About Dr. Megan Brubaker, Ph.D.

Dr. Megan Brubaker is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in anxiety, OCD, and ADHD/Autism assessment. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University, with an emphasis in Neuropsychology.

While completing her doctoral training, Dr. Brubaker accrued over 1,500 hours of supervised clinical practicum experience, including work in two private practices specializing in anxiety disorders and OCD treatment, a practice focused on psychological assessment, and Stanford's Brain Stimulation Lab treating depression. During this time, she completed specialized training in Suicide Prevention, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) under Charlie Swenson, MD, Certified ADHD Intensive Training, and ADOS-2 Autism Assessment Training at UCSF.

In the final year of her doctoral program, Dr. Brubaker completed an APA-accredited internship at Kaiser Permanente, where she conducted ADHD and ASD assessments, provided crisis and emergency counseling, and delivered general therapy using a brief medical model. She then completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at El Camino Hospital, conducting clinical interviews for acute presentations within the PHP and IOP programs.

Dr. Brubaker is licensed to practice in both California (PSY34146) and Alaska (210250).

Dr. Brubaker currently serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, where she supervises doctoral students providing care in the Psychological Services Clinic and teaches a course in advanced assessment of Autism and ADHD.

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Research and Publications

Dr. Brubaker has contributed to peer-reviewed research on mental health treatment experiences, gender, and social development, and has presented her work at national conferences including the American Psychological Association Convention.

Selected Publications
Mizock, L., & Brubaker, M. (2021). Treatment experiences with gender and discrimination among women with serious mental illness. Psychological Services, 18(1), 64–92.
Mizock, L., & Brubaker, M. (2020). Themes in the experience of gender among women with serious mental illness. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin.

Her doctoral research at Fielding Graduate University examined how video game use moderates the relationship between social support and social development in at-risk youth. She has also conducted research as an Institute for Social Innovation Fellow, exploring Two-Spirit identity within Alaska Native culture to inform culturally responsive clinical care.