Joseph A. Himle

Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Social Work, Professor Emeritus of Social Work, School of Social Work and Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Medical School

Professor Joseph Himle's research interests focus on mental health intervention research with adults and youth. Himle's current intervention projects include mental health intervention trials focused on bringing cognitive behavioral therapy to underserved populations. He has been the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, or Mentor on a total of 20 research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health in addition to receiving funding from a range of other sources. Additional areas of scholarly interest include the relationship between psychosocial interventions and neurobiological factors, mental disorders, and social work practice in mental health. Professor Himle holds a joint appointment with the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry. Professor Himle has served in many administrative roles at the School of Social Work including Interim Dean, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Associate Dean for Research. Dr. Himle is also an active clinician and teacher in the area of mental health practice, presenting to local, national, and international audiences. Finally, he is a fellow in the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

Research Interests

Mental health, anxiety, depression, psycosocial interventions, cognitive-behavioral therapy, interface between neurobiology and psychosocial interventions in mental health.

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

  • [email protected]

  • (734) 615-0611

  • 2848 SSWB
    University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109University of Michigan
    Department of Psychiatry
    4250 Plymouth Road
    Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Education

  • 1995 PhD Social Work and Personality Psychology
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 1984 MSW Social Work
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • 1983 BA Psychology
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Activities

Websites

Publications

Rubyan, M. J., Weaver, A., Tang, X., Gorton, S., Kim, S., Bodie, N., Harris, E., Landry, C.,Long, B., Whitted, R., Zhang, A., & Himle, J. A. (in press). Perinatal WIC client perceptions of a technology-assisted, entertaining, evidence-based depression treatment program tailored for perinatal people. Families in Society.
Rubyan, M., Weaver, A., Kanafani, R., Halliwill, G., Kaempf, G., Gorton, S., Landry, C., & Himle, J. A. (in press). Partner Perspectives of Tailoring Technology-Assisted CBT Depression Treatment for Perinatal People Served By Head Start. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action.
Oslan, I., Haaland, A. T., Himle, J. A., & Bertelsen, T. B. (in press). School nurse-delivered anxiety interventions for adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cogent Psychology.
Weaver, A., LeBeau, R., Brydon, D. M., Jacobson, M., Santiago, J., Willis, J., Kilbourne, A. M., Craske, M. G., & Himle, J. A. (in press). Multiple stakeholder perspectives of implementing work-related cognitive behavioral therapy (WCBT) in vocational service settings: A qualitative exploration of intervention acceptability and sustainability. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research.
Xiaoling, X., Zhang, X., Narbu, E., Ash, S., Turner, S., Narbut, E., An, R., Jester, J. M., Park,S., & Himle, J. A. (in press). Leveraging aging service providers to support iCBT for depression in homebound older adults: Protocol for a Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols.
Losiewicz, O. M., Barnes-Horowitz, N. M., LeBeau, R. T., Jester, J., Himle, J. A., & Craske, M. G. (2025). Bidirectional Relationships Between Hours Worked and Social Anxiety and Depression Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study. Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, 7(1), 9-17.
Smith, S. N., Almirall, D., Choi, S. Y., Andrews, C., Koschmann, E., Rusch, A.,Bilek, E., Lane, A., Abelson, J. L., Eisenberg, D., Himle, J. A., Liebrecht, C., &Kilbourne, A. M. (2024). Student mental health outcomes of a clustered SMART for developing an adaptive implementation strategy to support school-based CBT delivery. Journal of Affective Disorders, 367, 399-407.
Bornheimer, L. A., Li Verdugo, J., Brdar, N., Im, V., Jeffers, N., Bushnell, C. B., Hoener, K., Tasker, M., DeWeese, K., Florence, T., Jester, J. M., King, C. A., Taylor, S. F., & Himle, J. A. (2024). A cognitive-behavioral treatment for suicide prevention among adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in community mental health: Study protocol for a pilot feasibility and acceptability randomized clinical trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 10, 99.
Felsman, P., Weaver, A., Segal, J., Jacobson, M., Landry, C., Abdur-Rahman, J.,DeKam, A., Doss-Simmons, T., & Himle, J. A. (2024). Doing better on dialysis: Open pilot outcomes of a technology-assisted, entertaining, CBT-Based depression treatment for people with end stage kidney disease at a dialysis clinic. Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 34(3), 100498.
Weaver, A., Jacobson, M., Holzworth, Hall, S., Ross, D. M., Felsman, P., Landry, C., Whitted, R., Long, B., Al-Shamari, T., Zhang, A., & Himle, J. A. (2024). Moms & babies feeling better together: Open pilot outcomes of a technology-assisted, entertaining, CBT-based depression treatment for low-income perinatal people served by a rural Michigan WIC clinic. Families in Society.

