Tracy E Vozar

Adjunct Faculty

Faculty
Graduate School of Professional Psychology

What I do

I am a clinical psychologist and professor who directs GSPP's Perinatal through Five Mental Health(P-5 MH) Specialty and related programs and clinics.

Professional Biography

I joined DU and GSPP in October of 2017, as the Director of the new IECMH Specialty. I was previously on the faculty of Tulane University in New Orleans, Erikson Institute and the University of Chicago. I completed my internship and post-doctoral fellowship in infant mental health at Tulane University. I earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Iowa.

My clinical and research interests involve the intersections between perinatal and infant mental health. I work clinically with parents and their young children using individual, dyadic, and group approaches to treatment. I research constructs central to these areas including perinatal depression and anxiety, parenting self-efficacy, and cultural adaptations to treatment approaches. Specifically, since joining DU, I have developed the IECMH Specialty, the connected Caring for you and Baby (CUB) Clinic, the downtown expansion of the CUB Clinic, WePlay Denver parent-infant groups in collaboration with the Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, and Parentline Colorado, a telehealth service for perinatal families with children up to five years of age. I supervise students in a variety of perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health approaches, including Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, and Brief Strategic Therapy.

Degree(s)

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Iowa, 2008
BA, Psychology, Washington University, 2000
MA, Psychology, Washington University, 2000

Licensure / Accreditations

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health (IMH-E ®)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Professional Affiliations

Colorado Association of Infant Mental Health
Zero to Three
Colorado Assessment Society
Colorado Psychological Association

Key Projects

Colorado Opiate and Substance use Training program (DU-COST)

Featured Publications

Moran, T., Breuer, A. R., Lofton, A., Heller, S. S., & Evenson, A. (2018). Building the foundation in early infancy: 1-6 months. In A. C. Williamson & A. S. Morris (Eds.), Building early social and emotional relationships with infants and toddlers: Integrating research and practice. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03110-7_3

Vozar, T. E. (2019). The Caring for You and Baby (CUB) Clinic: A perinatal through five (P-5) training clinic in its infancy. Colorado Psychologist, (2).

Alexander, A. A., & Vozar, T. E. (2019). The raising of a king: Father-son attachment between T'Challa and T'Chaka. In T. Langley & A. Simmons (Eds.), Black panther psychology: Hidden kingdoms (pp. 71-80). New York, NY, USA: Sterling Publishing.

Kallemeyn, L., Evenson, A., Heller, S. S., Taylor, C. A., Gilkerson, L., & Moran, T. (2018). Local adaptation during implementation: A case study of the Fussy Baby Network® New Orleans and Gulf Coast initiative. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 42(1), 128-139. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2017.08.007

Mundorf, C., Shankar, A., Moran, T., Heller, S., Hassan, A., Harville, E., & Lichtveld, M. (2018). Reducing the risk of postpartum depression in a low-income community through a community health worker intervention. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22(4), 520-528. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-017-2419-4

Presentations

Vozar, T. E., Gross, L., Hoff, L., & Biermann, A. (2019). Let's Talk About It: One family's experience of perinatal PTSD and a collaborative call to action. Zero to Three Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Troutman, B. R., Vozar, T. E., & Hoff, L. (2019). When worlds collide: Integrating behavioral and attachment theories in parent-child intervention. . Zero to Three Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Vozar, T. E., Brenkert, S., Gross, L., & Hoff, L. (2019). The WePlay Program: Children's museums as partners in early learning. . Zero to Three Conference. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Vozar, T. E., Gross, L., Hoff, L., Parian, M., & Jennings, M. (2019). Why So Many Orphan Princesses?: Triggering the attachment system in pop culture. Denver Pop Culture Con. Denver: DPCC.

Vozar, T. E., & Tippett, J. (2019). Expecting Well- Being: The spectrum of perinatal behavioral health disorders. . Colorado Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit. Denver: University of Denver.

Vozar, T. E. (2018). IECMH training programs: What's needed now and into the future?. Zero to Three Conference. Denver: ZTT.

Biermann, A., Spear, R., Hoff, L., Giddings, W., & Vozar, T. E. (2018). A Specialty in its Infancy: Doctoral Students' Perspectives on What's Needed in IECMH training . Zero to Three Conference. Denver: ZTT.

Vozar, T. E., Pazos, H. M., & Paz, J. L. (2018). "Construyendo el Puente:" Bridging the Training Divide between IECMH and Latinx Mental Health. Zero to Three Conference. Denver: ZTT.

Vozar, T. E., Murch, T., McClean, P., & Heller, S. (2017). When hospital becomes home: Implementation of home visiting in NICU settings. Zero to Three Conference. San Diego.

Vozar, T. E. (2017). "Getting to know Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Attachment, Parenting Self-efficacy and Relationship-based Interventions.". Family Medicine Department. Swedish Hospital.

Awards

CARAN Fellowship, University of Denver Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab