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Dr. Malisa Brooks

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Biography

Dr. Malisa Brooks is a Masters- and PhD-level Social Worker who currently is an Assistant Professor at Utah Valley University in the Social Work program. She teaches upper-level research methods and clinical classes, specializing in work with survivors of sexual assault, Veterans, and first responders. She focuses her research on psychometric properties of instruments, the treatment of trauma and suicide, and the mental health of college students. Malisa is an experienced clinician, having worked both in private practice and on DoD-funded clinical research trials, and specializes in the treatment of trauma and trauma-related disorders.

Education

PhD, University of Utah, 2022

Major: Social Work

Master of Social Work, University of Utah, 2017

Major: Social Work

BS, Utah Valley University, 2016

Major: Behavioral Science/Psychology

Bachelor of Social Work, Utah Valley University, 2016

Major: Social Work

Teaching

SW 6630

Mental Health Assessment in Social Work Practice, Summer 2025

SW 6630

Mental Health Assessment in Social Work Practice, Summer 2025

SW 6950

Advanced Applied Research--MSW Capstone, Spring 2025

SW 6400

Social Work Research Methods, Spring 2025

SW 6400

Social Work Research Methods, Spring 2025

SW 6400

Social Work Research Methods, Spring 2025

Presentations

Hinkson, Kent (Presenter & Author), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), Aamodt, Morgan (Co-Author), Baird, Bailey (Co-Author), Covarrubias, Emily (Co-Author), 41st annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , "Is it really the service dog? The impact of structured dog training on posttraumatic stress symptoms", International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , Baltimore, MD. (September, 2025)

Brooks, Malisa (Presenter & Author), Lara, Ayleen (Co-Author), Aamodt, Morgan (Co-Author), Ryan, Gerolyn (Co-Author), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 41st annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , "Trauma and healing_ The role of social reactions in shaping mental health for sexual assault survivors.", International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies . (September, 2025)

Brooks, Malisa , Seppie, Tasha (Co-Author), Roberts, Ryan (Co-Author), McCullagh, Robb (Co-Author), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 41st annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , "Understanding thought patterns in PTSD, depression, and anxiety after sexual assault. ", International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies . (September, 2025)

Hinkson, Kent (Presenter & Author), Brooks, Malisa (Presenter & Author), Generations Conference 2025, "Beyond the Basics_ Crisis Response Planning", ESI Management Group - Generations , Sandy, UT. (May 19, 2025)

Lara, Ayleen (Co-Presenter), Covarrubias, Emily (Co-Presenter), Hinkson, Kent (Author Only), Brooks, Malisa (Author Only), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "An exploratory examination of trauma-related characteristics among student veterans", Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Covarrubias, Emily (Co-Presenter), Baird, Bailey (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa , Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "An Exploratory Investigation of Adverse Sexual Experience Type and their Association to Mental Health Symptomology in College Students", Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Hinkson, Kent , Brooks, Malisa , Fausett, Alley M, Davenport, Kristin J, Martin, Megan R, Bryan, Craig J, "Disaggregating the Effects of PTSD on Academic Performance among Student Veterans" .

Brooks, Malisa , Hinkson, Kent , Bryan, Craig J, Osteen, Philip , "An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the PCL-5 in student veterans" . Journal of Veterans Studies.

Brooks, Malisa , Hinkson, Kent , Gilliam, Sara , Christensen, Kate , Bryan, Craig J, "An exploratory examination of trauma-related characteristics among student veterans" . Journal of Veteran Studies.

Brooks, Malisa , Hinkson, Kent , Bryan, Craig J, Osteen, Philip , "Measurement invariance of the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 across two trauma-exposed samples" . Journal of Veteran Studies.

