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Joseph A. Himle
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Howard V. Brabson Collegiate 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 14 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 | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 615-0611 | himlej@umich.edu | 2848 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
| (734) 615-0611 | 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 |
Websites
| Treatment, Innovation & Dissemination Research Group |
News
Joseph Himle Named Interim Dean
December 2, 2021
- Xiang, X., Kayser, J., Ash, S., Zheng, C., Halavanau, A., Sun, Y., Xue, J., Weaver, A., Dunkle, R., Blackburn, J., & Himle, J. (in press). Web-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression among older adults: Development and usability study. JMIR Aging.
- Felsman, P., Sinco, B., Siefert, C., & Himle, J. A. (2023). Reducing social anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty in adolescents with improvisational theater. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 82, 101985.
- Russman Block, S., Norman, L. J., Zhang, X., Mannella, K. A., Yang, H., Angstadt, M., Abelson, J. L., Himle, J. A., Taylor, S. F. & Fitzgerald, K. D. (2023). Resting-state connectivity and response to psychotherapy treatment in adolescents and adults with OCD: a randomized clinical trial. American Journal of Psychiatry,180(1), 89-99.
- Bornheimer, L. A., Li Verdugo, J., Krasnick, J., Jeffers, N, Storey, F., King, C. A., Taylor, S. F., Florence, T., & Himle, J. A. (2023). A cognitive-behavioral suicide prevention treatment for adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in community mental health: Preliminary findings of an open pilot study. Social Work in Mental Health. 1-23.
- De Nadai, A. S., Fitzgerald, K. D., Norman, L. J., Russman Block, S. R., Mannella, K. A., Himle, J. A., & Taylor, S. F. (2023). Defining brain-based OCD patient profiles using task-based fMRI andunsupervised machine learning. Neuropsychopharmacology, 48(2), 402-409.
- Bertelsen, T. B., Wergeland, G. J., Nordgreen, T., Himle, J. A., & Håland, Å. T. (2022). Benchmarked effectiveness of family and school involvement in group exposure therapy for adolescent anxiety disorder. Psychiatry Research, 114632.
- Bertelsen, T. B., Himle, J. A., & Håland, Å. T. (2022). Bidirectional relationship between family accommodation and youth anxiety during cognitive-behavioral treatment. Child Psychiatry and Human Development.
- Thesen, T., Himle, J. A., Martinsen, E. W., Walseth, L. T., Thorup, F., Gallefoss, F., & Jonsbu, E. (2022). Effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy with telephone support for noncardiac chest pain: Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(1), e33631.
- Zhang, A., Weaver, A., Walling, E., Zebrack, B., Jackson Levin, N., Stuchell, B., & Himle, J. (2022). Evaluating an engaging and coach-assisted online cognitive behavioral therapy for depression among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: A pilot feasibility trial. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 41(1), 20-42.
- Himle, J. A., Weaver, A., Zhang, A., & Xiang, X. (2022). Digital mental health interventions for depression. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 29(1), 50-59.
- De Nadai, A., Fitzgerald, K. D., Norman, L., Russman-Block, S., Mannella, K., Himle, J. A., & Taylor, S. (2022). Defining brain-based OCD patient profiles using task-based fMRI and unsupervised machine learning. Neuropsychopharmacology, 48(2), 402-409.
- Smith, S., Almirall, D., Choi, S. Y., Koschmann, E., Rusch, A., Bilek, E., Lane, A., Abelson, J. A., Eisenberg, D., Himle, J. A., Fitzgerald, K. D., Liebrecht, C., & Kilbourne, A. M. (2022). Primary aim results of a clustered SMART for developing a school-level, adaptive implementation strategy to support CBT delivery at high schools in Michigan. Implementation Science, 17, 1-19.
- Bornheimer, L. A., Li Verdugo, J., Holzworth, J., Smith, F. N., & Himle, J. A. (2022). Mental health provider perspectives of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on service delivery: A focus on challenges in remote engagement, suicide risk assessment, and treatment of psychosis. BMC Health Services Review, 22, 718.
