Joseph A. Himle

Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, and Professor 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 treatment development projects focused on bringing cognitive behavioral therapy to underserved populations. He is also involved in epidemiological research focused on anxiety disorders in the African American population. Dr. Himle is the Principal Investigator of a recently funded National Institute of Mental Health multi-site RO-1 grant; “A multi-site systems intervention for unemployed persons with social anxiety.” He has been the Principal or Co-Investigator on a total of 11 research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Himle holds a joint appointment with the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry. Other areas of research/scholarly interest: the relationship between psychosocial interventions and neurobiological factors, mental disorders, social work practice in mental health.

Research Interests/Focus

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

Contact Information

Phone	Fax	Email	Room	Address
(734) 615-0611	(734) 763-3372	himlej@umich.edu	2850 SSWB	University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 764-5348	(734) 936-7868			University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry 4250 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Education

Year	Degree		School
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

O’Donnell, L. A., Deldin, P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., McInnis, M. G., Weintraub, J., Ryan, K., & Himle, J. (in press). Depression and executive functioning deficits predict poor occupational functioning in a large longitudinal sample with bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders.

O’Donnell, L. A., Himle, J., Ryan, K., Grogan-Kaylor, A., McInnis, M. G., Weintraub, J., Kelly, M., & Deldin, P. (in press). Social aspects of workplace stress and occupational functioning among individuals with bipolar disorder. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Himle, J. A., Taylor, R. J., Nguyen, A. W., Williams, M. T., Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, H. O., & Chatters, L. M. (2017). Family and friendship networks and obsessive-compulsive disorder among African Americans and Black Caribbeans. The Behavior Therapist, 40(30), 99.

Walseth, L., Walseth, A., M., Launes, G., Himle, J. A., Haaland, V., & Haalland, A. (2017). Self-management of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the long-term after therapy: A focus group interview. The European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, 5, 64-74.

Walseth, L., Haaland, V., O., Launes, G., Himle, J. A., & Haaland, A. T. (2017). Obsessive-compulsive disorder’s impact on partner relationships. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 1-17.

Haaland, A. T., Eskeland, S. O., Moen, E. M., Vogel, P. A., Haseth, S., Mellingen, K., Himle, J. A., Woods, D. W., & Hummelen, B. (2017). ACT-enhanced behavior therapy in group format for trichotillomania: An effectiveness study. Journal Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 12, 109-116.

Hougland, B. S., Haugland, M., Raknes, S., Haaland, A. T., Wergeland, G. J., Bjaastad, J. F., Baste, V., Himle, J., Rapee, R., & Hoffart, A. (2017). School-based cognitive behavioral interventions for anxious youth: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 18, 1-11.

Nguyen, A. W., Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Levine, D. S., & Himle, J. A., Vogel, P. A., & Himle, J. A. (2017). Family, friends, and 12-Month PTSD among African Americans. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 51, 1149-1157.

Solem, S., Haaland, A., Hagen, K., Launes, G., Hansen, B., Vogel, P. A., & Himle, J. A. (2015). Interpersonal style in obsessive-compulsive disorder. The Cognitive Behavior Therapist.

Weaver, A., Himle, J. A., Taylor, R. J., Matusko, N. N., & Abelson, J. M. (2015). Urban vs. rural residence and the prevalence of depression and mood disorder among African American and non-Hispanic white women. Journal of the American Medical Association: Psychiatry, 72, 576-583.

Levine, D. S., Taylor, R. J., Nyugen, A., Chatters, L. M., & Himle, J. A. (2015). Family and friendship informal support networks and social anxiety disorder among African Americans and black Caribbeans. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50, 1121-1133.

Solem, S., Hagen, K. Wenaas, C., Haland, A. T., Launes, G., Vogel, P. A., Hansen, B., & Himle, J. A. (2015). Psychotic and schizotypal symptoms in non-psychotic patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMC Psychiatry.