Awards

Cultural Competency Workshop Series 2025

Hinkson, Kent (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa , 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Crisis Response Planning Session One_ The science and practice of Crisis Response Planning for Suicide Prevention", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Brooks, Malisa (Co-Presenter), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Presenter), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Crisis Response Planning Session Two_ The science and practice of Crisis Response Planning for Suicide Prevention", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Hinkson, Kent (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa , 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Disaggregating the structure of introductions while teaching students to write research papers", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Seppie, Tasha (Co-Presenter), Roberts, Ryan (Co-Presenter), McCullagh, Robb (Co-Presenter), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Evaluating cognitive patterns in PTSD, depression, and anxiety post-sexual assault. ", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

McCullagh, Robb (Presenter & Author), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Imposter phenomenon in higher education_ Examining the role of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder.", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Lara, Ayleen (Co-Presenter), Aamodt, Morgan (Co-Presenter), Ryan, Gerolyn (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa , Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Navigating trauma_ Effects of social reactions on mental health in sexual assault survivors", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Roberts, Ryan (Presenter & Author), Lara, Ayleen (Co-Presenter), Sego, Lee (Co-Presenter), McCullagh, Robb (Co-Presenter), Ryan, Gerolyn (Co-Presenter), Trias, Sebastian (Co-Presenter), Aamodt, Morgan (Co-Presenter), Jensen, Daphne (Co-Presenter), Seppie, Tasha (Co-Presenter), Covarrubias, Emily (Co-Presenter), Baird, Bailey (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa , Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Perceptions of academic accommodations among college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and traumatic brain injury", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Seppie, Tasha (Presenter & Author), Lara, Ayleen (Co-Presenter), Aamodt, Morgan (Co-Presenter), Covarrubias, Emily (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Sexual assault and gender dysphoria_ The mediating role of PTSD in identity", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Trias, Sebastian (Co-Presenter), Sego, Lee (Co-Presenter), Jensen, Daphne (Co-Presenter), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), 2025 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "The role of an organization’s post-sexual assault reporting procedure on the reporter’s mental health presentation and severity", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April, 2025)

Brooks, Malisa , Veteran & Caregiver Conference , "DECLINED INVITED PRESENTATION (already accepted to present at RMPA Teaching Conference in Denver on the same day)", , Bear River Area Agency on Aging, Logan, UT. (April 10, 2025)

Hinkson, Kent (Presenter & Author), Brooks, Malisa (Presenter & Author), Lara, Ayleen (Co-Presenter), Trias, Sebastian (Co-Presenter), 9th annual Intermountain Teaching for Learning (T4L) conference, "Paper in a day_ Transforming undergraduate research writing through experiential learning", , Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (February, 2025)

Brooks, Malisa (Presenter & Author), Utah Valley University Master of Social Work Capstone Data Analysis Workshop, "Qualitative Analyses and Coding 101", , Utah Valley University . (February 22, 2025)

Brooks, Malisa , Utah Valley University Master of Social Work Capstone Data Analysis Workshop, "Quantitative Analyses for Surveys", , Utah Valley University . (February 22, 2025)

Hinkson, Kent (Presenter & Author), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), Asnaani, Anu (Co-Author), Pyne, Jeff M (Co-Author), Griffin, Brandon J (Co-Author), Array, Marcela , Mullin, Tom (Co-Author), Uchino, Bert (Co-Author), Williams, Paula (Co-Author), Bryan, Craig (Co-Author), 40th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , "Can we predict which primary care patients will make suicide attempts this year using short screens of depression and PTSD? ", , International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies , Boston, MA. (September, 2024)

Brooks, Malisa M. (Presenter & Author), Hinkson, Kent (Author Only), Davenport, Kristin (Co-Author), Fausett, Alley (Co-Author), Martin, Megan (Co-Author), Whimpey, Maliyah (Co-Author), 40th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), "Nuances in screening for sexual assault_ Exploring frontline unreported and unacknowledged rapes", , International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA. (September 25, 2024)

Brooks, Malisa , Davenport, Kristin (Co-Author), Martin, Megan (Co-Author), Fausett, Alley (Co-Author), Black, Danielle (Co-Author), Hinkson, Kent (Author Only), 40th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), "Translational definitions of trauma type and their relationship with mental health outcomes", , International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA. (September 25, 2024)

Hinkson, Kent (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Presenter), Generations Conference 2024, "Healing the hidden wound_ Understanding and treating moral injury", , Sandy, UT. (May 7, 2024)

