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Tracy Witte

Tracy Witte

Professor

Director of Clinical Training

Psychological Sciences

Tracy Witte

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Education

PhD, Florida State University

MS, Florida State University

BS, The Ohio State University

About Me

Tracy Witte received her BS in psychology from The Ohio State University in 2004 and her MS and PhD in clinical psychology from Florida State University in 2006 and 2010, respectively. She completed a clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the Brown University Training Consortium, Brown Medical School in 2010. Currently, she is a licensed psychologist, professor of psychology, and the director of the clinical psychology PhD program and the Wellness Identity Trauma and Translational Equity (WITTE) Lab.

Community Engagement

  • Member of the Auburn Psychological Sciences Engagement, Accountability, Growth, Leadership, & Empowerment (EAGLES) Committee 2024-present
  • Since August 2024, Dr. Witte has been leading a team of Auburn psychology students, who are engaged in overseeing the children’s programming at Circles Opelika. Circles is a community-based organization aimed at poverty reduction. 
  • As a member of the American Association of University Professors executive committee, Dr. Witte spearheaded an investigation of the local childcare infrastructure and its disparate impact on female faculty and staff.

Lab(s)

Wellness Identity Trauma and Translational Equity (WITTE) Lab

Research Interests

Understanding and preventing suicidal behavior; using qualitative and quantitative methods to develop and adapt brief interventions

Courses Taught

  • PSYC 2510: Psychology of Sexual Behavior
  • PSYC 3560: Introduction to Psychopathology
  • PSYC 7100: History of Ideas in Psychology
  • PSYC 7110: Ethics and Problems of Scientific and Professional Psychology
  • PSYC 7250: Clinical Research Methods and Ethics
  • PSYC 8910: Clinical Practicum
  • PSYC 8970: Structural Equation Modeling for Applied Researchers
  • PSYC 8970: Diversity in Clinical Psychology