- Choi, S. Y., Rusch, A., Koschmann, E., Bilek, E. L., Lane, A., Abelson, J. L., Eisenberg, D., Himle, J. A., Fitzgerald, K. D., Liebrecht, C., Kilbourne, A. M., & Smith, S. N. (2022). How effective are school professionals at identifying students who might benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy? Baseline data from the adaptive school-based Implementation of cognitive behavioral therapy trial. Frontiers in Education, 7.
- Bornheimer, L. A., Li Verdugo, J., Holzworth, Im, V., Smith, F., Sliwa, H., Taylor, S. F., King, C. A., Florence, T., Tarrier, N., & Himle, J. A. (2022). Modifying a cognitive behavioral suicide prevention treatment for adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in community mental health. Psychiatry Research, 311, 114505.
- Metts, A. V., LeBeau, R. T., Craske, M. G., & Himle, J. A. (2022). Perceived interpersonal competence as a predictor of clinical outcomes in a randomized controlled trial for social anxiety and employment. Cognitive Behavior Therapy, 52, 146-162.
- Weaver, A., Landry, C., Zhang, A. McQuown, L., Hahn, J., Harrington, M. M., Tucker, K., Holzworth, J., Buys, T., Smith, F. N., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Pfeiffer, P., Kilbourne, A. M., & Himle, J. A. (2022). Study protocol: A randomized controlled trial of Raising Our Spirits Together, an entertaining, group-based, technology-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, tailored for rural adults an delivery by clergy. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 29, 100952.
- Weaver, A., Zhang, A., Xiang X., Felsman, P., Fischer, D. J., & Himle, J. A. (2021). Entertain Me Well: An entertaining, tailorable, online platform for delivering depression treatment. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 30(1), 96-115.
- Sunde, T., Johnson, S. U., Himle, J. A., Bertelsen, T. B., Haaland, V. O., Vogel, P. A., Walseth, L. T., & Haaland, A. T. (2021). Metacognitions and obsessive beliefs in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A study of within- and between-person effects on longterm outcome. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 45, 1105-1119.
- Thesen, T., Jonsbu, E., Martinsen, E. W. Himle, J. A., Thorup, F., Launes, G., Gallefoss, F., Klovning, I., & Walseth, L. T. (2021). Internet-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy for non-cardiac chest pain: a pilot and feasibility study. The Cognitive Behavior Therapist, 14, E19.
- Weaver, A., Zhang, A., Landry, C., Hahn, J., McQuown, L., O'Donnell, L. A., Harrington, M M., Buys, T., Tucker, K. M., Pfeiffer, P., Kilbourne, A. M., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Himle, J. A. (2021). Technology-assisted, group-based CBT for rural adults' depression: Open pilot trial results. Research on Social Work Practice, 32(2), 131-145.
- Xiang X., Kayser J., Sun Y., & Himle J. A. (2021). Internet-based psychotherapy intervention for depression among older adults receiving home care: Quality study of participants’ experiences. JMIR Aging, 4(4), e27630.
- Kvale, G., Hansen, B., Hagen, K., Abramowitz, J. S., Bortveit, T., Craske, M. G., Franklin, M. E., Haseth, S., Himle, J. A., Hystad, S., Kristensen, U. B., Launes, G., Lund, A., Solem, S., & Ost, L. G. (2020). Effect of D-Cycloserine on the effect of concentrated exposure and response prevention in difficult-to-treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. JAMA Network Open, 3, e2013249.
- Yarrington, J. A., LeBeau, R. T., Ruiz, J., Bornheimer, L. A., Himle, J., & Craske, M. G. (2020). Exploring factors related to suicide risk in a unique sample of socially anxious job seekers. The Behavior Therapist, 43(8), 325-334.
- Weaver, A., Hahn, J., Tucker, K. M., Bybee, D., Yugo, K., Johnson, J. M., Buccalo, N., Pfeiffer, P., Kilbourne, A., & Himle, J. A. (2020). Depressive symptoms, material hardship, barriers to help seeking, and receptivity to church-based care among recipients of food bank services in rural Michigan. Social Work in Mental Health, 18(5), 515-535.
- Himle, J. A., Weaver, A., Levine, D. S., Steinberger, E., Bybee, D., Vlnka, S., Miller, R., Laviolette, W. T., & Nicoll, K. L. (2020). Social anxiety and work: A qualitative investigation in a low-income, minority sample. Social Work in Mental Health, 18(3), 302-320.
