Kyle Haws, PhD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor
• Licensed Psychologist

Research Interests

James Kyle Haws, Ph.D., is a fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and the Adult & Child Center for Outcomes Research & Delivery Science (ACCORDS) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He completed his doctoral training in Clinical Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with concentrations in Child/Family and Quantitative Methodology. Operating within integrated behavioral health in primary care, Dr. Haws provides assessment and treatment to children, adolescents, adults, and their families with a special focus on providing services to historically underserved and marginalized communities. The overarching goal of his line of research inquiry is to optimize the delivery of evidence-based for the delivery in real-world primary care and community-based settings. He strives to identify and address the unique needs of diverse populations, ensuring that historically underserved, underrepresented, and minoritized communities are empowered to participate in research and receive the support and resources for improved health outcomes. By integrating dynamical systems science, dissemination and implementation principles, and community-based participatory approaches, he aims to create sustainable and pragmatic solutions that positively impact the healthcare landscape, promoting a healthier and more connected community.

Publications

• Alshabani N, Haws JK, Zlotnick C, Johnson DM. PTSD symptom networks during treatment among residents in domestic violence shelters. J Couns Psychol. 2025 Jan;72(1):1-14. PubMed PMID: 39680016
• Haws, J. K., Shirali, Y., & Lack, C. W. (2025). Research on evidence-based therapies in Asian countries. International Counselling and Counselling Supervision.
• Gonzalez, A.., Haws, J.K., Alshabani, N., Zlotnick, C.., & Johnson, D.M. (2025). Cyber abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression among diverse women residing in domestic violence shelters: A longitudinal approach. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
• Haws JK, Laifer LM, Acosta LM, Ralston AL, Ruggiero KJ, Davidson TM, Andrews AR 3rd. A Distinction Without a Difference? A Multi-Method Approach to Understanding PTSD and Depression Symptom Overlap Among Disaster-Exposed Adolescents. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2023 Jul;51(7):1021-1035. PubMed PMID: 36881210
• Haws JK, Brockdorf AN, Gratz KL, Messman TL, Tull MT, DiLillo D. Examining the associations between PTSD symptoms and aspects of emotion dysregulation through network analysis. J Anxiety Disord. 2022 Mar;86:102536. PubMed PMID: 35121479
• Brockdorf AN, Haws JK, Brock RL, Gratz KL, Messman TL, DiLillo D. Drinking to cope as a mechanism between sleep problems and heavy episodic drinking among trauma survivors. Psychol Addict Behav. 2022 Jun;36(4):387-396. PubMed PMID: 33793280
• Haws JK, Andrews AR 3rd, Acosta Canchila MN, Ramos AK. Refining the Migrant Farmworker Stress Inventory among Latino Migrant Farmworkers in Rural Nebraska. Rural Ment Health. 2022 Apr;46(2):100-116. PubMed PMID: 35814869
• Andrews AR 3rd, Acosta LM, Acosta Canchila MN, Haws JK, Holland KJ, Holt NR, Ralston AL. Perceived Barriers and Preliminary PTSD Outcomes in an Open Pilot Trial of Written Exposure Therapy With Latinx Immigrants. Cogn Behav Pract. 2022 Aug;29(3):648-665. PubMed PMID: 36171805
• Huit, T.Z., Ralston, A.L., Haws, J.K., Holt, N.R., Hope, D.A., Puckett, J., Mocarski, R.A., & Woodruff, N. (2021). Psychometric evaluation of the Transgender Congruence Scale. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1-14
• Andrews AR 3rd, Haws JK, Acosta LM, Acosta Canchila MN, Carlo G, Grant KM, Ramos AK. Combinatorial Effects of Discrimination, Legal Status Fears, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Harsh Working Conditions among Latino Migrant Farmworkers: Testing Learned Helplessness Hypotheses. J Lat Psychol. 2020 Aug;8(3):179-201. PubMed PMID: 33511335
• Abbot, D., Haws, J.K., Shirali, Y., & Lack, C.W. (2017). Biobehavioral assessment of the anxiety disorders: Current progress and future directions. World Journal of Psychiatry, 7, 133.

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry