Staff Publications & Presentations

Sheidow, A. J. (2023, May 19). Getting evidence-based treatments to youth and families who are involved in the juvenile legal system [Invited presentation]. NIDA Clinical Trials Network Youth Special Interest Group, Virtual.

Sheidow, A. J. (2024, February 13). Considerations for addressing substance use disorder in emerging adults in rural communities [Invited presentation]. Rural Communities Opioid Response Program– Technical Assistance Webinar, Virtual.

Sheidow, A. J., & Davis, M. (2011, March). Multisystemic Therapy for emerging adults: Recidivism reduction for those with mental illness [Paper presentation]. Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, FL.

Sheidow, A. J., & Davis, M. (2013). Issues with mental health and other services for transition age youth who are child sex trafficking survivors (Tech. rep.). Washington, DC: Advisory Council on Child Trafficking.

Sheidow, A. J., & Davis, M. (2017, July 9–14). Treating substance use among justice-involved emerging adults [Paper presentation]. Annual meeting of the International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic.

Sheidow, A. J., & Dennis, M. (2009, June). Advances in implementation science related to adolescent substance abuse treatment [Symposium presentation]. Annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Reno, NV.

Sheidow, A. J., & Grimm, L. (1998, August). Construct validation of a multidimensional approach to affect intensity [Poster presentation]. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Sheidow, A. J., & Henggeler, S. W. (2005). Community-based treatments. In K. Heilbrun, N. E. Goldstein, & R. E. Redding (Eds.), Juvenile delinquency: Prevention, assessment, and intervention (pp. 257–281). Oxford.

Sheidow, A. J., & Henggeler, S. W. (2008). Multisystemic therapy for alcohol and other drug abuse in delinquent adolescents. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 26(1-2), 125–145. https://doi.org/10.1300/J020v26n01_07

Sheidow, A. J., & Henggeler, S. W. (2008). Multisystemic therapy for alcohol and other drug abuse in delinquent adolescents. In O. J. Morgan & C. H. Litzke (Eds.), Family intervention in substance abuse: Current best practices (pp. 125–145). Haworth Press.

Sheidow, A. J., & Henggeler, S. W. (2008). Multisystemic therapy with substance using adolescents: A synthesis of the research. In A. Stevens (Ed.), Crossing frontiers: International developments in the treatment of drug dependence (pp. 11–33). Pavilion.

Sheidow, A. J., & Henggeler, S. W. (2008). Multisystemische therapie mit substanzkonsumierenden jugendlichen:Überblicküber behandlung und forschung. Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, 57(5), 401–419. https://doi.org/10.13109/prkk.2008.57.5.401

Sheidow, A. J., & Henggeler, S. W. (2012). Multisystemic therapy with substance using adolescents: A synthesis of the research. In N. Jainchill (Ed.), Understanding and treating adolescent substance use disorders: Assessment, treatment, juvenile justice responses (pp. 9-1–9-22). Civic Research Institute.

Sheidow, A. J., & Holth, P. (2007, October). MST and drug treatment: Results from the MST/contingency management research project [Invited presentation]. Annual Norwegian National Conference on Social Competence Development in Diverse Child and Adolescent Environments, Oslo, Norway.

Sheidow, A. J., & Houston, J. L. (2013). Multisystemic therapy for adolescent substance use. In P. M. Miller (Ed.), Interventions for addiction: Comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders (pp. 77–86). Elsevier Academic Press.

Sheidow, A. J., & McCart, M. (2015, April). Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults (MST-EA) with serious mental illness and justice involvement [Invited presentation]. Multisystemic Therapy 2015 International Conference, North Charleston, SC.

Sheidow, A. J., & McCart, M. (2018, October 14–16). Family-based contingency management for youth addiction [Invited presentation]. Oregon Juvenile Department Director’s Association 2018 Conference, Bend, OR.

Sheidow, A. J., & McCart, M. R. (2020, March 15–18). Research updates, description, and real-world examples for Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults (MST-EA). In F. Sciscenti (Chair), Bridging the gap in behavioral health treatment for justice-involved emerging adults [Symposium presentation]. Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, FL.

