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Ruth Baer

Research Interests:
Mindfulness
Research

**Dr. Baer is no longer accepting new graduate students

Mindfulness is a particular way of paying attention that originates in Buddhist meditation practices and has been adapted for use in Western mental health settings.  I conduct research on the assessment and conceptualization of mindfulness, mindfulness-based interventions, psychological effects of mindfulness meditation, mechanisms by which mindfulness training achieves its beneficial effects, and relationships between mindfulness and other aspects of psychological functioning. I am also interested in mindfulness and related aspects of emotional and cognitive functioning in people with borderline personality disorder and borderline traits.

I teach and supervise several mindfulness-based interventions, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). I am interested in relationships between mindfulness skills and more traditional cognitive-behavioral interventions. I also enjoy psychological assessment and supervising students in a variety of assessment procedures.

 

Graduate Training

Ph.D. West Virginia Univ., 1985

Selected Publications:

Authored Book:

  • In the United Kingdom: Baer, R. A. (in press). Practising Happiness: How Mindfulness Can Free You From Psychological Traps and Help You Build the Life You Want (London, UK: Constable and Robinson

  • In the US: Baer, R. A (in press). The Practicing Happiness Workbook: How Mindfulness Can Free You from the Four Psychological Traps that Keep You Stressed, Anxious, and Depressed (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger)

Edited Books:

  • Baer, R. A. (Ed.) (in press). Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: A clinician's guide (2nd ed.) Elsevier.
  • Baer, R. A. (Ed.) (2010). Assessing Mindfulness and acceptance processes in clients: Illuminating the theory and practice of change. New Harbinger.
  • Baer, R. A. (Ed.) (2006). Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: A clinician's guide. Elsevier.

Papers and chapters: Mindfulness

  • Baer, R. A. (2003).  Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention:  A conceptual and empirical review.  Clinical Psychology:  Science and Practice, 10, 125-143.
  • Baer, R. A., Smith G. T., Allen, K. B. (2004).  Assessment of mindfulness by self-report: The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills.  Assessment, 11, 191-206.
  • Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., Toney, L. (2006).  Using self-report assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness.  Assessment, 13, 27-45.
  • Carmody, J. & Baer, R. A. (2008). Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms, and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 23-33.

  • Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., et al. (2008). Construct validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in meditating and nonmeditating samples. Assessment, 15, 329-342.

  • Carmody, J., & Baer, R. A. (2009). How long does a mindfulness-based stress reduction program need to be? A breif review of class contact hours and effect sizes for psychological disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65, 627-638.

  • Baer, R. A. (2011). Measuring mindfulness. Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 12, 241-261.

  • Lykins, E., Baer, R. A., & Gottlob, L. R. (2012). Performance-based tests of attention and memory in long-term mindfulness meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36, 103-114.

  • Baer, R. A., Lykins, E. L. B., & Peters, J. R. (2012). Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators. Journal of Positive Psychology, 7, 230-238.
  • Eisenlohr-Moul, T. A., Peters, J. R., & Baer, R. A. (2014). Using mindfulness effectively in clinical practice: Two case studies (pp. 173-192). In Wedding, D. (Ed.), Case Studies in Psychotherapy. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

Papers and Chapters: Borderline Personality Disorder

  • Sauer, S. E. & Baer, R. A. (in press). Ruminative and mindful self-focused attention in borderline personality disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.

  • Sauer, S. E. & Baer, R. A. (2010). Validation of measures of biosocial precursors to borderline personality disorder: Childhood emotional vulnerability and environmental invalidation. Assessment, 17, 454-466.

  • Baer, R. A., Peters, J. R., Eisenlohr-Moul, T., Geiger, P., & Sauer, S. (2012). Emotion-related cognitive processes in borderline personality disorder: A review of the empirical literature. Clinical Psychology Review, 32, 359-369.

 

 