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2025 Distinguished Faculty Award - University of Michigan School of Social Work
2020 American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare - Fellow
2019 2019 Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award
2015 Nomination for "MICHR outstanding Mentor Award" - Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research
2010-2013 Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award Review Committee, Society for Social Work and Research
2009-2011 “Who’s Who in America” 2009-2011
2008 Nomination for “ACBT outstanding Mentor Award” - Association for Advancement of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
2007-2008 "Teacher of the Year" - University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry.
2007 Nomination for “member at large” - Society for Social Work and Research - listed on final ballot, not elected, 2007.
2006 Nomination for “member at large” - Society for Social Work and Research - listed on final ballot, not elected, 2006.
2005 "Who's Who in Medical Sciences Education"
2003 "Who's Who in American Education"
2000-2001 "Teacher of the Year," University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry
1996-1997 "Teacher of the Year," University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry
1989-1990 NIMH Mental Health Intervention Research Fellowship, Pre-doctoral studies.

Presentations

Year Description
n.d. Himle, J. A., & Fennell, J. Unwanted obsessions about harming others: Understanding the boundaries between obsessive-compulsive disorder and criminal behavior. Presented at the 13th annual conference of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, Chicago, IL.
2024 West, A., Cullen, B., Ruiz, J. E., Barnes-Horowitz, N., Craske, M. G., LeBeau, R. T., Treanor, M., Himle, J. A., & Barry, T. (2024) The Effect of Fear Generalization on Social Fear, Social Avoidance, Experiential Avoidance, and Functional Impairment Amongst Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder., 2024 Annual Convention, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Tan, J., Stuchell, E., Walling, E., Himle, J., Weaver, A., & Zhang, A. Evaluating the effectiveness of a computer-based CBT for AYAs with cancer: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Symposium Presentation at The (2023) 5th Global Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Congress, Long Beach, CA.
2022 Bornheimer, L. A., Li Verdugo, J., Holzworth, J., Smith, F., Himle, J. A., Taylor, S. F., King, C. A., & Tarrier, N. (2022, April). Adapting a cognitive behavioral suicide prevention treatment for adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Poster (virtual) presentation at the annual 2022 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS)
2022 Smith, M., Himle, J., Weaver, A., & Zhang, A. (2022, Nov.). Leveraging technology and community-engaged approaches to increase access to evidence-supported mental health treatment. Symposium Presentation at the 2022 Mental Health Services Research Conference by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Online

Courses

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
CBT with Depressive Disorders Himle, Joseph A. Winter 2023 001 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
CBT with Depressive Disorders Himle, Joseph A. Winter 2021 001 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Practice Himle, Joseph A. Winter 2020 006 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Practice Himle, Joseph A. Winter 2019 007 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Practice Himle, Joseph A. Winter 2018 009 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Practice Himle, Joseph A. Fall 2016 005 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Practice Himle, Joseph A. Fall 2015 004 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Advanced Topics in Interpersonal Practice Himle, Joseph A. Fall 2014 007 09:00 am 05:00 pm View Course
Topics in Social Work Haas, Liz Fall 2014 004 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course
Topics in Social Work Haas, Liz Fall 2014 003 09:00 am 12:00 pm View Course