Addie Weaver

Associate Professor of Social Work, Associate Director of Doctoral Programs

My research aims to increase access to mental health services for underserved, economically disadvantaged individuals and families living in rural communities. As an intervention and services researcher, I seek to develop and test innovative approaches for adapting, translating, and disseminating evidence-based treatment to increase the accessibility, acceptability, and sustainability of mental health care in rural communities. I am also interested in using epidemiologic data to better understand the prevalence and etiology of mental illness in rural communities, with attention to the heterogeneity of rural populations and the potential importance of understudied subgroup differences. The ultimate goal of my research is to improve the quality of life for rural residents with mental health needs.

Contact Information

  • (734) 615-2122

  • 3788 SSWB
    University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

  • 2011 PhD Social Work
    University of Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2009 MSW
    University of Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2006 MPA
    Marywood University, Scranton, PA
  • 2004 BA Sociology and Political Science
    Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA

News

Activities

Publications
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.
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.
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.
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.
Schelbe, L. A., Petracchi, H. E., & Weaver, A. (2014). Benefits and challenges of service-learning in accredited baccalaureate social work programs. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 34, 480-495.
Weaver, A. & Gjesfjeld, C. (2014). Barriers to preventive service utilization for rural women in the southeastern United States. Social Work Research, 38, 225-234.
Kolivoski, K., Weaver, A., & Constance-Huggins, M. (2014). Critical race theory: Opportunities for application in social work practice. Families in Society, 95, 269-276.
Petracchi, H. E., Weaver, A., Engel, R. J., Kolivoski, K., & Das, R. M. (2010). Service learning in university living-learning communities: Educational and community implications. Journal of Community Practice, 18, 253-267.
Engel, R. J., Rosen, D., Weaver, A., & Soska, T. (2010). Raising the stakes: Assessing human service response capacity to the social impact of casino gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 26, 611-622.
Greeno, C. G., Zimmerman, T., Kelly, M., Weaver, A., & Anderson, C. M. (2012). "What is therapy?" A therapist-developed engagement intervention for community mental health. Social Work in Mental Health, 10, 1-11.
Gjesfjeld, C., Weaver, A., & Schommer, K. (2012). Rural women's transitions to motherhood: Understanding social support in a rural community. Journal of Family Social Work, 15, 435-448.
Weaver, A., Greeno, C. G., Marcus, S. C., Fusco, R. A., Zimmerman, T., & Anderson, C. M. (2013). Effects of Structural Family Therapy on child and maternal mental health symptomatology. Research on Social Work Practice, 23, 294-303.
Weaver, A., Greeno, C. G., Goughler, D. H., Yarzebinski, K., Zimmerman, T., & Anderson, C. M. (2013). The impact of system level factors on treatment timeliness: Utilizing the Toyota Production System to implement direct intake scheduling in a semi-rural community mental health clinic. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 40, 294-305.
Weaver, A. & Lapidos, A. (2018). Mental health interventions with community health workers in the United States: A systematic review. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 29, 159-180.
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.
Weaver, A., Taylor, R. J., & Himle, J. A. (2015). Depression and mood disorder among African American and White Women – Reply. JAMA Psychiatry, 72, 1257.
Weaver, A., Ruffolo, M. & Capobianco, J. (2015). Systematic review of EBPs for SMI in rural America. Journal of Evidence-based Social Work, 12(2), 1-11.
Weaver, A., Greeno, C. G., Fusco, R. A., Zimmerman, T., & Anderson, C. M. (2019). "Not just one, it's both of us": Low-income mothers' perceptions of Structural Family Therapy delivered in a semi-rural community mental health center. Community Mental Health Journal, 55(7), 1152-1164.
Petracchi, H., Weaver, A., Schelbe, L., & Song, H. (2016). Service-learning in baccalaureate social work education: Results of a national survey of accredited programs. Journal of Social Work Education, 52, 325-336.
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.
Bares, C. B., Weaver, A. & Kelso, M. F. (2019). Adolescent opioid use: Examining the intersection of multiple inequalities. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community.
Mattison, D., Weaver, A., Zebrack, B., Fischer, D., & Dubin L. (2017). Educating social workers for practice in integrated health care: A model implemented within a graduate social work program. Journal of Social Work Education, 53, S72-S86.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friedline, T., Naraharisetti, S., & Weaver, A. (2020). Digital redlining: Poor rural communities’ access to fintech and implications for financial inclusion. Journal of Poverty, 24(2), 168-192.
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.
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.
White, L., Wexler, L., Weaver, A., Moto, R., Kirk, T., Rataj, S., Trout, L., & McEachern, D. (2022). Implementation beyond the clinic: community driven utilization of research evidence from PC CARES, a suicide prevention program. American Journal of Community Psychology, 70(3-4), 1-14.
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.
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.
Hall, S. V., Zivin, K., Piatt, G. A., Weaver, A., Tilea, A., Zhang, X., & Moyer, C. (2024). The impact of the Affordable Care Act on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder diagnosis and treatment rates among Michigan Medicaid enrollees 2012-2018. BMC Health Services Research.
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.
Himle, J. A., LeBeau, R. T., Jester, J. M., Kilbourne, A. M., Weaver, A., Brydon, D. M.,Tucker, K. M., Hamameh, N., Castriotta, N. & Craske, M. G. (2024). Work-related cognitive behavioral therapy for racially and economically diverse unemployed persons with social anxiety: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 104, 102875.
Hall, S. V., Zivin, K., Piatt, G. A., Weaver, A., Tilea, A., Zhang, X., & Moyer, C. A. (2023). Racial disparities in diagnosis of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders among symptomatic Medicaid enrollees, 2015–2015. Psychiatric Services.
Hall, S. V., Zivin, K., Piatt, G. A., Weaver, A., Tilea, A., Zhang, X., & Moyer, C. A. (2023). Factors associated with mental health treatment among Michigan medicaid enrollees with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, 2012–2015. General Hospital Psychiatry, 83, 164-171.
Weaver, A., Landry C., Jacobson, M., Whitted, R., Zeaiter, H., Ross, D., Hall, S., Holzworth, J., Egbuogu, B., Smith, F. N., & Butterfield, A. (2023). Initiating perinatal depression screening in rural WIC clinics: WIC provider perceptions of barriers and facilitators. Social Work in Mental Health, 6, 701-735.
Despard, M. R., Taing, V., Weaver, A., Roll, S & Grinstein-Weiss, M. (2022). Material hardship among lower-income household: The role of liquid assets and place. Journal of Poverty, 26(5), 361-384.
Himle, J. A., Weaver, A., Zhang, A., & Xiang, X. (2022). Digital mental health interventions for depression. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 29(1), 50-59.
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.

