CARIE RODGERS, Ph.D., ABPP
Carie Rodgers, PhD, ABPP, currently serves as Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at PsychArmor and is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCSD School of Medicine. In her role at PsychArmor, Dr Rodgers is a key member of the executive team, overseeing the development, production, implementation and evaluation for all of PsychArmor’s training and support tools. A nationally-recognized expert, Dr. Rodgers ensures all of PsychArmor’s educational materials are evidence based, trauma-informed, and focused on human-centered design and an understanding of the practical application of science and best-practices.
Prior to joining the team at PsychArmor, Dr Rodgers spent close to two decades in federal service at the Department of Veterans Affairs where she was an active clinician, researcher, educator and administrator. An expert in the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dr. Rodgers was instrumental in the VA’s system-wide training initiatives for both Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy. She also served as the Associate Director of the Education & Dissemination Unit at the VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, was a Consultant for the National Center for PTSD, and was the Director of the VA San Diego Military Sexual Trauma Program.
Dr. Rodgers is passionate about public service as well as leadership and mentoring and has provided training and consultation to hundreds of mental health providers in the VA and the Department of Defense, as well as in the broader community. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Clinical Readiness Project and is on the Gun Violence Reduction Advisory Board for the County of San Diego.
Dr. Rodgers received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2000 from the University of Oregon, and completed her internship and postdoctoral training at UCSD and the San Diego VA. A licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of California, she is also Board Certified in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She lives in San Diego with her husband, two teenage daughters, and a household of furry friends.