II/Korean War coping skills group within the Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) clinic. Engaged in evidence-based therapeutic approaches, conducted intake assessments, administered assessments to determine current mood functioning, and co-facilitated Palliative Care Coping Skills group with outpatient palliative care veterans with life-limiting illnesses.

Conducted intake assessments and engage in evidence-based therapy approaches with veterans enrolled in the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) program. Conducted yearly assessments within the Spinal Cord Injury Clinic as well as engaged veterans in evidence-based therapy for smoking cessation and substance abuse. Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings for each experience listed above.

Selected Presentations:

• Stevens-Carr, M.R. (2023, June). PTSD and the Family. Invited presentation for Caring for the Caregiver Presentation Series. Greenville, VA Healthcare Center, Greenville, NC.
• Stevens-Carr, M.R. (2020, February). Palliative Psychology and End-of-Life issues. Presentation for Intern Didactics. Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, TX.
• Stevens-Carr, M.R. (2020, February). Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Building Resiliency. Presentation for Psychology Grand Rounds. Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, TX.
• Stevens-Car, M.R. (2020, January). Decision Making Capacity: Ethical and Legal Considerations. Invited presentation at Palliative Fellowship Interdisciplinary Didactics. Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, TX.
• Stevens-Carr, M.R. (2019, November). Compassion Fatigue/Self Care. Invited presentation at the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC). Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, TX.
• Cunningham, S.K, Britton, A. and Stevens-Carr, M. (2019, October). Applying for Post-Doctoral and Professional Positions. Invited presentation to the Psychology Interns. Greenville VA Health Care Center, Greenville, NC.
• Cross, N.J. and Stevens-Carr, M. (2019, March). Using Motivational Interviewing with Pediatric Populations. Invited presentation to the Internal Medicine – Pediatric Residency Program. Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
• Stevens-Carr, M. (2016, February). The Next Step. Guest lecture to breast cancer survivors. Memorial Regional Cancer Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Stevens-Carr, M. (2015, February). Survivorship. Guest lecture to breast cancer survivors. Memorial Regional Cancer Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Stevens-Carr, M. (2015, November). Application of the Guided Self Change Model for Substance Abuse. Guest lecture for a master’s level Substance Abuse Class. College of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL