Angelique Trask Tate, PhD

Dr. Angelique Trask Tate is a psychologist and Behavioral Health Director at TCP Westwood. In 2019, she became an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine where she began her work at TCP Westwood. As the Behavioral Health Director, she leads a team of master’s level clinicians and one psychologist while providing a breadth of services for patients ranging from 2 years old to adulthood.

In 2023, she received the Outstanding Clinician Award from the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine as she was recognized by her peers as an exceptional clinician providing the highest quality care to patients. Her research interests include trauma-informed care in the primary care setting and assessment and intervention for patients with autism spectrum disorder in the primary care setting.

Her academic achievements include completing her doctorate in school psychology at Tulane University in 2011 where her research interests centered on resilient academic and psychological outcomes among African American adolescents. Dr. Tate completed an APA-accredited internship and post-doctoral fellowship in psychology at Houston Independent School District where she specialized in crisis intervention, consultation, therapy and psychological assessments.

Personal Statement

I am deeply committed to providing high quality, behavioral health services within an integrated primary care setting to underserved populations. It is my goal that by providing these services within a primary care setting, patients are able to access care without the impediments of traditional barriers. As a clinician educator, I strive to provide future mental health providers with clinical experiences emphasizing culturally competent, evidenced-based care. I am realizing these goals as the Associate Medical Director of Behavioral Health at TCP Westwood. In this role, I provide direct patient care, supervise the clinical work of learners and behavioral health clinical therapists, and serve in an administrative capacity in which I create and monitor policies and procedures.

Special Interests

• Behavior
• Teenagers
• Toddlers

Education

Organizations

Honors and awards

2023

Outstanding Clinician Award, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

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Trask-Tate, A. & Cunningham, M. (2010). Planning Ahead: Examining the relations between school support and parental involvement in the development of future academic expectations in resilient African American adolescents. Journal of Negro Education, 79, 137-150.

Trask-Tate, A., Cunningham, M., & Lange-DeGrange, L. (2010). The Importance of family: The impact of social support on symptoms of psychological distress in African American girls. Research in Human Development, 7, 164-182.

Musler, R. M., Hucke, K., Trask-Tate, A., & Cunningham. (2012). When racial identity matters: Stressful events and mental health in rural African American adolescents. In J. Sullivan (Ed.), African American Racial Identity: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Trask-Tate, A. J., Cunningham, M., & Francois, S. (2014). The role of racial socialization in promoting the academic expectations of African American adolescents: Realities in a post-Brown era. Journal of Negro Education, 83(3), 281–299.