Email

dariusd@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor (tenure track)

Medicine
Health Services Research
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

PhD from University of Texas at Austin

08/2019 - Austin, TX

MA from San Diego State University

08/2013 - San Diego, CA

Postdoctoral Fellowship at South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center

08/2021 - TX, Houston

BS from University of Texas at Austin

05/2011 - Austin, TX

Internship at Baylor College of Medicine

07/2019 - Houston, TX

Certifications

Licensed Psychologist

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Honors & Awards

Emerging Leader

Anxiety and Depression Association of America (04/2024)

Selected Fellow

NHLBI-PRIDE, Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE)

Websites

Selected Publications

• Dawson, D. B., Lewis, V., Fowler, C. B., Fletcher, T. L., Scofield, R. H. "Developing future VA scientists through a diversity equity and inclusion program." Health Equity. 2023;7(1):342-345.
• Dawson, D. B., Tsao, C., Chen, P., Giardina, T. D., & Fletcher, T. L. "Providers’ perspectives on the impact of culture in the recognition and diagnosis of anxiety." Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. 2023;4:p.100030.
• Dawson, D. B., Budhwani, S., Breland, J. Y., Kunik, M. E., & Fletcher, T. L. "The efficacy of tobacco cessation treatment for African American adults: A systematic review." Transl Behav Med. 2023 Sep 28;13(10):775-783. Pubmed PMID: 37279925

Funding

Addressing Health Equity in Tobacco Cessation Treatment for Historically Underrepresented Veterans - #CDA 22-194

Grant funding from VA Health Services Research & Development Career Development Award

The project aims to improve the health of African American and Hispanic Veterans by addressing health equity and evaluating social determinants of health associated with accessing tobacco cessation treatment use, combining two important HSR&D research priorities. Increasing the proportion of African American and Hispanic Veterans that use tobacco cessation treatment in the VHA would greatly diminish disease burden, prevent mortality, and increase functioning in this underserved population.

Examining Racial/Ethnic Minority Veterans’ Access to Mental Health Treatment and Research

Grant funding from VA Office of Research and Development Supplement to Promote Diversity

The project seeks to understand barriers to treatment and research access among underserved Veterans. Using a mixed-methods approach, we will expand the parent trial to include surveys assessing sociocultural factors that may influence anxiety symptom presentation and access to mental health care and research across racial/ethnic groups, as well as in-depth qualitative interviews to better understand unique cultural factors that may influence symptoms and access among African American and Hispanic Veterans.