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Research
Program
Craig
E. Henderson, Ph.D. |
 My
research is focused on family psychology and addictive
behaviors, particularly the treatment of adolescent
substance use. I have a long-standing interest in
the effectiveness of family-based treatments, and
for the last six years have been working with colleagues
at the University of Miami examining the effectiveness
of Multidimensional Family Therapy for adolescent
drug abuse. I am an investigator in the National Institute
on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded Criminal Justice-Drug
Abuse Treatment Studies (http://www.cjdats.org),
where I have been a member of a research team that
conducted a nationally representative, multilevel
survey of substance abuse treatment practices in the
adult and juvenile justice systems, and am involved
in managing two randomized controlled trials of adolescents
involved in the juvenile justice system.
In
addition to these studies, I have worked with students
conducting theses and dissertations on diverse topics;
examples include examining subtypes of female sex
offenders, the taxonicity of psychopathy in incarcerated
women, a meta-analysis of an empirically supported
treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder, a randomized
pilot study testing the effectiveness of an intervention
for children from divorced families, and examining
coping and benefit-finding processes among caregivers
of persons with Alzheimer's Disease and custodial
grandparents.
The
common goal of my research is to strengthen family
relationships in at-risk youth and improve services
for adolescents with substance abuse and associated
problems.
Background
- 2005-2006 Psychology,
Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University
- 2003-2005 Epidemiology
and Public Health, Research Assistant Professor,
University of Miami School of Medicine
- 2001-2003 Epidemiology
and Public Health, Postdoctoral Fellow, University
of Miami School of Medicine
- 2001 Ph.D. Counseling
Psychology, University of North Texas
- 1995 M.A. Family
Psychology, Hardin-Simmons University
- 1991 B.A. Biology
and Chemistry, Howard Payne University
 Research/Professional
Interests
- Family psychology,
addictive behaviors
Recent
Courses Taught
- Empirically Supported
Treatments
- Marriage and Family
Therapy
- Clinical Supervision
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