PubMed Publications*: 
  • JC Lee; RA Baer"The practicalities of COVID's impact on nuclear cardiology."Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology(2022):Details.
  • JC Lee; RA Baer"The complementary roles of MPS and CAC in renal patients."Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology29.3(2022):1446.Details.
  • RA Baer; R Nölken; S Colic; G Heydecke; C Mirzakhanian; A Behneke; N Behneke; E Gottesman; L Ottria; A Pozzi; A Fügl; W Zechner"Immediately provisionalized tapered conical connection implants for single-tooth restorations in the maxillary esthetic zone: a 5-year prospective single-cohort multicenter analysis."Clinical oral investigations26.4(2022):3593-3604.Details. Full text
  • JN Fishbein; RA Baer; J Correll; JJ Arch"The Questionnaire on Self-Transcendence (QUEST): A Measure of Trait Self-Transcendence Informed by Contextual Cognitive Behavioral Therapies."Assessment29.3(2022):508-526.Details. Full text
  • CC Turpyn; TM Chaplin; S Fischer; JC Thompson; Fedota JR; RA Baer; AM Martelli"Affective Neural Mechanisms of a Parenting-Focused Mindfulness Intervention."Mindfulness12.2(2021):392-404.Details.
  • LM Nagy; ML Shanahan; RA Baer"An experimental investigation of the effects of self-criticism and self-compassion on implicit associations with non-suicidal self-injury."Behaviour research and therapy139.(2021):103819.Details. Full text
  • G Heydecke; C Mirzakhanian; A Behneke; N Behneke; A Fügl; W Zechner; RA Baer; R Nölken; E Gottesman; S Colic; L Ottria; A Pozzi"A prospective multicenter evaluation of immediately functionalized tapered conical connection implants for single restorations in maxillary anterior and premolar sites: 3-year results."Clinical oral investigations23.4(2019):1877-1885.Details. Full text
  • Peters JR; TA Eisenlohr-Moul; BT Upton; NA Talavera; JJ Folsom; RA Baer"Characteristics of Repetitive Thought Associated with Borderline Personality Features: A Multimodal Investigation of Ruminative Content and Style."Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment39.3(2017):456-466.Details.
  • AM Greenwood; R Gunnarsson; BL Neuen; K Oliver; SJ Green; RA Baer"Clinical presentation, treatment and outcome of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in Far North Queensland Australian adults."Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.)22.7(2017):520-530.Details. Full text
  • A Fügl; W Zechner; A Pozzi; G Heydecke; C Mirzakhanian; N Behneke; A Behneke; RA Baer; R Nölken; E Gottesman; S Colic"An open prospective single cohort multicenter study evaluating the novel, tapered, conical connection implants supporting single crowns in the anterior and premolar maxilla: interim 1-year results."Clinical oral investigations21.6(2017):2133-2142.Details. Full text
  • M Erkapers; S Segerström; K Ekstrand; RA Baer; JA Toljanic; A Thor"The influence of immediately loaded implant treatment in the atrophic edentulous maxilla on oral health related quality of life of edentulous patients: 3-year results of a prospective study."Head & face medicine13.1(2017):21.Details. Full text
  • PJ Geiger; IA Boggero; CA Brake; CA Caldera; HL Combs; Peters JR; RA Baer"Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Older Adults: A Review of the Effects on Physical and Emotional Well-being."Mindfulness7.2(2016):296-307.Details.
  • LM Smart; Peters JR; RA Baer"Development and Validation of a Measure of Self-Critical Rumination."Assessment23.3(2016):321-32.Details. Full text
  • Peters JR; LM Smart; RA Baer"Dysfunctional responses to emotion mediate the cross-sectional relationship between rejection sensitivity and borderline personality features."Journal of personality disorders29.2(2015):231-40.Details. Full text
  • BL Neuen; R Gunnarsson; AC Webster; RA Baer; J Golledge; ML Mantha"Predictors of patency after balloon angioplasty in hemodialysis fistulas: a systematic review."Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR25.6(2014):917-24.Details. Full text
  • DR Evans; TA Eisenlohr-Moul; DF Button; RA Baer; SC Segerstrom"Self-Regulatory Deficits Associated with Unpracticed Mindfulness Strategies for Coping with Acute Pain."Journal of applied social psychology44.1(2014):23-30.Details.
  • BL Neuen; RA Baer; ML Mantha; ZJ Haskal"Regarding "Prospective, randomized study of cutting balloon angioplasty versus conventional balloon angioplasty for the treatment of hemodialysis access stenoses"."Journal of vascular surgery60.4(2014):1122.Details. Full text
  • BL Neuen; R Gunnarsson; RA Baer; P Tosenovsky; SJ Green; J Golledge; ML Mantha"Factors associated with patency following angioplasty of hemodialysis fistulae."Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR25.9(2014):1419-26.Details. Full text
  • Peters JR; PJ Geiger; LM Smart; RA Baer"Shame and borderline personality features: the potential mediating role of anger and anger rumination."Personality disorders5.1(2014):1-9.Details. Full text
  • SE Sauer-Zavala; PJ Geiger; RA Baer"The effect of anger rumination in the relationship between borderline personality disorder symptoms and precursors."Journal of personality disorders27.4(2013):465-72.Details. Full text
  • JC Lee; RA Baer"Private hospitals and physician education."Internal medicine journal43.12(2013):1354-5.Details. Full text
