Kristin R. Becker, DO, MS

Kristin R. Becker, DO, MS, Assistant Professor (Clinical), earned her medical degree at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker, Colorado. Prior to attending medical school, she graduated from ATSU Arizona School of Health Sciences with her Master's of Physician Assistant studies, and practiced as a Family Medicine PA in Northern New Mexico. She completed her General Psychiatry residency and fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Arizona, Department of Psychiatry, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Becker is board-certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).

Before joining our faculty, she worked in both outpatient and community-based mental health programs in Tucson, Arizona. She is attracted to many aspects of child and adolescent mental health and advocacy and has a special interest in the effects of traumatic/adverse early childhood events on neurodevelopment, attachment, and future behavior. Dr. Becker is a psychiatric hospitalist on the Child and Adolescent inpatient team at the University's Huntsman Mental Health Institute.