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Faculty

                    Colleen Halliday-Boykins, Ph.D.
                    Jason E. Chapman, Ph.D.
                    Phillippe B. Cunningham, Ph.D.
              Scott W. Henggeler, Ph.D.
                    Michael McCart, Ph.D.
                    Jeff Randall, Ph.D.
                    Melisa D. Rowland, MD

Cindy M. Schaeffer, Ph.D.
Sonja K. Schoenwald, Ph.D.
Ashli J. Sheidow, Ph.D.
Michael D. Sweat, Ph.D.
Cynthia C. Swenson, Ph.D.
Kristyn Zajac, Ph.D.

Jason E. Chapman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

E-mail: chapmaja@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Jason E. Chapman

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Measuring and Improving Supervisor Adherence and Competence

Projects as Co-Investigator:
- Stage II Research on Outpatient Treatment for Adolescents with Comorbidity
- Adapting MST to Address Transmission Risk Behaviors in HIV+ Young People - Enhancing Juvenile Drug Court Outcomes with EBPs
- Therapist Training Interventions to Implement an EBT for Adolescents
- Leading Innovations for Neighborhoods, Kids, and Schools (LINKS)

Phillippe B. Cunningham, Ph.D.

Professor

E-mail: cunninpb@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Phillippe B. Cunningham

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Midtreatment Implementation Problems in EBT for Youth
- MST-Adaption: Concept Cooperation Project
- Adherence to IDDM Regimen in Urban Youth
- Multisystemic Therapy to Reduce Health Disparities in Adolescents with Asthma
- Interventionist Procedures for Adherence to Weight Loss Recommendations in Black Adolescents

Projects as Co-Investigator:
- Building a Framework to Address Teen Sexting Behaviors - Adapting MST to Address Transmission Risk Behaviors in HIV+ Young People

Colleen A. Halliday-Boykins, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

E-mail: hallidca@musc.edu

Faculty Page:

Projects

Scott W. Henggeler, Ph.D.

Professor

Family Services Research Center

E-mail: henggesw@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Scott W. Henggeler

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Enhancing Juvenile Drug Court Outcomes with EBPs
- Therapist Training Interventions to Implement an EBT for Adolescents
- Vocational Outcomes for Youth w/ Substance Abuse Problems & High HIV Risk

Projects as Co-Investigator:
- Stage II Research on Outpatient Treatment for Adolescents with Comorbidity
- Adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy for Transition-Age Youth

Michael McCart, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Family Services Research Center
Assistant Professor

E-mail: mccartm@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Michael McCart

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Psychological First Aid for Victims of Crime
- Augmentation of Exposure Therapy with D-Cycloserine for Pediatric PTSD
- Reducing High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents Presenting to the Peds Dept

Projects as Co-Investigator:
- Vocational Supports for Emerging Adults
- Stage II Research on Outpatient Treatment for Adolescents with Comorbidity
- Targeting HIV Risk Behaviors in Juvenile Drug Court-Involved Youth
- Adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy for Transition-Age Youth - Enhancing Juvenile Drug Court Outcomes with EBPs

Jeff Randall, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

E-mail: randallj@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Jeff Randall

Melisa D. Rowland, MD

Associate Professor

E-mail: rowlandm@musc.edu

Faculty Page:Melisa Rowland

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- MST-CM Implementation for NY ACS Project
- MST-Psychiatric Teams/Robin Hood Foundation

Projects as Co-Investigator:
- Therapist Training Interventions to Implement an EBT for Adolescents

Cindy M. Schaeffer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

E-mail: schaeffc@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Cindy M. Schaeffer

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Family-Based Treatment for Parental Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment
- Rigorous Evaluation of the BlueSky Continuum of EBT in NY City
- Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior Interventions

Sonja K. Schoenwald, Ph.D.

Professor

E-mail: schoensk@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Sonja K.Schoenwald

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Youth Outcomes of BlueSky in NY
- Center to Promote Schools as the Context for Urban Children's Mental Health
- Rady's Childrens Hospital San Diego flow down NIMH Advanced Center to Improve Pediatric Mental Health Care
- Measuring and Improving Supervisor Adherence and Competence
- Implementation Methods Research Group (IMRG)
- Leading Innovations for Neighborhoods, Kids, and Schools (LINKS)

Ashli J. Sheidow, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

E-mail: sheidoaj@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Ashli J. Sheidow

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Learning and Working During the Transition to Adulthood
- Online Training Support System for Community-Based Substance Abuse Agencies
- Vocational Supports for Emerging Adults
- Stage II Research on Outpatient Treatment for Adolescents with Comorbidity
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Retention of Emerging Adults
- Adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy for Transition-Age Youth

Projects as Co-Investigator:
- Leading Innovations for Neighborhoods, Kids, and Schools (LINKS)
- Reducing High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents Presenting to the Peds Dept
- Therapist Training Interventions to Implement an EBT for Adolescents
- Targeting HIV Risk Behaviors in Juvenile Drug Court-Involved Youth

Michael D. Sweat, Ph.D.

Director, Family Services Research Center
Director, Center for Global Initiatives
Professor

E-mail: sweatm@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Michael D. Sweat

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- HIV Prevention Program Research and Evaluation
- Evaluating a Combination of Prevention Interventions to Reduce HIV-1 Transmission in Tanzania's Iringa Region
- Phase II RCT of Comprehensive Triaged HIV Prevention: Tanzania
- Synthesizing HIV Behavioral Intervention Effectiveness in Developing Countries

Cynthia C. Swenson, Ph.D.

Professor

Family Services Research Center

E-mail: swensocc@musc.edu

Faculty Page: Cindy C. Swenson

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Family-Based Treatment for Parental Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment
- MST Model with Child Maltreatment
- Project OKURASE

Kristyn Zajac, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

E-mail: zajac@musc.edu

Faculty Page:

Projects as Principal Investigator:
- Violence Exposure, Mental Health, & Parenting Efficacy Among Teen Mothers

Projects as Co-Investigator:
- Vocational Supports for Emerging Adults

Family Services Research Center (FSRC)

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