- Xiang, X., Sun, Y., Smith, S., Lai, P., & Himle. J. (2020). Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression: A feasibility study for homecare older adults. Research on Social Work Practice, 30(7), 791-801.
- Norman, L., Mannella, K., Yang, H., Himle, J. A., Abelson, J., Fitzgerald, K., & Taylor, S. (2020). Treatment-specific associations between brain activation and symptom reduction following cognitive behavioral therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A randomized fMRI trial. American Journal of Psychiatry, 178, 39-47.
- Lister, J. J., Weaver, A., Ellis, J. D., Molfenter, T., Ledgerwood, D. M., & Himle, J. (2020). Shortages of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in underserved Michigan counties: Examining the influence of urbanicity and income level. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 46, 273-288.
- Bornheimer, L. A., Tarrier, N., Brinen, A. P., Dwyer, M., Li, J., & Himle, J. (2020). Longitudinal predictors of stigma in first-episode psychosis: Mediating effects of depression. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 15(2), 263-270.
- Haugland, B. S., Haaland, A. T., Valborg, B., Bjaastad, J. F., Asle Hoffart, A., Rapee, R. M., Raknes, S., Himle, J. A., Elisabeth Husabø, E. & Wergeland, G. J. (2020). Effectiveness of brief and standard school-based cognitive behavioral interventions for adolescents with anxiety: A randomized trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59, 552-564.
- Haaland, A. T., Launes, G., Sunde, T., Himle, J. A., Vogel, P. A., Haaland, V., & Walseth, L. T. (2019). Where did my OCD come from? A qualitative exploratory study. Scandinavian Psychologist, 6, e12.
- Launes, G., Hagen, K., Sunde, T., Öst, L. G., Klovning, I., Laukvik, I. L., Himle, J. A., Solem, S., Hystad, S. W., Hansen, B., & Kvale, G. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of concentrated ERP, self-help and waiting list for obsessive-compulsive disorder: The Bergen 4-day treatment. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1-13.
- Lister, J. J., Weaver, A., Ellis, J. D., Himle, J. A., & Ledgerwood, D. M. (2019). A systematic review of rural-specific barriers to medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the United States. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
- Bornheimer, L. A., Li, J., Im, V., Taylor, M., & Himle, J. A. (2019). The role of social isolation in the relationships between psychosis and suicidal ideation. Clinical Social Work Journal, 48, 54-62.
- Sunde, T., Hummelen, B., Himle, J. A., Walseth, L., Vogel, P. A., Launes, G., Haaland, V., & Haaland, A. T. (2019). Early maladaptive schemas impact on long-term outcome in patients treated with group behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMC Psychiatry, 19, 1-13.
- Himle, J. A., Lebeau, R. T., Weaver, A., Brydon, D. M., Kilbourne, A. M., Rose, R. D., Tucker, K. M., Kim, R., Perez, M., Smith, F. N., Sinco, B. R., Levine, S., Hamameh, N., Golenberg, Z., McKiver, M., Wierzbicki, A., Hasratian, A., & Craske, M. G. (2019). Study protocol: A multisite trial of work-related cognitive behavioral therapy for unemployed persons with social anxiety. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 16, 100464.
- Felsman, P., Seifert, C., & Himle, J. A. (2019). The use of improvisational theater training to reduce social anxiety in adolescents. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 63, 111-117.
- Weaver, A., Himle, J. A., Elliott, A., Hahn, J., & Bybee, D. (2019). Rural residents’ depressive symptoms and help seeking preferences: Opportunities for church-based intervention development. Journal of Religion and Health, 58, 1661-1671.
- Bornheimer, L., Zhang, A., Tarrier, N., Li, J., Ng, Y., & Himle, J. (2019). Depression moderates the relationships between hallucinations, delusions, and suicidal ideation: The cumulative effect of experiencing both hallucinations and delusions. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 116, 166-171.
- Walseth, L. T., Launes, G., Sunde, T., Klovning, I., Himle, J., Haaland, V. O., & Håland, A. T. (2019). Present in daily life: Obsessive compulsive disorder and its impact on family life from the partner’s perspective. A focus group study. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 30(3), 185-203.
