Staff Publications & Presentations

Sheidow, A. J. (2014, October). Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults (MST-EA) with mental health conditions& criminal justice involvement [Invited presentation]. Annual DC Summit on Evidence-Based Programs for Children, Youth,& Families, Washington, DC.

Sheidow, A. J. (2015, April). Competing with teen drug use: Effective and creative reinforcement systems and other strategies [Invited presentation]. Oregon Social Learning Center Conference, Eugene, OR.

Sheidow, A. J. (2015, June). Addiction and mental health [Keynote panelist presentation]. 13th International Conference on Treatment of Addictive Behaviors, Odense, Denmark.

Sheidow, A. J. (2015, May 31–June 4). 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. (2015, May). Treating youth and emerging adults who have complex presenting problems [Invited presentation]. Annual Western Psychological Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV.

Sheidow, A. J. (2016, August). Policy and practice partnerships: Improving the wellbeing of emerging adults with serious mental health conditions [Invited presentation]. Center for Evidence and Implementation Science-Based Innovation Seminar, Sydney, Australia.

Sheidow, A. J. (2017, March 4–7). An adolescent EBP for community behavioral health: A research perspective. In E. Cannata (Chair), Dispelling the myth that EBPs are too narrowly targeted: MST as a case example for broad opportunity [Symposium presentation]. Annual Research& Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, FL.

Sheidow, A. J. (2017, March). Multisystemic therapy for emerging adults: Treating young adults who have justice involvement and behavioral health conditions [Invited presentation]. Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures, Portland, OR.

Sheidow, A. J. (2018, March 4–7). Can you afford(not) to improve workforce development for providers working with youth and young adults? [Invited plenary presentation]. Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, Tampa, FL.

Sheidow, A. J. (2019, December 10). Program implementation within the juvenile justice system [Invited presentation]. Idaho Association of Counties Probation Administrators Association, Boise, ID.

Sheidow, A. J. (2019, November 18). Addressing the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs for EAs in the criminal justice system [Invited presentation]. Emerging Adults in the Criminal Justice System Task Force, Boston, MA.

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.