Andrea Auxier, Ph.D.

Dr. Andrea Auxier is a licensed clinical psychologist and Senior Vice President of Product Development for New Directions Behavioral Health.  She is responsible for developing new products, including tech-enabled services, that better serve member and customer needs.  She was formerly National Director of Integration for Beacon Health Options.  As a longtime advocate of the Community Health Center program, she has worked with Federally Qualified Health Centers in several capacities, including as Director of Research at Colorado’s Health Center Controlled Network.  As a clinical consultant for the Bureau of Primary Health Care, she conducted operational site visits for more than 30 FQHCs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Dr. Auxier holds a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. from New York University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Boston.  She completed her postgraduate work at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.  As a native Spanish speaker, she has worked primarily with underserved, multicultural populations, with an emphasis on those affected by post traumatic stress. She has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and books and has lectured on behavioral-medical integration in various forums throughout the country.  She is also a co-developer of two integration measurement tools, the Integrated Practice Assessment Tool (IPAT) and the Practice Integration Profile (PIP).  She is currently on the Advisory Board for an $18m PCORI (Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute) integrated study led by the University of Vermont and is a member of the International Union of Police Associations Member Assistance Program Committee.