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Kurt D. Michael, Ph.D.
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Associate Director for Clinical Services, Institute for Health and Human Services Anxiety Meta Analysis Project: http://web.mac.com/sncompton/Aim_Project/Welcome.html Associate Editor: Journal of Child and Family Studies Evidence-Based Child and Adolsescent Psychosocial Interventions |
| Education |
| Clinical Psychology Internship, 1999, Duke University Medical Center |
| Ph.D., 1999, Utah State University, Psychology |
| M.S., 1997, Utah State University, Psychology |
| B.A., 1988, University of Colorado at Boulder, Psychology, cum laude |
| Research Interests |
| My program of research is in the area of child and adolescent psycholopathology, broadly construed. I have particular interests in the assessment and treatment of child and adolescent internalizing conditions (e.g., depression, generalized anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder), externalizing disorders (e.g., substance abuse, conduct problems), and autism spectrum disorders. Moreover, I have a strong methodological interest in assessing psychotherapy outcome. For example, I have completed several meta-analytic studies designed to assess outcome broadly over time and across various types of treatment trials. I am currently collaborating with colleagues from ASU and Duke University Medical Center on a meta-analysis investigating the effectiveness of treatments for child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Other interests of mine include investigating the efficacy of treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and alcohol abuse among college students (e.g., motivational interviewing strategies). |
| Representative Publications |
| Michael, K. D., Renkert, L. E., Wandler, J., & Stamey, T. (2009). Cultivating a new harvest: Rationale and preliminary results from a growing interdisciplinary rural school mental health program. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2, 40-50. |
| Michael, K.D., Furr, R.M., Masters, K.S., Collett, B.R., Spielmans, G.I., Ritter, K., Veeder, M.A., Treiber, K., & Cullum, J.L. (2009). Using the MMPI-2 to predict symptom reduction during psychotherapy in a sample of community outpatients. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 39, 157-163. |
| Michael, K. D. (2008). Psychoactive substance use disorders. In S. F. Davis & W. Buskist (Eds.). 21st century psychology. (pp. 307-317). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. |
| Michael, K. D., Curtin, L., Kirkley, D., Jones, D., & Harris, R. (2006). Group-based motivational interviewing for alcohol use among college students: An exploratory study. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 37, 629-634. |
| Michael, K. D. (2006). What I Think I May Have Learned—Reflections on 50 Years of Teaching: An Interview with Michael Wertheimer. Teaching of Psychology, 33, 280-287. |
| Michael, K. D., Huelsman, T. J., Gerard, C., Gilligan, T., & Gustafson, M. (2006). Depression among college students: Trends in prevalence and treatment seeking. Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal, 3, 60-70. |
| Michael, K. D. (2006). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A case of prolonged tooth brushing. Clinical Case Studies, 5, 331-344. |
| Michael, K. D., Huelsman, T. J. , & Crowley, S. L. (2005). Interventions for child and adolescent depression: Do professional therapists produce better results? Journal of Child and Family Studies, 14, 223-236. |
| Wallus, D., Martz, D., Huelsman, T., & Michael, K. (2005). Effects of carbohydrates on mood in the presence of intense physical exercise. Journal of Worry & Affective Experience, 1, 4-14. |
| Gerard, G., Michael, K. D., & Gerard, J. (2005). Examining practice patterns of emergency physicians through the use of simulated patient vignettes, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 46:3 (Supplement 1), 100. |
| Psujek, J., Martz, D., Curtin, L., Michael, K., & Aeschleman, S. (2004). An investigation into the association between nicotine dependence, body image, depression, and anxiety within a college population according to gender. Addictive Behaviors, 29, 375-380. |
| Michael, K. D. (2004). A winding (and sereptitious) road to electicism: Practitioner commentary 13.2. In J. Sommers-Flanagan and R. Sommers-Flanagan (Eds.), Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice (p. 465). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. |
| Michael, K. D. (2004). Behavioral treatment of trichotillomania: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 3, 171-182. |
| Michael, K. D., & Crowley, S. L. (2002). How effective are treatments for child and adolescent depression? A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 22, 247-269. |
| Michael, K. D., & Merrell, K. W. (1998). The reliability of children's self-reported internalizing symptoms over brief- to medium- length time intervals. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 37, 194-201. |
| Merrell, K. W., Anderson, K. E., & Michael, K. D. (1997). Convergent validity of the Internalizing Symptoms Scale for Children with three self-report measures of internalizing problems. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 15, 56-66. |
| Grants and Honors |
| I am currently working on two major initiatives at the Institute for Health and Human Services. The first project is the development of specialty clinic devoted to the assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. The second major initiative is the development of comprehensive and interdisciplinary mental health model (i.e., social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, counseling) at the local high school in conjunction with school staff (i.e., school counselors, administration, social work, psychology). |
| 2009 – present. PI on an external contract ($9,000) to fund the Assessment, Support, and counseling (ASC) Center through the ASU Institute for Health and Human Services in partnership with Watauga High School. |
| 2008 – 2009. Co-PI on a grant ($22,000) with Dr. Lisa Curtin to conduct an evaluation of community efforts to reduce alcohol-related crashes and fatalities in Watauga County as part of a state priority area identified by the North Carolina Strategic Prevention Framework (NC-SPF-SIG); funded by a federal grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) awarded to the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (NC DMH/DD/SAS) under the management of the Smoky Local Management Entity (LME). |
| 2008 – 2009. PI on an external contract ($9,000) to provide interdisciplinary mental health services through the ASU Institute for Health and Human Services in partnership with Watauga County Schools and Watauga High School. |
| 2007 – 2008. Co-PI on a grant ($63,954) to conduct a community needs assessment to inform future efforts to reduce alcohol-related crashes and fatalities in Watauga County as part of a state priority area identified by the NC-SPF-SIG; funded by a federal grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) awarded to the NC DMH/DD/SAS under the management of the Smoky LME. |
2007 – present. PI on externally funded research grant to study the effects of cranioelectrotherapy stimulation on symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Electromedical Products International. |
| 2004 – 2005 Co-PI on internally funded research grant ($4,506) to study the effects of motivational interviewing to reduce alcohol abuse in a randomized controlled clinical trial. |
| 2003 – 2004 Contributing author and Co-PI on the research arm, Governor’s Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse Grant. Competitive Award ($13,000). Funded project to implement a controlled study on the effectiveness of a brief Motivational Interviewing Intervention to reduce drinking among college students. |
| 2005 – 2006 Nominated, Strickland Outstanding Young Faculty Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University |
| 2002 – 2003 Nominated, Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Appalachian State University |
| 2000 - 2001 Nominated, Outstanding Advisor Award, Appalachian State University |
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