Rebecca Lusk, Psy.D., ABPP

Clinical Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Rebecca Lusk is the Chief of the outpatient Mental Health Clinic at the Canton VA CBOC, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She previously served both as the Acting Chief of the Mental Health Clinic (2019-2021) and Assistant Chief of the Mental Health Clinic (2011-2019) at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System. She holds a rank of Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine) Department of Psychiatry. She is a board certified, licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in adult and couples evidence-based interventions; second and third wave cognitive and behavioral therapies; emotion dysregulation assessment and intervention; and training and supervision of early career psychologists. Dr. Lusk is also a Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy Reserve where she also works as a Clinical Psychologist at the rank of Commander. She has deployed in service of Operation Enduring Freedom twice.

Areas of Interest

  • Mental health in the Military & Veteran population
  • Factors associated with psychotherapy treatment engagement
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Credentials

  • Board Certification: American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), & DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (DBT-LBC)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship: Consortium for Advanced Psychology Training (CAPT), Michigan State University College of Human Medicine-Flint Area Medical Education, McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, MI
  • Clinical Internship: Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, River Valley Services, Middletown, CT
  • Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
  • M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
  • B.A., Psychology & Spanish, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

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