Biography
Dr. Lardier received a BA degree in Psychology (2010) and a Master's degree in Professional Counseling (2013). Dr. Lardier earned his PhD degree in Human Development and Family Science (2017) from Montclair State University. In 2021, he joined the School of Medicine faculty as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Division of Community Behavioral Health. Dr. Lardier provides behavioral health clinical services through the UNM Athletics Clinic for UNM student athletes. He also provides clinical services through the UNM Faculty Clinic as well as the Indian Health Services (I.H.S), which is an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
Personal Statement
Dr. Lardier is an Research Assistant Professor in UNMs Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Division of Community Behavioral Health. Dr. Lardiers research interests include the implementation and evaluation of substance misuse and mental health prevention-intervention programming; evaluation and scale development; statistical methodology for multi-level prevention-intervention research; the implementation of evidence-based practices in ethnically-diverse and rural communities; and both youth and community empowerment and resiliency. Dr. Lardier has co-authored over 90 publications specific to prevention-intervention science and community empowerment, and has provided evaluation and methodological support for grants funded through both the Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As a licensed professional clinical mental health counselor (LPCC) in the state of New Mexico, Dr. Lardiers clinical expertise focuses on individual and group therapy, substance use treatment and assessment, trauma treatment, as well as both crisis and suicide assessment-intervention services and training. Dr. Lardier takes a strengths-based, empowerment approach to therapeutic practice, as well as grounds his work in practice-based evidence approaches to ensure a culturally responsive clinical experience.
Areas of Specialty
1. Adolescent and adult psychological clinical services
2. Substance use treatment and prevention services
3. Trauma-informed clinical practice
4. Cognitive behavioral therapy
5. Compassion-based therapy approaches
6. Culturally responsive, strengths-based therapeutic approaches
Key Publications
Journal Article
Lardier, David, Submitted Lardier DT, Davis AN, Verdezoto CS, et al. Latent Class Groups of Concurrent Substance Use Among Adolescents in an Urban Community: Correlates With Mental Health, Access to Drugs and Alcohol, and Risk Perception. Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2024;45(1):124-135. doi:10.1177/29767342231207192 Substance Use & Addiction Journal, vol. 45, Issue 1, 124-135
Journal Article
Lardier, David, Submitted Lardier DT, Hess J, Winter L, & Goodkind J. The impact of post-resettlement stressors and access to healthcare on physical health outcomes in recently resettled refugees in the United States. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2022. American Journal of Orthospychiatry
Journal Article
Lardier, David, Submitted Lardier DT, Blackwell, M, Beene, DR, Lin, Y. Social Vulnerabilities and Spatial Access to Primary Healthcare through Car and Public Transportation System in the Albuquerque, NM, Metropolitan Area: Assessing Disparities through GIS and Multilevel Modeling. Journal of Urban Health. 2022. Journal of Urban Health
Journal Article
Lardier, David, Submitted Lardier DT, Powell KG, Peterson NA, Borys S, Hallcom D. Patient characteristics and exploratory analysis on prior engagements with peer support workers in a state-wide opioid recovery intervention. Social Work in Mental Health. 2022. Social Work in Mental Health
Gender
Male
Research and Scholarship
1. Lardier, DT, Dickson, E, Hackett, J, & Verdezoto, C. A scoping review of existing research between 1990 and 2023: Measuring virtual communities of practice across disciplines. Journal of Community Psychology. 2023.
2. Lardier DT, Hess J, Winter L, & Goodkind J. The impact of post-resettlement stressors and access to healthcare on physical health outcomes in recently resettled refugees in the United States. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2022.
3. Saavedra, JS, Crisanti, AS, Lardier, DT, Tohen, M, Lenroot, R, Bustillo, J,
McIver, S. The Cascade of Care for Early Psychosis Detection in a College Counseling Center. Psychiatric Services. 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20230005
4. Greene, N, Hess, J, Soller, B, Amer, S, Lardier DT, Goodkind, J. Expanding Social Network Conceptualization, Measurement, and Theory: Lessons from Transnational Refugee Populations. Journal of Applied Social Science. 2023.
5. Blackwell, M, Lardier DT, Choe, R, Goodkind, J. Persistence of the relationship between emotional distress and resource access: A longitudinal reciprocal model in a diverse refugee sample. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2023.
6. Barans, S, Friedman, B, Lardier, DT, Saavedra, JL, Bustillo, JR, Halperin, D,
Crisanti, AS. Trauma exposure and disclosure in Hispanics at clinical high risk for psychosis: A retrospective review study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 2023