Levine, D. S., Himle, J. A., Abelson, J. M., Matusko, N., Dhawan, N. & Taylor, R. J. (2014). The relationship of discrimination on social anxiety disorder among African Americans, Caribbean blacks and non-Hispanic whites. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202(3), 224-230.

Himle, J. A., Bybee, D., Steinberger, E., Laviolette, W. T., Golenberg, Z., Heimberg, R. G., Weaver, A., Vlnka, S., Levine, D. S., & O’Donnell, L. A. (2014). Work-related CBT versus vocational services as usual for unemployed persons with social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Behavior Research and Therapy, 63, 169-176.

Thomason, E., Flynn, H. A., Himle, J. A., & Volling, B. L. (2014). Are women's parenting-specific beliefs associated with depressive symptoms in the perinatal period?: Development of the rigidity of maternal beliefs scale. Depression and Anxiety.

Weaver, A., Himle, J. A., Muroff, J. R., & Steketee, G. S. (2014). Cognitive behavioral therapy. Encyclopedia of Social Work, 1-23. New York, NY: Oxford University Press/NASW Press.

Vogel, P. A., Solem, S., Hagen, K., Moen, E. M., Launes, G., Håland, Å. T., Hansen, B., & Himle, J. A. (2014). A pilot randomized control trial of videoconference-assisted treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 63, 162-168.

Himle, J. A., Weaver, A., Bybee, D., O'Donnell, L. A., Vlnka, S., Laviolette, W. T., Steinberger, E., Golenberg, Z., & Levine, D. S. (2014). Employment Barriers, Skills, and Aspirations Among Unemployed Job Seekers With and Without Social Anxiety Disorder. Psychiatric Services, 65, 924-930.

Levine, D. S., Himle, J. A., Abelson, J. M., Matsuko, N., Dhawan, N., & Taylor, R. J. (2014). Discrimination and social anxiety disorder among African-Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202, 224-230.

Levine, D. S., Himle, J. A., Taylor, R. J., Abelson, J. M., Matusko, N., Muroff, J., & Jackson, J. (2013). Panic disorder among African Americans, Caribbean blacks and non-Hispanic whites. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48, 711-723.

Fluent, T. E., Kuebler, J., Deneke, D. E., & Himle, J. A. (2013). How best to engage patients in their psychiatric care. Current Psychiatry, 12, 22-36.

O'Mahen, H., Himle, J. A., Fedock, G., Henshaw, E., & Flynn, H. (2013). A pilot randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for prenatal depression adapted for women with low incomes. Depression and Anxiety, 30, 679-687.

O'Mahen, H., Fedock, G., Henshaw, E., Himle, J. A., Forman, J., & Flynn, H. A. (2012). Modifying CBT for perinatal depression: What do women want?: A qualitative study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 19(2), 359-371.

Vogel, P. A., Launes, G., Moen, E. M., Solem, S., Hansen, B., Haaland, A. T., & Himle, J. A. (2012). Videoconference- and cell phone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case series. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 26, 158-164.

Himle, J. A., Taylor, R. J., & Chatters, L. M. (2012). Religious involvement and obsessive compulsive disorder among African Americans and Black Caribbeans. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 26, 502-510.

Williams, M. T., Elstein, J., Buckner, E., Abelson, J., & Himle, J. A. (2012). Symptom dimensions in two samples of African Americans with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorder, 1, 145-152.

Haaland, A. T., Vogel, P. A., Launes, G., Haaland, V. O., Hansen, B., Solem, S., & Himle, J. A. (2011). The role of early maladaptive schemas in predicting exposure and response prevention outcome for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 49, 781-788.

Stern, E. R., Welsh, R. C., Fitzgerald, K. D., Gehring, W. J., Lister, J. J., Himle, J. A., Abelson, J. L., & Taylor, S. F. (2011). Hyperactive error responses and altered connectivity in ventromedial and frontoinsular cortices in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 69, 583-591.