Tracy Clemans, Psy.D., CSW
AWARE Project Coordinator, Clinician
Dr. Tracy Clemans is the AWARE Project Manager for the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children (CTAC). She received her Masters of Social Work in 2000 and has worked with children and adults in hospital settings, hospice/palliative care, elementary schools, and community mental health. In 2010 Dr. Clemans received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the STRONG STAR PTSD Consortium specializing in the assessment and treatment of traumatic stress, insomnia, and suicidal behaviors. Dr. Clemans managed a randomized control trial examining clinical interventions for reducing suicidal behaviors with military personnel and was a co-investigator on a multi-site study examining suicide prevention screening. Dr. Clemans spent several years researching the impact of trauma, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury on suicidality among Veterans and service members. Dr. Clemans was the Primary Investigator of an international pilot study in Cambodia that examined a modified version of group Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD among adolescent survivors of sexual exploitation. In 2018, Dr. Clemans began working for the Center on Trauma and Children where she provides training to school personnel and educators, community mental health agencies, healthcare organizations, and youth-serving agencies, as well as clinical services for children, parents, and caregivers.