Alexandra Zaballero Sims, Ph.D.

Dr. Zaballero Sims is a licensed psychologist and works with children and adolescents. Her teaching and practice expertise lies in cognitive and academic assessment, and she teaches classes focused on psychopathology. Dr. Zaballero Sims does not have a research laboratory and does not mentor graduate or undergraduate students on research projects.

Sims, A. J., Boasso, A. M., Burch, B., Naser, S., & Overstreet, S. (2015). School dissatisfaction in a post-disaster environment: The mediating role of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Child & Youth Care Forum, 44(4), 583-595. doi:10.1007/s10566-015-9316-z
 
Sims, A.J. (November 2014). Trauma-Focused Programming in Middle and High Schools.  Symposium presented at the Louisiana School Psychology Association Conference in Lafayette, LA.
 
Sims, A. J., & Marques, L.  (November 2013). The Student Supervisor: A Model for Senior Graduate Students as Mentors.  Poster presented at the Louisiana School Psychology Association Conference in Lafayette, LA.
 
Overstreet, S., Naser, S.C., Bell, P., Sims, A.J., & Verlenden, J.  (November 2013). Incorporating Universal Screening for Social and Behavioral Risk into Your School:  A Roundtable Discussion of the Nuts and Bolts.  Panel member for presentation at the Louisiana School Psychology Association Conference in Lafayette, LA.
 
Overstreet, S., Nastasi, B., Naser, S., Sims, A.J., et al.  (August 2013).  Social-Emotional Universal Screening: Implications for Practice in Low Resource, High Risk Contexts.  Symposium presented at the American Psychological Association in Honolulu, HI.

Sims, A. J., Smith, S., Rovaris, J., & Overstreet, S. (March 2012). Exploring the Relationship Between Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Growth in Adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Adolescence in Vancouver, Canada.
 
Sims, A. J., Rovaris, J., & Overstreet, S. (March 2011). Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Early Adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development in Montreal, Canada.