Department of Psychology

Michelle G. Newman
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of Clinical Training
Director of the Center for the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression

Ph. D., State Univ. of New York at Stony Brook, 1992

Research Interests

Michelle Newman's research focuses on the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders. Dr. Newman is examining the etiology and classification, individual predictors of psychotherapy outcome, and impact of brief psychotherapy with respect to social phobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and trauma. Dr. Newman is also conducting several basic experimental studies examining underlying processes related to these disorders. Further, she is examining issues relevant to health implications of anxiety disorders. Current research projects include an integrative therapy for GAD (examining the addition of interpersonal and experiential therapies to cognitive behavioral therapy); evaluation of brief individual and group palmtop computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder, GAD, and Social phobia; assessment and classification of generalized and specific social phobia, panic disorder, and GAD; examination of the impact of psychotherapy beyond the targeted symptoms of a particular disorder; impact of focus of attention in social phobia; dysfunctional interpersonal styles in persons with GAD and social phobia (mgn1@psu.edu).

Academic and Professional Activities

Editorial Board
Behavior Therapy (January 2001- present)
Cognitive Therapy and Research (January 2001- present)
Journal of Clinical Psychology/ In Session (January 2001- present)

Review Board
American Journal of Health Behavior (January 1996 - present)

Guest Editor
Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session (November, 1999) Special Series entitled "Contemporary Challenges and New Directions in Psychotherapy"
Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session (2003). Special Series entitled: “Technology and Psychotherapy”

Ad Hoc Reviewer
Anxiety, Stress, And Coping
Behavior Modification
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
Health Psychology
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Counseling Psychology

Professional and Scientific Committee Memberships

Grant Review

Visiting Scholar

Publications

Peer Review Journal Articles

Stone, A.A., Greenberg, M.A., Kennedy-Moore, E., & Newman, M.G. (1991). Self-report situation-specific coping questionnaires: What are they measuring? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 648-658.

Kennedy-Moore, E., Greenberg, M.A., Newman, M.G., & Stone, A.A. (1992). The relationship between daily events and mood: The mood measure may matter. Motivation and Emotion, 16, 143-155.

Newman, M.G., Hofmann, S.G, Trabert, W., Roth, W.T., & Taylor, C.B. (1994). Does behavioral treatment of social phobia lead to cognitive changes? Behavior Therapy, 25, 503-517.

Hofmann, S.G., Newman, M.G., Ehlers, A., & Roth, W.T. (1995). Psychophysiological differences between subtypes of social phobics. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 104, 224-231.

Hofmann, S.G., Newman, M.G., Taylor, C.B., & Roth, W.T. (1995) Social phobia with and without avoidant personality disorder: Preliminary behavior therapy outcome findings. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 9, 427-438.

Newman, M.G., & Borkovec, T. (1995). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. The Clinical Psychologist, 48, 5-7.

Newman, M.G., Kenardy, J., Herman, S., & Taylor, C.B.(1996). The use of hand-held computers as an adjunct to cognitive-behavior therapy. Computers in Human Behavior, 12, 135-143.

Newman, M.G., & Stone, A.A. (1996). Does humor moderate the effects of experimentally induced stress? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 18 (2), 101-109.

Newman, M.G., Kenardy, J., Herman, S., & Taylor, C.B. (1997). Comparison of cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorder with computer assisted brief cognitive behavioral treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 178-183.

Newman, M.G., Consoli, A., & Taylor, C.B. (1997). Computers in the assessment and cognitive-behavioral treatment of clinical disorders: Anxiety as a case in point. Behavior Therapy, 28, 211-235.

Newman, M.G., Consoli, A., & Taylor, C.B. (1999). A palmtop computer program for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Behavior Modification, 23, 597-619.

Newman, M.G., Borkovec, T.D., Hope, D.A., Kozak, M.J., McNally, R.J., & Taylor, C.B. (1999). Future directions in the treatment of anxiety disorders: An examination of theory, basic science, public policy, psychotherapy research, clinical training, and practice. Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session, 55, 1325-1345.

Newman, M.G., & Castonguay, L.G. (1999). Contemporary Challenges and new directions in psychotherapy: An introduction. Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session, 55, 1321-1323.

Newman, M.G., & Castonguay, L.G. (1999). Reflecting on current challenges and future directions in psychotherapy: What can be learned from dialogues between clinicians, researchers, and policy makers? Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session, 55, 1407-1413.

Newman, M.G. (1999). The clinical use of palmtop computers in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 6, 222-234.

