Alyssa Gatto, PhD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Research Interests

My research interests include learning health systems, implementation science, measurement-based care, emotion regulation, and evidence-based intervention/ prevention. I am interested in transdiagnostic processes (i.e., emotion regulation), prevention of mental disorders, and promotion of mental wellness in adolescence and young adulthood. I am interested in developing, assessing, and implementing programs addressing barriers for underserved populations (e.g., low-income, justice-involved, underrepresented ethnic/racial minority groups) through electronic, low-resource, and low-cost interventions.

Publications

• Kablinger AS, Gatto AJ, O'Brien VC, Ko H, Jones S, McNamara RS, Sharp HD, Tenzer MM, Cooper LD. Effects of COVID-19 on Patients in Adult Ambulatory Psychiatry: Using Patient-Rated Outcome Measures and Telemedicine. Telemed J E Health. 2022 Oct;28(10):1421-1430. PubMed PMID: 35167369
• McCarty S, Pacqué K, Gatto AJ, Hill K, Charak R. Youth-led resilience promotion during disaster recovery: A proposed framework, innovative program, and lessons learned. Psychol Trauma. 2022 Apr;14(S1):S32-S40. PubMed PMID: 34843352
• Gatto AJ, Elliott TJ, Briganti JS, Stamper MJ, Porter ND, Brown AM, Harden SM, Cooper LD, Dunsmore JC. Development and Feasibility of an Online Brief Emotion Regulation Training (BERT) Program for Emerging Adults. Front Public Health. 2022;10:858370. PubMed PMID: 35757621
• Ko H, Gatto AJ, Jones SB, O'Brien VC, McNamara RS, Tenzer MM, Sharp HD, Kablinger AS, Cooper LD. Improving measurement-based care implementation in adult ambulatory psychiatry: a virtual focus group interview with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Apr 26;23(1):408. PubMed PMID: 37101134
• Jones SB, Ko H, Gatto AJ, Kablinger AS, Sharp HD, Cooper LD, Tenzer MM, O'Brien VC, McNamara RS. Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on outpatient psychiatric population well-being and symptomology utilizing COVID-19 Events Checklist (CEC) and Measurement Based Care. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2024 Nov 21;8(1):135. PubMed PMID: 39570497
• O'Brien VC, Kablinger AS, Ko H, Jones SB, McNamara RS, Phenes AR, Hankey MS, Gatto AJ, Tenzer MM, Sharp HD, Cooper LD. Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Assess the Effectiveness of Hybrid Psychiatric Visits. Psychiatr Serv. 2024 Jun 12;:appips20230355. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38863328
• Antezana, L., Garcia, K.M., Carlton, C.N. Villalongo Andino, M., Gatto, A.J., & Richey, J. A. Transdiagnostic Correlates of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: The Roles of Anhedonia, Repetitive Negative Thinking, and Trait Mindfulness. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 46, 1–14 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-024-10130-7
• Gatto, A.J., Ko, H., Keller, D.M., & Cooper, L.D.. Youth, caregiver, and clinician perspectives of youth Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in a psychological training clinic: lessons from early adopters. Curr Psychol 43, 18431–18443 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05619-z

Practice Locations

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

Hospital Affiliation

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry