Michael R. McCart, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Family Services Research Center
 
(843) 792-4415 phone
(843) 876-1808 fax
mccartm@musc.edu

Biographical Sketch

Michael R. McCart, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the Family Services Research Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2006. He completed a clinical internship and a post-doctoral research fellowship at MUSC’s National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center. Dr. McCart's research interests focus on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based interventions for disruptive behavior disorders, substance abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adolescents. Dr. McCart is currently working on NIDA-funded grants evaluating interventions for reducing substance use and risky sexual behavior among youth involved in juvenile drug court. He is also involved in a NIMH-funded project evaluating an adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy for emerging adults. In addition, Dr. McCart is conducting a NARSAD-funded study that evaluates whether a pharmacological compound called D-Cycloserine augments the effects of exposure therapy for pediatric PTSD.

 adolescents, treatment, substance use, behavior problems, trauma, HIV