- Xiang, X., Wu, S., Zuverink, A., Tomasino, K. N., An, R., & Himle, J. (2019). Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapies for late-life depressive symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging and Mental Health, 24(8), 1196-1206.
- Zhang, A., Franklin, C., Jing, S., Bornheimer, L. A., Hai, A., Himle, J. A., Kong, D, & Ji, Q. (2019). The effectiveness of four empirically supported psychotherapies for primary care depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 245, 1168-1186.
- Kilbourne, A. M., Smith, S., SeoYoun, C., Koschmann, E., Liebrecht, C., Rusch, A., Abelson, J. L., Eisenberg, D., Himle, J. A., Fitzgerald, K., & Almirall, D. (2018). Adaptive School-based Implementation of CBT (ASIC): Clustered-SMART for building an optimized adaptive implementation intervention to improve uptake of mental health interventions in schools. Implementation Science, 13, 119.
- Levine, D. S., Valenstein, M., Yosef, M., Mavandadi, S., Oslin, D. W., Himle, J. A., & Zivin, K. (2018). Differences in mental health services use among unemployed veterans of different eras. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 206(2), 155-158.
- Himle, J. A., Bybee, D., O’Donnell, L. A., Weaver, A., Vlnka, S., DeSena, D. T., & Rimer, J. M. (2018). Awareness enhancing and monitoring device plus habit reversal in the treatment of trichotillomania: An open feasibility trial. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, 16, 14-20.
- Weaver, A., Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Himle, J. A. (2018). Depressive symptoms and psychological distress among rural African Americans: The role of material hardship and perceived health status. Journal of Affective Disorders, 236, 207-210.
- Xiang, X., Leggett, A., Himle, J. A., & Kales, H. (2018). Major depression and subthreshold depression among older adults receiving home care. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(9), 939-949.
- Muñoz, R. F., Chavira, D. A., Himle, J. A., Koerner, K., Muroff, J., Reynolds, J., Rose, R. D., Ruzek, J. I., Teachman, B. A., & Schueller, S. M. (2018). Digital apothecaries: A vision for making health care interventions accessible worldwide. M-Health, 4, 18.
- Thomason, E., Himle, J. A., Tolman, R. M., Sinco, B. R., & Savas, S. (2017). The effect of social anxiety, generalized anxiety, depression and substance abuse on child support payment compliance among non-custodial parents. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 180-185.
- 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.
- 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.
- O’Donnell, L. A., Deldin, P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., McInnis, M. G., Weintraub, J., Ryan, K., & Himle, J. (2017). Depression and executive functioning deficits predict poor occupational functioning in a large longitudinal sample with bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 215, 135-142.
- O’Donnell, L. A., Himle, J., Ryan, K., Grogan-Kaylor, A., McInnis, M. G., Weintraub, J., Kelly, M., & Deldin, P. (2017). Social aspects of workplace stress and occupational functioning among individuals with bipolar disorder. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 8(3), 379-398.
- 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.
- Williams, M. T., Taylor, R. J., Mouzon, D. M., Oshin, L. A., Himle, J. A., & Chatters, L. M. (2017). Discrimination and symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder among African Americans. The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87, 636-645.
- Sunde, T. Walseth, L. T., Himle, J. A., Vogel, P. A., Launes, G., Hoffart, A., Johnson, S. U., & Haaland, A. T. (2017). A long-term follow-up of group behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in a general outpatient clinic in Norway. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders, 14, 59-64.
- Weaver, A. & Himle, J. A. (2017). Cognitive–behavioral therapy for depression and anxiety disorders in rural settings: A review of the literature. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 41(3), 189-221.
- Raknes, S., Pallesen, S., Himle, J. A., Bjaastad, J. F., Wergeland, G. J., Hoffart, A., Dyregrov, K., Haaland, A. T., Storm, B., & Haugland, B. S. M. (2017). Quality of life in anxious adolescents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 11, 1-11.
- Williams, M., Taylor, R. J., Himle, J. A., & Chatters, L. M. (2017). Demographic and health-related correlates of obsessive-compulsive symptoms among African Americans. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 14, 119-116.
- 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.
- 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., 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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., 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.
- 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., 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.