  • PJ Geiger; Peters JR; SE Sauer-Zavala; RA Baer"Relationships among maladaptive cognitive content, dysfunctional cognitive processes, and borderline personality features."Journal of personality disorders27.4(2013):457-64.Details. Full text
  • Peters JR; BT Upton; RA Baer"Brief report: relationships between facets of impulsivity and borderline personality features."Journal of personality disorders27.4(2013):547-52.Details. Full text
  • SE Sauer; RA Baer"Ruminative and mindful self-focused attention in borderline personality disorder."Personality disorders3.4(2012):433-41.Details. Full text
  • RA Baer; J Carmody; M Hunsinger"Weekly change in mindfulness and perceived stress in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program."Journal of clinical psychology68.7(2012):755-65.Details. Full text
  • TA Eisenlohr-Moul; EC Walsh; Charnigo RJ Jr; DR Lynam; RA Baer"The "what" and the "how" of dispositional mindfulness: using interactions among subscales of the five-facet mindfulness questionnaire to understand its relation to substance use."Assessment19.3(2012):276-86.Details. Full text
  • RA Baer; Peters JR; TA Eisenlohr-Moul; PJ Geiger; SE Sauer"Emotion-related cognitive processes in borderline personality disorder: a review of the empirical literature."Clinical psychology review32.5(2012):359-69.Details. Full text
  • RA Baer; DB Samuel; EL Lykins"Differential item functioning on the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire is minimal in demographically matched meditators and nonmeditators."Assessment18.1(2011):3-10.Details. Full text
  • RA Baer; SE Sauer"Relationships between depressive rumination, anger rumination, and borderline personality features."Personality disorders2.2(2011):142-50.Details.
  • FW Bond; SC Hayes; RA Baer; KM Carpenter; N Guenole; HK Orcutt; T Waltz; RD Zettle"Preliminary psychometric properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II: a revised measure of psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidance."Behavior therapy42.4(2011):676-88.Details. Full text
  • LA Greco; RA Baer; GT Smith"Assessing mindfulness in children and adolescents: development and validation of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM)."Psychological assessment23.3(2011):606-14.Details. Full text
  • SE Sauer; RA Baer"Validation of measures of biosocial precursors to borderline personality disorder: childhood emotional vulnerability and environmental invalidation."Assessment17.4(2010):454-66.Details. Full text
  • J Carmody; RA Baer; E Lykins; N Olendzki"An empirical study of the mechanisms of mindfulness in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program."Journal of clinical psychology65.6(2009):613-26.Details. Full text
  • SE Sauer; RA Baer"Relationships between thought suppression and symptoms of borderline personality disorder."Journal of personality disorders23.1(2009):48-61.Details. Full text
  • J Carmody; RA Baer"How long does a mindfulness-based stress reduction program need to be? A review of class contact hours and effect sizes for psychological distress."Journal of clinical psychology65.6(2009):627-38.Details. Full text
  • J Carmody; RA Baer"Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program."Journal of behavioral medicine31.1(2008):23-33.Details. Full text
  • LA Greco; W Lambert; RA Baer"Psychological inflexibility in childhood and adolescence: development and evaluation of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth."Psychological assessment20.2(2008):93-102.Details. Full text
  • RA Baer; GT Smith; J Hopkins; J Krietemeyer; L Toney"Using self-report assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness."Assessment13.1(2006):27-45.Details. Full text
  • Collins FL Jr; RA Baer; RL Blount"Single-subject research designs for optometry."American journal of optometry and physiological optics62.8(1985):516-22.Details.
  • JA Toljanic; K Ekstrand; RA Baer; A Thor"Immediate Loading of Implants in the Edentulous Maxilla with a Fixed Provisional Restoration without Bone Augmentation: A Report on 5-Year Outcomes Data Obtained from a Prospective Clinical Trial."The International journal of oral & maxillofacial implants31.5(1969):1164-70.Details. Full text
  • A Thor; K Ekstrand; RA Baer; JA Toljanic"Three-year follow-up of immediately loaded implants in the edentulous atrophic maxilla: a study in patients with poor bone quantity and quality."The International journal of oral & maxillofacial implants29.3(1969):642-9.Details. Full text
  • JA Toljanic; K Ekstrand; RA Baer; A Thor"Immediate Loading of Tilted and Axial Posterior Implants in the Edentulous Maxillary Arch: A Retrospective Comparison of 5-Year Outcomes."The International journal of oral & maxillofacial implants33.2(1969):433-438.Details. Full text
  • BL Neuen; RA Baer; F Grainer; ML Mantha"Endovascular Stent Placement for Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Access Stenosis."International journal of vascular medicine2015.(0):971202.Details. Full text
  • Peters JR; DS Chester; EC Walsh; CN Dewall; RA Baer"The rewarding nature of provocation-focused rumination in women with borderline personality disorder: a preliminary fMRI investigation."Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation5.(0):1.Details. Full text
  • RA Baer"Self-focused attention and mechanisms of change in mindfulness-based treatment."Cognitive behaviour therapy38 Suppl 1.(0):15-20.Details. Full text
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