Edward Hunter, Ph.D.

Professional Background

Edward E. Hunter, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor, Director of Training in the Division of Psychology, and Associate Psychology Division Director.

He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Auburn University in 1984 and did his internship at Baylor College of Medicine. He also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in family therapy at The Houston Child Guidance Center with other post-doctoral training in clinical interventions and testing with adults and children at West Oaks Hospital-The Psychiatric Institute of Houston. He is a board certified (ABPP) clinical psychologist

His activities include the design of the curriculum and clinical rotation structure for the clinical psychology internship, as well as oversight of the post- doctoral fellowships and practicums in the Division of Psychology. He supervises residents in psychotherapy and teaches residents, medical students and psychology trainees in their core didactics. He has published in major peer-reviewed journals on a variety of topics and presents at national conferences.

His clinical work is predominantly with outpatients. He utilizes the most up to date evidence-based approaches to psychological intervention, and conducts comprehensive psychological evaluations using psychological and neuropsychological tests.

Dr. Hunter's clinical interests include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Depression, Exposure and Ritual Prevention (ERP) Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Psychodynamic Methods for interpersonal difficulties and conflicted thoughts and emotions. In addition to the above conditions, he treats Anxiety Disorders such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders, Adjustment Disorders, and Somatoform Disorders. He conducts psychological evaluations for all major mental health concerns including Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

• BA, Psychology, Pfeiffer College, Misenheimer, North Carolina
• MS, Clinical Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
• PhD, Clinical Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
• Other, Clinical Psychology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Psychology-Family Therapy Emphasis, Houston Child Guidance Center, Houston, Texas
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Adult and Child Clinical Psychology, West Oaks Psychiatric Institute of Houston, Houston, TX

• Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology
• Edward Eugene Hunter, Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Edward Eugene Hunter, State of Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board

• American Psychological Association Education Advocacy Program, Federal Education Advocacy Coordinator Summit, Invited Coordinator, 2018 - 2018
• Kansas Psychological Association, Kansas Psychological Association, Treasurer, 2018 - Present
• American Psychological Association Education Advocacy Program, American Psychological Association Commission on Accreditation, Site Visitor for Internship Programs, 2017 - Present
• American Psychological Association Education Advocacy Program, HRSA Behavioral Health Virtual Conference, Moderator for the HRSA Behavioral Health Virtual Conference, 2017 - Present
• American Psychological Association Education Advocacy Program, Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training, Member, 2017 - 2017
• American Psychological Association Education Advocacy Program, Academic and Community Partnership Team, Member, 2017 - 2017
• American Psychological Association, Division 12 (Clinical Psychology), American Psychological Association (APA), Member, 2017 - Present

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Research

Overview

Dr. Hunter is currently the Project Director of a HRSA GPE grant providing training to psychology interns titled "Preparing health Service Doctoral Psychology Interns for Practice in High Need Rural Community-Based Primary Care Settings Using the Concentric Training Model (CTM)". He has been the Project Director for numerous grants since 2012 focused on health equity in rural and other underserved communities.