Director of Trauma Research Center
Baylor Scott & White Health
Dr. Mark B. Powers is a licensed clinical psychologist and Research Center Director of the Trauma Research Center (TRC) at the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute. 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. 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 Behavior 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.
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