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Aileen Aldalur, Ph.D.

Aileen Aldalur, Ph.D.

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Deaf Wellness Center

About Me

I am a licensed Deaf clinical psychologist at the Deaf Wellness Center. I graduated from Gallaudet University's Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program in 2020, completing my doctoral internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center with the Deaf Wellness Center. I provide individual and couples c...
I am a licensed Deaf clinical psychologist at the Deaf Wellness Center. I graduated from Gallaudet University's Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program in 2020, completing my doctoral internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center with the Deaf Wellness Center. I provide individual and couples counseling to Deaf adults with a variety of mental health disorders including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, etc., as well as individuals experiencing identity and cultural conflicts, grief/loss, stress, or difficult life transitions.

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Research (SMD)

Research

I am the Research Director at the Deaf Wellness Center. My main research focus includes (1) exploring Deaf cultural influences on mental health and well-being, (2) Deaf acculturative stress, (3) adapting and developing evidence-based mental health treatments for Deaf adults, (4) Deaf suicide risk, p...
I am the Research Director at the Deaf Wellness Center. My main research focus includes (1) exploring Deaf cultural influences on mental health and well-being, (2) Deaf acculturative stress, (3) adapting and developing evidence-based mental health treatments for Deaf adults, (4) Deaf suicide risk, prevention, and treatment, and (5) Deaf professional development including access barriers, discrimination experiences, Deaf tax, mentorship, and systematic solutions.

Publications

Journal Articles

Brief, cognitive-behavioral intervention to promote treatment seeking in adults with severe alcohol use disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

Conner KR, Maisto SA, Abar B, Szafranski S, Chiang A, Hutchison M, Aldalur A, Stecker T

Addiction.. 2023 December 118 (12):2342-2351. Epub 07/24/2023.

Acculturative Stress, Mental Health, and Well-Being among Deaf Adults.

Aldalur A, Pick LH

Journal of deaf studies and deaf education.. 2023 September 1828 (4):387-398. Epub 1900 01 01.

In Reply to Meeks and McKee.

Aldalur A, Hall WC, DeAndrea-Lazarus IA

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2023 January 198 (1):7-8. Epub 12/22/2022.

Psychological Assessment Reports for Linguistically Minoritized Clients: Considerations for Ethical and Professional Practice.

Aldalur A, Bridgett T, Pick LH

Professional psychology, research and practice.. 2022 December 53 (6):606-614. Epub 09/01/2022.

Development of the Multidimensional Inventory of Deaf Acculturative Stress.

Aldalur A, Pick LH

Journal of deaf studies and deaf education.. 2022 September 1527 (4):408-422. Epub 1900 01 01.

No Taxation Without Representation: Addressing the "Deaf Tax" in Academic Medicine.

Aldalur A, Hall WC, DeAndrea-Lazarus IA

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2022 August 197 (8):1123-1127. Epub 07/21/2022.

Alcohol-related consequences and the intention to seek care in treatment naïve women and men with severe alcohol use disorder.

Conner KR, Abar B, Aldalur A, Chiang A, Hutchison M, Maisto SA, Stecker T

Addictive behaviors.. 2022 August 131 :107337. Epub 04/12/2022.

Heterogeneity in Alcohol-Related Severity and Interests in Going to Treatment in Community Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

Maisto SA, Aldalur A, Abar B, Stecker T, Chiang A, Conner K

Substance use & misuse.. 2022 57 (10):1626-1632. Epub 07/22/2022.

Alcohol use during COVID-19 in adults with severe untreated AUD.

Hutchison M, Aldalur A, Maisto SA, Chiang A, Abar B, Stecker T, Conner KR

Alcoholism treatment quarterly.. 2022 40 (3):299-310. Epub 04/04/2022.

Navigating Deaf and Hearing Cultures: An Exploration of Deaf Acculturative Stress.

Aldalur A, Pick LH, Schooler D

Journal of deaf studies and deaf education.. 2021 June 1426 (3):299-313. Epub 1900 01 01.

Psychometric properties of the SAFE-D: A measure of acculturative stress among deaf undergraduate students.

Aldalur A, Pick LH, Schooler D, Maxwell-McCaw D

Rehabilitation psychology.. 2020 May 65 (2):173-185. Epub 03/09/2020.

Culture and Deaf Women's Body Image.

Aldalur A, Schooler D

Journal of deaf studies and deaf education.. 2019 January 124 (1):11-24. Epub 1900 01 01.