Sheidow, A. J., & Quintana, E. (1998, October). Timely interventions designed to reduce youth violence. In B. Bonecutter (Chair), Intervention with inner-city children [Symposium presentation]. Annual meeting of the Illinois Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Sheidow, A. J., & Saldana, L. (2007). Co-occurring substance use and internalizing problems in adolescent outpatients: Treatment development and pilot evaluation. Presented at the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 18th Annual Meeting. Coronado, CA. December.

Sheidow, A. J., & Saldana, L. (2006, March). Implementing cognitive-behavioral interventions. [Invited workshop presentation]. Blueprints Conference, 2006: Evidence-Based Programs, Research-to-Practice Conference, Denver, CO.

Sheidow, A. J., & Woodford, M. S. (2003). Multisystemic therapy: An empirically supported, home-based family therapy approach. The Family Journal, 11(3), 257–263. https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480703251889

Sheidow, A. J., Bradford, W. D., Henggeler, S. W., Rowland, M. D., Halliday-Boykins, C., Schoenwald, S. K., & Ward, D. M. (2004). Treatment costs for youths receiving multisystemic therapy or hospitalization after a psychiatric crisis. Psychiatric Services, 55, 548–554

Sheidow, A. J., Chapman, J. E., Molen, L. A., Navas-Murphy, L., & Saldana, L. (2007, December). Co-occurring substance use & internalizing problems in adolescent outpatients: Treatment development and pilot evaluation [Paper presentation]. Annual meeting of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Coronado, CA.

Sheidow, A. J., Chapman, J. E., Zajac, K., & McCart, M. R. (2015, May 31–June 4). Treatment research on an integrated treatment for adolescents with co-occurring problems delivered in a mental health care setting. In A. J. Sheidow (Chair), Concurrent treatment of comorbid youth addiction in outpatient mental health care settings: Adjunct and integrated treatments [Symposium presentation]. 13th International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors, Odense, Denmark.

Sheidow, A. J., Davis, M., & McCart, M. R. (2022, July 3–8). Multisystemic therapy for emerging adults (MST-EA): Reducing recidivism and improving behavioral health [Conference presentation]. Annual Meeting of the International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Lyon, France.

Sheidow, A. J., Donohue, B. C., Hill, H. H., Henggeler, S.W., & Ford, J. D. (2008). Development of an audio-tape review system for supporting adherence to an evidence-based treatment. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39, 553–560. https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7028.39.5.553

Sheidow, A. J., Drazdowski, T. K., McCart, M. R., & Chapman, J. E. (2022, July3–8). Task-shifting the treatment of substance use in emerging adults: Probation officers conducting contingency management [Conference presentation]. Annual Meeting of the International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Lyon, France.

Sheidow, A. J., Drazdowski, T. K., McCart, M. R., & Chapman, J. E. (2022, July3–8). Task-shifting the treatment of substance use in emerging adults: Probation officers conducting contingency management [Conference presentation]. Annual Meeting of the International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Lyon, France.

Sheidow, A. J., Gorman-Smith, D., Henry, D., & Tolan, P. (2000, March). Family and community characteristics: Risk factors for violence exposure in inner-city youth. In R. Moss (Chair), Exposure to community violence in urban youth [Symposium presentation]. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Sheidow, A. J., Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P., & Henry, D. (2001). Family and community characteristics: Risk factors for violence exposure in inner-city youth. Journal of Community Psychology, 29(3), 345–360. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.1021

Sheidow, A. J., Henggeler, S. W., & Schoenwald, S. K. (2003). Multisystemic therapy. In T. L. Sexton, G. Weeks, & M. Robbins (Eds.), Handbook of family therapy: The science and practice of working with families and couples (pp. 303–322). Brunner-Routledge.

Sheidow, A. J., Henggeler, S. W., Cunningham, P. B., Donohue, B. C., Ford, J. D., & Shapiro, S. B. (2005, June). Transporting an evidence-based drug abuse treatment for adolescents [Poster presentation]. NIMH Mental Health Services Research Meeting, Bethesda, MD.