Experience
Year Description
2022-present Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
2015-2022 Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
2014-2015 LEO Adjunct Lecturer, University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
2013-2015 Research Investigator, University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
2011-2013 Post-doctoral Fellow, Curtis Center, University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI
2010-2011 Teaching Fellow, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, PA
2009-2010 Teaching Assistant, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, PA
2008-2011 Project Coordinator, Structural Family Therapy Monitoring Study, NIMH
2008-2011 Research Associate, Mayview Discharge Study, Allegheny Health Choices, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
2008-2009 Program Evaluator, Citizens Leadership Initiative, Parental Stress Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2008-2009 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, PA
2008 Research Associate, University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, PA
2007-2008 Community Organizer, Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
2006-2008 Project Coordinator, Raising the Stakes: Assessing Human Service Response Capacity to the Social Impact of Gambling
2005-2007 Domestic Violence Counselor and Advocate, SafeNet, Erie, PA
2005-2007 Case Manager, Foster Care Program, Child to Family Connections, Meadville, PA
2005-2006 Consultant, Domestic Violence Task Force, Williamsport, PA

Honors and Awards
Year Description
2022 UM School of Social Work Innovation in Research and Teaching Award
2020 CEW Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award (as part of Faculty Allies for Diversity Committee)

Presentations
Year Description
2008 Petracchi, H. E., Kolivoski, K., & Weaver, A. (2008, November). Service learning in a living learning
community: Returning to our settlement house roots. 54th annual program meeting of
the Council on Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA.
2009 Petracchi, H.E., Weaver, A., Kolivoski, K. (2009, November). Community bridges: Reflections from three cohorts of living-learning students engaged in service-learning. 55th annual program meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, San Antonio, TX.
2009 Weaver, A., Engel, R. J., Rosen, D., & Soska, T. (2009, January). Raising the Stakes: Assessing Human Service response capacity to the social impact of casino gambling. 13th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
2009 Schelbe, L., Vaughn, M. G., Kolivoski, K., Weaver, A., & Shook, J. J. (2009, January). A finite mixture analysis of the validity of the MAYSI-2 among serious juvenile offenders. 13th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
2009 Petracchi, H. E., Weaver, A., Kolivoski, K., Das, R. M., Engel, R. J., & Soska, T. (2009, January). ServiceLearning in university living-learning communities: Educational and community implications. Poster presented at the 13th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.

Courses
Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Mental Health Disorders in Adulthood Weaver, Addie 801 08:00 pm 10:00 pm View Course
CBT with Depressive Disorders Weaver, Addie 801 08:00 pm 10:00 pm View Course