Nicholas Barr

PersonType	Category:Authors of English Works Category:Professors
FirstName / namefirst	Nicholas
LastName / namelast	Barr
MainNamePhon	Nicholas Barr
SortName	Barr, Nicholas
bio	Nicholas Barr received his BA in comparative religion from Columbia University, where he studied Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. As a Princeton in Asia fellow, he worked in education and development in Laos before earning his MSW with a concentration in adult mental health at the University of California, Los Angeles. He then worked as a clinical social worker for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health for two years before completing his PhD at the University of Southern California School of Social Work. Before joining the faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he was a Cohen Veteran’s Network funded postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families. Dr. Barr’s research focuses on enhancing understanding of risk and protective factors for populations with an elevated likelihood of traumatic experiences, like homeless young adults and military service members. His work includes intervention development and implementation leveraging principles of mindfulness to enhance resilience and improve mental and behavioral health outcomes in these populations. He holds certifications in a number of evidence based practices including Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
associatedwebsite	Faculty Page
affiliation	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
phduniversity	University of Southern California
education	Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2018–2019 PhD, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, 2018 MSW, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 BA in Religion, Columbia University, 2005 Spring 2004 Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Dharamsala, India. Emory University/Institute of Buddhist Dialectics Study Abroad Program
cv	CV
IsInGyatsa	No
Other wikis	research:Barr, N. buddhanature:Barr, N. bca:Barr, N. rtz:Barr, N. dnz:Barr, N. dudjom:Barr, N. khyentselineage:Barr, N. lcp:Barr, N. If the page does not yet exist on the remote wiki, you can paste the tag {{PersonCall}} inside the destination page. But please first make sure you are on the right page. Some wikis have the person page on Person/<COMMONS PERSON PAGENAME>, in which case the page <COMMONS PERSON PAGENAME> needs to be redirected. Ask if you need clarification.