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  6. Rajinder “Sonia” Singh, Ph.D.

Rajinder “Sonia” Singh, Ph.D.

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Psychologist, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Mental Health Clinic
Investigator, Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Contacts

Phone: (501) 526-8128

E-mail: RSSingh@uams.edu

Research Experience

Dr. Rajinder “Sonia” Singh is a clinical psychologist with research interests in implementation science and health equity, with a specific interest in policy implementation to improve health equity for gender and sexual minoritized Veterans and people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and additional minoritized gender and sexual orientation identities: LGBTQ+). Dr. Singh’s clinical interests are in anxiety and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and contemporary behavioral therapies (e.g., Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Dr. Singh is currently leading projects focused on evaluating the VA’s nationwide LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator program and examining gender identity data entry in the VA electronic health record. Dr. Singh completed her doctoral training at Bowling Green State University and predoctoral internship at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX. Dr. Singh then completed a two-year Advanced Fellowship Program at the VA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) in Little Rock, AR before becoming an investigator and psychologist at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare Center and an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Research Interests: Implementation science, health equity, policy implementation, LGBTQ+ health, intersectionality

Recent Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Singh, R. S., Landes, S. J., Resnick, S. G., Abraham, T. H., Maieritsch, K. P., Pollack, S. J. & Kirchner, J. E. (2022)  Engaging frontline workers in policy development to support the implementation of measurement-based care: Lessons learned from a field-based workgroup. Frontiers in Health Services. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.929438

Baumann, A., Woodward, E. N., Singh, R. S., Adsul, P., & Shelton, R. C. (2022). Researchers have high motivation but low knowledge, skills, and opportunities to conduct equity-oriented dissemination and implementation research: A cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Services Research, 22, (1), 731. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07882-x

Pinciott, C. M., Smith, Z., Singh, R. S., Wetterneck, C. T., & Williams, M. T. (2021). Call to action: Recommendations for justice-based treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder with sexual orientation and gender themes. Behavior Therapy, 53 (2), 153-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2021.11.001

Singh, R. S., Bhambhani, Y., Skinta, M. D., & Torres-Harding, S. R. (2021). Measurement of intersectional microaggressions: Conceptual barriers and recommendations. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(5). 956-971. doi:10.1177/1745691621991855

Woodward, E. N., Singh, R. S., Ndebele-Ngwenya, P., Melgar Castillo, A., Dickson, K. S., & Kirchner, J. E. (2021). A more practical guide to incorporating health equity domains in implementation determinant frameworks. Implementation Science Communications, 2(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00146-5

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sonia-Singh-16

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