Dr. Sarah Kate Bearman is a professor at the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health and within the School Psychology program in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Services at the University of Oregon. She is the director of the LEAP (Leveraging Evidence and Advancing Practice) Lab and serves as the Director of Clinical Training at the Ballmer Institute. 

Dr. Bearman’s research focuses on the effectiveness and implementation of scientifically supported mental health practices for youths and families in resource-limited settings. She works in partnership with community stakeholders to adapt, develop, and support interventions that are effective, user-friendly, accessible, and sustainable in places where children and families receive services. She is the co-author of the treatment manual, Principle-Guided Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: The FIRST Program for Behavioral and Emotional Problems (Weisz & Bearman, 2020) and has led a number of studies testing mental health interventions for youth in schools (Bearman, Bailin, Rodriguez & Bellevue, 2020), clinics (Weisz, Bearman, Santucci & Jensen-Doss, 2017), pediatric primary care (Bailin & Bearman, 2022), and with peer-support services (Bearman, Jamison, Lopez, Baker & Sanchez, 2022; Jamison et al., 2023). 

Dr. Bearman also studies how clinical training and consultation can best support therapist competency (Bearman, Schneiderman & Zoloth, 2017), and how this might be leveraged in routine care settings (Bailin & Bearman, 2021). Her research has been supported by federal agencies and foundations including the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Education, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the National Alliance for Mental Illness. She provides training and clinical consultation in the transdiagnostic treatment of anxiety, OCD, depression, disruptive conduct, and traumatic stress to diverse front-line providers across settings.