Dr. Bauder is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center with the Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative (STRIVE) in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. She holds a MA in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine from Boston University’s School of Medicine, a MPH from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from OSU. She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Ohio and a National Certified Counselor. She is a certified trainer in crisis response planning for suicide prevention, brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention, and lethal means counseling. As the Director of the Rivet Lab, Dr. Bauder is growing a program of research that includes developing, evaluating, and implementing suicide prevention strategies among special populations, including those with gender and sexual minority identities and underrepresented firearm owners. She is a co-Investigator on several DoD funded studies and has secured internal and external pilot funding as Principal Investigator. Recently she became the director of the R&R Research program with STRIVE, which provides state-of-the-art psychological treatment for current service members and veterans experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to exposure to military and nonmilitary related traumatic events, regardless of the era or discharge status. She is a CATALYST faculty affiliate and clinical supervisor in the OSUMC outpatient Behavioral Health clinic.