Stark, Abigail (Co-Presenter), Jones, Cadence (Co-Presenter), Black, Danielle (Co-Presenter), Whimpey, Maliyah (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa (Other), Hinkson, Kent (Other), 2024 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Exploring the Relationships Between Substance Use, Emotion Regulation, and Academic Performance in Veteran and Non-Veteran College Students", , Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver ,CO. (April 13, 2024)

Hinkson, Kent (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Presenter), Fausett, Alley M (Co-Presenter), Martin, Megan R (Co-Presenter), 2024 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Understanding the culture_ Myths, tips, and tricks of trauma and moral injury work with veterans and first responders", , Denver, CO. (April 13, 2024)

Martin, Megan R (Co-Presenter), Davenport, Kristin J (Co-Presenter), Fausett, Alley M (Co-Presenter), Black, Danielle (Co-Presenter), Whimpey, Maliyah S (Co-Presenter), Wicks, Hannah (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 2024 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "A comprehensive exploration of trauma types and mental health outcomes among postsecondary students", , The Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (April 12, 2024)

Davenport, Kristin J (Co-Presenter), Fausett, Alley M (Co-Presenter), Martin, Megan R (Co-Presenter), Whimpey, Maliyah S (Co-Presenter), Wicks, Hannah (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 2024 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Breaking the silence_ Exploring unreported and unacknowledged rapes in college students.", , Denver, CO. (April 12, 2024)

Whimpey, Maliyah S (Co-Presenter), Black, Danielle (Co-Presenter), Davenport, Kristin J (Co-Presenter), Martin, Megan R (Co-Presenter), Wicks, Hannah (Co-Presenter), Fausett, Alley M (Co-Presenter), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), 2024 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Examining sexual assault survivors and their functioning in college through an identity framework and lens", , Denver, CO. (April 12, 2024)

Fausett, Alley M (Co-Presenter), Martin, Megan R (Co-Presenter), Davenport, Kristin J (Co-Presenter), Black, Danielle (Co-Presenter), Wicks, Hannah (Co-Presenter), Whimpy, Maliyah S (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), Hinkson, Kent (Co-Author), 2024 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Exploring differences in the relationship between postsecondary academic performance and mental health among survivors of sexual assault. ", , Denver, CO. (April 12, 2024)

Hinkson, Kent (Chair), Brooks, Malisa (Discussant), 2024 Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, "Sexual assault and college_ A nuanced discussion of the impact of sexual assault on identity, mental health, academic performance, and personal characteristics", , Denver, CO. (April 12, 2024)

Fausett, Alley (Co-Presenter), Ritter, Megan , Davenport, Kristin (Co-Presenter), Hinkson, Kent (Other), Brooks, Malisa (Other), Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Cognitive and emotional intersection_ Investigating the relationship between academic performance and depression among students", , Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (February 16, 2024)

Ritter, Megan (Co-Presenter), Fausett, Alley (Co-Presenter), Davenport, Kristin (Co-Presenter), Brooks, Malisa (Other), Hinkson, Kent (Other), Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Exploring the complex dynamics between anxiety and academic performance in college students", , Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (February 16, 2024)

Brooks, Malisa (Presenter & Author), Hinkson, Kent (Author Only), Bryan, Craig J (Author Only), Osteen, Philip (Author Only), 39th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, "Measurement invariance of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 across two trauma-exposed samples", , Los Angeles, CA . (November 4, 2023)

Brooks, Malisa (Presenter & Author), Hinkson, Kent (Author Only), Bryan, Craig J (Author Only), osteen, philip (Author Only), 39th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, "An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the PCL-5 in student veterans", , Los Angeles, CA . (November 3, 2023)

Hinkson, Kent (Presenter & Author), Brooks, Malisa (Co-Author), Asnaani, Anu (Co-Author), Weber, Marcela (Co-Author), Griffin, Brandon J (Co-Author), Pyne, Jeffery M (Co-Author), Mullin, Thomas (Co-Author), Uchino, Bert (Co-Author), Williams, Paula (Co-Author), Bryan, Craig J, 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, "Unobservable classes: Predicting those at higher risk of suicide in primary care by using latent class analysis of common mental health screens", , Los Angeles, CA. (November 2, 2023)