Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Colorado Denver, 2021
M.A., Counseling Psychology, University of Denver, 2010
B.A., Psychology and Criminal Justice, University of Dayton, 2005  

Dr. Kelly Soberay (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist and a Lecturer with the University of Colorado Denver Psychology Department. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship with the VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, in the Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) track. Her professional interests include improving access to affirmative and supportive care to Veterans and service members, individuals adjusting to chronic health conditions, and clinically high-risk individuals.

1. Soberay, K.A., Cerel, J., Brown, M., & Maple, M. (2022). An examination of suicide exposure and fearlessness about death on suicide risk among active duty Service Members, Veterans, and civilians. Archives of Suicide Research, 26(3), 1198-1218.
2. Comtois, K.A., DeCou, C.R., Landes, S.J., Brown, G.K., Soberay, K.A., Pierson, A.K., Plant, E.A., Gutierrez, P.M., & Joiner, T.E. (2021). Dissemination and Implementation of Suicide Research in the Department of Defense: Perspective from the Military Suicide Research Consortium. Military Behavioral Health, 9(1), 69-77.
3. Gai, A.R., Ringer, F., Schafer, K., Dougherty, S., Schneider, M., Soberay, K.A., Gutierrez, P.M., Joiner, T.E., Comtois, K.A., & Plant, E.A. (2021). The Nature and Structure of the Military Suicide Research Consortium's Common Data Elements. Military Behavioral Health, 9(2). 129-138.
4. Soberay, K.A., Plant, E.A., Hanson, J.E., Dwyer, M., & Gutierrez, P.M. (2019). Improving Military Readiness and Reducing Suicide Risk: The Role Between Positive TBI Screens, Severe Insomnia, and Suicidal Outcomes. Military Behavioral Health, 7(4), 448-458.
5. Soberay, K.A., Hanson, J.E., Dwyer, M., Plant, E.A., & Gutierrez, P.M. (2019). The Relationship between Suicidal Responses and Traumatic Brain Injury and Severe Insomnia in Active Duty, Veteran, and Civilian Populations. Archives of Suicide Research, 23(3), 391-410.
6. Monteith, L.L., Gerber, H.R., Brownstone, L.M., Soberay, K.A., & Bahraini, N.H. (2018). The Phenomenology of Military Sexual Trauma among Male Veterans. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 20(1), 115-127. doi: 10.1037/men0000153.
7. Monteith, L.L., Brownstone, L.M., Gerber, H.R., Soberay, K.A., & Bahraini, N.H. (2018). Understanding Suicidal Self-Directed Violence among Male Veterans Exposed to Military Sexual Trauma: An Ecological Framework, Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 20(1), 23-35. doi.org/10.1037/men0000141
8. Ringer, F.B., Soberay, K.A., Rogers, M.L., Hagan, C.R., Chu, C., Schneider, M., Podlogar, M., Witte, T., Holm-Denoma, J., Plant, E.A., Gutierrez, P.M., & Joiner, T.E. (2018). Initial Validation of Brief Measures of Suicide Risk Factors: Common Data Elements Used by the Military Suicide Research Consortium. Psychological Assessment, 30 (6), 767-778.
9. Brenner, L.A., Hostetter, T.A., Barnes, S.M., Stearns-Yoder, K.A., Soberay, K.A., & Forster, J.E. (2017). Traumatic Brain Injury, Psychiatric Diagnoses, and Suicide Risk among Veterans Seeking Services related to Homelessness. Brain Injury, 1-5.
10. Monteith, L.L., Bahraini, N.H., Matarazzo, B.B., Gerber, H., Soberay, K.A., & Forster, J.E. (2016). The influence of gender on suicidal ideation following military sexual trauma among veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. Psychiatry Research,244, 257-265. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.07.036
11. Monteith, L.L., Bahraini, N.B., Matarazzo, B.B., Soberay, K.A., & Smith, C.P. (2016). Perceptions of institutional betrayal predict suicidal self-directed violence among veterans exposed to military sexual trauma. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72(7), 743-755. doi:10.1002/jclp.22292
12. Anestis, M.D., Soberay, K.A., Gutierrez, P.M., Hernández, T.D., & Joiner, T.E. Jr. (2014). Reconsidering the link between impulsivity and suicidal behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 18, 366-386.
13. Matarazzo B.B., Barnes, S.M., Pease, J.L., Russell, L.M., Hanson, J.E., Soberay, K.A., & Gutierrez, P.M. (2014). Suicide risk among lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgendered military personnel and veterans: What does the literature tell us? Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 44, 200-217.

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