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Are mindful people better at regulating their emotions?

Emotions such as fear, sadness, anger, and so on often need to be "regulated" for us to behave in healthy, adaptive ways. How can people better regulate their emotions when stressed? read more...

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Can we help children with ADHD succeed in school?

Adolescents with ADHD often experience significant problems in school, such as failing grades and low achievement test scores. Can we predict these problems before they occur? read more...

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Why do African American youth trade cigarettes for cigars?

Many youth perceive cigars to pose fewer health risks than cigarettes. But, is this true? read more...

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Are cultural issues important in rehabilitation medicine?

Many health problems and disabilities disproportionately affect ethnic minority communities. But what can rehabilitation specialists do to change that? read more...

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Is religious counseling effective?

Many religious people say they want religious counseling. But is it effective? And, if it is not available, is secular counseling less effective for religious people than religious counseling? read more...

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Dr. Michael Southam-Gerow

Associate Professor

Clinical Psychology

Director, Graduate Studies

Co-Director, Anxiety Clinic

 

PhD (1997), Temple University

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Virginia

Contact Information

Phone: 804-827-0585

Office: 806 W Franklin, rm 212

E-mail: masouthamger@vcu.edu

Web site: Dr. Southam-Gerow's web site

Research Interests

The Southam-Gerow lab is a busy and exciting place to work and learn. Our focus is the dissemination of evidence-based mental health assessment and treatment strategies for children and families. Much of the work we do applies partnerships research models that involve intense collaboration with community agencies. Currently, we have two large projects, one in the final stages and another just beginning. The project ending is an open trial study involving the adapting and testing of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) in community settings through input from stakeholders in the community that is winding down. That project was funded by NIMH. The study in its early stages is a recently funded five-year NIMH R01 grant designed to develop four measures of treatment integrity (adherence, therapist competence, and treatment differentiation). On this project, we are joined by Dr. Bryce McLeod and his lab; Dr. McLeod is a co-PI on the project.

In addition to this funded work, our lab coordinated the Commission on Youth's (COY) 4th Edition of the Collection of Evidence-Based Treatments. The Commission on Youth is a standing legislative commission of the Virginia General Assembly that provides a legislative forum in which complex issues related to Virginia youth and their families may be explored and resolved.

Finally, we are always investigating other collaborations and have two early collaborative relationships with Virginia mental health agencies: the Region Ten CSB in the Albemarle/Charlottesville area and the Fairfax Falls Church CSB in Northern Virginia.

Selected Publications

Schoenwald, S. K., Garland, A. F., Chapman, J. E., Frazier, S. L., Sheidow, A. J., & Southam-Gerow, M. A. (2011). Toward the effective and efficient measurement of implementation fidelity. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38, 32-43.

Goodman, K. L., & Southam-Gerow, M. A. (2010). The regulating role of negative emotions in children’s coping with peer rejection. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 41, 515-534.

Southam-Gerow, M. A., Weisz, J. R., Chu, B. C., McLeod, B. D., Gordis, E. B., & Connor-Smith, J. K. (2010). Does CBT for youth anxiety outperform usual care in community clinics?: An initial effectiveness test. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 1043-1052.

McLeod, B. D., Southam-Gerow, M. A., & Weisz, J. R. (2009). Conceptual and methodological issues in treatment integrity measurement. School Psychology Review, 38, 541-546.

Southam-Gerow, M. A., Hourigan, S. E., & Allin, R. B. (2009). Adapting evidence-based treatments for youth in partnership with mental health stakeholders. Behavior Modification, 33, 82-103.

Recent Courses Taught at VCU
Recent Grants

Development and Validation of Child Therapy Integrity Measures. Co-Principal Investigator. May 2010-February 2015. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). R01, R01MH086529, $1,125,000.

Diversity Supplement to Development and Validation of Child Therapy Integrity Measures. Co-Principal Investigator. Aug. 2011-February 2013. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Diversity Supplement to R01, R01MH086529-S1, $145,842.

Adaptation of Evidence-Based Child Therapy in Context. Principal Investigator. April 2005-June 2010. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). K23, K23MH69421, $599,655.