Ph.D., Temple University
Brian C. Chu, Ph.D., is professor in, and department chair of, the Department of Clinical Psychology in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
(GSAPP) at Rutgers University. He is also founder and director of the Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic, a
research clinic specializing in evaluating and providing evidence-based care
for children and adolescents. He has received the Klingenstein Third
Generation Foundation Young Investigator
Award to support development of behavioral activation and exposure programs
in middle schools. He has coedited a
book, Transdiagnostic Treatments for
Children and Adolescents: Principles and Practice (Guilford, 2013),
reviewing the science and treatment of universal processes that cut across
youth pathology. He is coauthoring a practitioner-oriented book designed to
guide clinicians in everyday evidence-based practice: Treatment Plans and Interventions: Child and Adolescent Mood and
Anxiety Disorders (Translating
Evidence-Based Treatments into Personalized Therapies). He is past editor of Cognitive &
Behavioral Practice, the practice-oriented journal of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and he serves on the editorial board for
several scientific journals, including Behavior Therapy, Behaviour Research
and Therapy, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and Clinical Psychology: Science and
Practice, among others. For his sustained, outstanding contributions
to the field of behavioral interventions and psychological practice, he has
earned Fellow Status for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive
Therapies. Dr. Chu's areas
of interest include the assessment and treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders
in youth, with a special emphasis on the dissemination of evidence-based
practice, effectiveness research, and the evaluation of mechanisms of change.
He is also interested in utilizing technology (e.g., mobile applications and
web-based coaching) to foster the effectiveness of evidence-based treatment
delivery and professional training. He has a developing interest in
understanding multicultural issues that impact help-seeking behavior and access
to mental health services. He is a committed teacher and mentor to
undergraduate and graduate trainees learning to appreciate and become competent
in evidence-based psychological practice.
Brian
mentors students in both the GSAPP and Clinical Ph.D. programs.
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