Newman, M.G. (2000). Recommendations for a cost offset model of psychotherapy allocation using generalized anxiety disorder as an example. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 549-555.

Newman, M.G., Clayton, L., Zuellig, A.R., Cashman, L., Arnow, B., Dea, R., & Taylor, C.B. (2000). The relationship of childhood sexual abuse and depression with somatic symptoms and objective medical utilization. Psychological Medicine, 30, 1063-1077.

Kachin, K.E., Newman, M.G., & Pincus, A.L. (2001). An interpersonal approach to the classification of social phobia subtypes. [Abstracted in Clinician’s Research Digest, December 2001]. Behavior Therapy, 32, 479-501.

Taylor, C.B., Cameron, R., Newman, M.G.& Junge, J. (2002). Issues Related to Combining Risk Factor Reduction and Clinical Treatment for Eating Disorders in Defined Populations. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 29, .81-90.

Borkovec, T.D., Newman, M.G., Pincus, A.L., & Lytle, R. (2002). A component analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder and the role of interpersonal problems. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 288-298.

Newman, M.G., Zuellig, A.R., Kachin, K.E., Constantino, M. J., Przeworski, A., Erickson, T., & Cashman-McGrath, L. (2002). Preliminary reliability and validity of the GAD-Q-IV: A revised self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder. Behavior Therapy, 33, 215-233.

Newman, M.G., Erickson, T., Przeworski, A. & Dzus, E. (2003). Self-help and minimal contact therapies for anxiety disorders: Is human contact necessary for therapeutic efficacy? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 251-274.

Newman, M.G., Kachin, K.E., Zuellig, A.R., Constantino, M. J. & Cashman, L. (2003). The social phobia diagnostic questionnaire: Preliminary validation of a new self-report diagnostic measure of social phobia. Psychological Medicine, 33, 623-635..

Borkovec, T.D., Newman, M.G., & Castonguay, L.G. (2003) Cognitive behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder with integrations from interpersonal and experiential therapies. CNS Spectrums, 8, 382-389.

Kenardy, J.A., Dow, M.G.T., Johnston, D.W., Newman, M.G., Thomson, A., & Taylor, C.B. (2003). A comparison of delivery methods of cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder: An international multicentre trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 1068-1075.

Przeworski, A. & Newman, M.G. (in press). Book review: Empirically supported therapies: Current and future applications. The Behavior Therapist.

Przeworski, A. Newman, M.G. (2004). Ambulatory computer-assisted group therapy for generalized social phobia. In Session: Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 179-188.

Newman, M.G. (2004). Technology in psychotherapy: An introduction. In Session: Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 141-145.

Book Chapters

Stone, A.A., Kennedy-Moore, E., Newman, M.G., Greenberg, M.A., & Neale, J.M. (1992). Conceptual and methodological issues in current coping assessments. In Carpenter, B.N. (Ed.), Personal Coping: Theory, Research and Application (pp. 15-29). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

Borkovec, T.D., Castonguay, L. G., & Newman, M.G. (1997). Recommendations for the assessment of panic disorder, social phobia, and post traumatic stress disorder. In H.H. Strupp, L. Horowitz, and M.J. Lambert (Eds), Measuring the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: Toward a Core Outcome Battery (pp.117-154). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Borkovec, T.D. & Newman, M.G. (1998). Worry and generalized anxiety disorder. In P. Salkovskis, A.S Bellack & M. Hersen (Eds.), Comprehensive Clinical Psychology. Vol. 6: Adults: Clinical Formulation and Treatment (pp.439-459). N.Y.: Pergamon Press.

Newman, M.G. (2000). Generalized anxiety disorder. In M. Hersen and M. Biaggio (Eds.), Effective Brief Therapies: A Clinicians Guide (pp. 157-178). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Newman, M.G. & Borkovec, T.D. (2002). Cognitive behavioral therapy for worry and generalized anxiety disorder. Published in Gregoris Simos (Ed.), Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Guide for the Practicing Clinician (pp. 150-172). N.Y: Taylor and Francis Inc.

Newman, M.G., Castonguay, L.G., Borkovec, T.D. & Molnar, C. (in press). Integrative psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder. To be published in R. Heimberg (Ed.), The Nature and Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Guild Press.

Newman, M.G., Crits-Christoph, P., Connolly Gibbons, M.B. & Erickson, T.M. (in press). Participant factors in the treatment of anxiety disorders. In L. Beutler and L.G. Castonguay (Eds.), Effective Principals of Change. Oxford University Press.