One-Session Treatment with Phobic Asian Americans
Evaluating the efficacy of a brief, culture-responsive treatment with phobic Asian Americans. Testing whether culture-responsive adaptations improve the efficacy of conventional treatment.

Manuscripts/Presentations:

Huey, S., & Pan, D. (2006). Culture-responsive one-session treatment for Asian Americans: A pilot study. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, and Training, 43(4), 549-554.
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Pan, D., & Huey, S.J. (2006, August). One-session treatment for specific phobias with late adolescent Asian Americans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
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Meta-Analysis of Psychotherapy Effects with Ethnic Minority Youth
Conducting a meta-analysis of therapy outcomes with ethnic minority youth. Testing (1) efficacy of therapy with minority youth, (2) whether treatments are equally effective with minority and nonminority youth, and (3) the efficacy of culture-responsive versus nonresponsive treatments for minorities.

Manuscripts/Presentations:

Huey, S. J., Jr. (2006). Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for ethnic minority youth: Review and meta-analysis. Revised manuscript submitted for publication, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
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Huey, Jr., S.J. (2006, August). Empirically-supported treatments for ethnic minority youth: Review and meta-analysis. Paper presented at the 114th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
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A Parenting Workshop for Parents of African American Youth
Evaluating efficacy of a culturally-sensitive workshop for parents of African American youth with academic and behavioral difficulties. Workshop is based primarily on biographies of successful African Americans.

Manuscripts/Presentations:

Alleyne, A. R., & Huey, S. J. (2006, August). Evaluating a parenting workshop for parents of externalizing African American youth. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Cultural Influences on Depression and Suicidality for Adolescent Latinos
Evaluating how ethnic and cultural factors influence depression, suicidality, and academic outcomes for adolescent Latinos. Cultural factors include acculturation, gender role disparity between youth and parents, fatalism, and perceived discrimination. Funded by grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Manuscripts/Presentations:

Cespedes, Y. M., & Huey, S.J., Jr. (2006). Evaluating a cultural process model of depression for adolescent Latinos. Revised manuscript submitted to Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

Cespedes, Y., & Huey, S.J. (2006, August). Evaluating a cultural process model of depression for adolescent Latinos. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Mechanisms of Change in Multisystemic Therapy
Examining the mechanisms through which Multisystemic Therapy (MST) contributes to clinical change (with collaborators in Charleston). Funded by grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Manuscripts/Presentations:

Huey, S. J., Jr., Henggeler, S. W., Brondino, M. J., & Pickrel, S. G. (2000). Mechanisms of change in Multisystemic Therapy: Reducing delinquent behavior through therapist adherence, and improved family and peer functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(3), 451-467.
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Huey, Jr., S.J., & Henggeler, S.W. (2005, August). Family-therapist collaboration as a mechanism of a change in Multisystemic Therapy. Paper presented at the 113th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D.C.

McDaniel, D., Huey, S.J., & Hall, B. (2006, August). Ethnicity and therapy process in Multisystemic Therapy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
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Effects of Trauma Disclosure for Asian Americans
Investigates effects of talking versus writing about stressful/traumatic events for Asian American undergraduates. After random assignment to four experimental conditions, health and mental health benefits will be assessed. Click here for abstract.

A Behavioral-Employment Intervention with Gang-Affiliated Juvenile Offenders
Involves modifying the Behavioral Employment Intervention Program (BEIP) for use with gang-affiliated juvenile offenders who are African American and Latino. Youth will be randomly assigned to BEIP or services as usual. The long-term effects of BEIP on employment, gang-affiliation, and criminal offending will be assessed. Funded by grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Click here for abstract.