Sheidow, A. J., Henggeler, S. W., Cunningham, P. B., Donohue, B. C., Ford, J. D., & Shapiro, S. B. (2006, March). Transporting contingency management for youth treated with Multisystemic Therapy. In S. K. Schoenwald (Chair), Key findings in the transport and implementation of evidence-based treatments to community settings [Symposium presentation]. Annual Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Baltimore, MD.

Sheidow, A. J., Henry, D. B., Tolan, P. H., & Strachan, M. K. (2014). The role of stress exposure and family functioning in internalizing outcomes of urban families. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23(8), 1351-1356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9793-3

Sheidow, A. J., Hoeppner, B. B., Pack, R. P., Unick, G. J., & Blum, K. (2025). Editorial: Innovations in recovery science: Pathways, policies, and platforms that promote thriving after addiction. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, Article 1731271. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1731271

Sheidow, A. J., Jayawardhana, J., Bradford, W. D., Henggeler, S. W., & Shapiro, S. B. (2012). Money matters: Cost effectiveness of juvenile drug court with and without evidence-based treatments. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 21, 69–90. PMCID: PMC3290130

Sheidow, A. J., Letourneau, E. J., Schoenwald, S. K., & Henggeler, S. W. (2003, August 7-11). Adherence to Multisystemic Therapy principles: Are you really doing MST? In S. R. Shirk (Chair), Who Delivers and Responds to Empirically Supported Treatments for Youth? [Symposium presentation]. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M. R., & Davis, M. (2013, September 30-October 2). Multisystemic therapy for emerging adults (MST-EA): Extending therapy through vocational coaching [Presentation]. Annual International Conference on Youth Mental Health, Brighton, UK.

Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M. R., & Davis, M. (2016). Multisystemic therapy for emerging adults (MST-EA) with serious mental illness and justice involvement. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 23(3), 356–367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2015.09.003

Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M. R., & Drazdowski, T. K. (2022). Family-based treatments for disruptive behavior problems in children and adolescents: An updated review of rigorous studies (2014-April 2020). Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 48, 56–82. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12567

Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M. R., Chapman, J. E., & Drazdowski, T. K. (2019, June 15–19). Juvenile probation officers in low resourced, rural communities as providers of contingency management for adolescents and their families [Presentation]. Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Antonio, TX.

Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M. R., Chapman, J. E., & Drazdowski, T. K. (2020). Capacity of juvenile probation officers in low-resourced, rural settings to deliver an evidence-based substance use intervention to adolescents. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(1), 76–88. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000497

Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M. R., Chapman, J. E., & Drazdowski, T. K. (2019, June 15–19). Juvenile probation officers in low resourced, rural communities as providers of contingency management for adolescents and their families [Presentation]. Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Antonio, TX.

Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M., & Davis, M. (2012, April 10-12). Substance abuse among emerging adults with criminal justice involvement and mental health conditions [Paper presentation]. 2012 Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Washington, DC.

Sheidow, A. J., McCart, M., Zajac, K., & Davis, M. (2012). Prevalence and impact of substance use among emerging adults with serious mental health conditions. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 35, 235–243. PMCID: PMC3767039

Sheidow, A. J., Molen, L. A., & Henggeler, S. W. (2007, June 25-30). Evaluating an outpatient adolescent treatment for comorbid substance use and mental health disorders [Paper presentation]. 30th International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Padua, Italy.

Sheidow, A. J., Molen, L. A., Navas-Murphy, L., & Chapman, J. E. (2007, April). Stage I research evaluating an outpatient treatment for co-occurring substance use & internalizing problems. In A. J. Sheidow (Chair), Co-occurring substance use and mental health problems: Recent findings from transportability and clinical research [Symposium presentation]. Annual Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Washington, DC.

Sheidow, A. J., Molen, L. A., Navas-Murphy, L., & Chapman, J. E. (2007, June). Co-occurring substance use and internalizing problems in adolescents: Treatment development and pilot evaluation. In A. J. Sheidow (Chair), Externalizing and internalizing comorbidity in prevention and intervention research [Symposium presentation]. Biennial meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, London, UK.

Sheidow, A. J., Saldana, L., Henggeler, S. W., & Bradford, W. D. (2006). Economic evaluations of an empirically supported model: Applying findings from MST research to advanced cost questions. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. June.