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a8 A clinician friendly toolkit to support use of exposure therapy with youth with anxiety.
b7 A clinician toolkit to support culturally responsive psychotherapy to youth with anxiety and related disorders
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b7 A clinician toolkit to support culturally responsive psychotherapy to youth with anxiety and related disorders
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21 7 BA 43 (Psychological and Brain Sciences, Near Eastern Studies) c
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95 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA , 2016.
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Permanent link21 7 BA 43 (Psychological and Brain Sciences, Near Eastern Studies) c
31 Johns Hopkins University, 2009.
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95 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA , 2016.
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Description of Clinical Expertise
44 Pediatric anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders71
Description of Research Expertise
91 Implementation science, evidence-based treatment dissemination and implementation, youth mental health services, exposure therapye 29
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181 Rudrabhatla, A., Flowers, S., Becker-Haimes, E.M., & Sanchez, A.: Centering Equity in the Implementation of Exposure and Response Prevention for Pediatric OCD: Current Evidence and Future Directions. Current Developmental Disorders Reports 11: 195-205, Aug 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-024-00306-x.
146 Becker-Haimes, E.M. & Sanchez, A.L.: The Road to Equitable OCD Treatment: Commentary on Justice Based treatment Considerations for Identity-Related OCD. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 31(4), Dec 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000233.
175 Islam, S., Sanchez, A.L., McDermott, C.L., Clapp, D., Worley, J., & Becker-Haimes, E.M.: To Proceed Via Telehealth or Not? Considerations for Pediatric Anxiety and Related Disorders Beyond COVID-19. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 31(4), Nov 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2023.01.004.
1ac Becker-Haimes E.M., Marcus S.C., Klein M.R., Schoenwald S.K., Fugo P.B., McLeod B.D., Dorsey S., Williams N.J., Mandell D.S., & Beidas R.S.: A randomized trial to identify accurate measurement methods for adherence to cognitive-behavioral therapy. Behavior Therapy 53(6): 1191-1204, Nov 2022 Notes: [Online ahead of print] doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.06.001.
19e Becker-Haimes, E. M., Klein, C. C., Frank, H. E., Oquendo, M. A., Jager-Hyman, S., Brown, G. K., Brady, M., & Barnett, M. L. : Clinician Maladaptive Anxious Avoidance in the Context of Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions: A Commentary. Frontiers in Health Services 2(833214): 1-10, June 2022 Notes: doi: 10.3389/frhs.2022.833214.
1b3 Becker-Haimes, E.M., Ramesh, B., Buck, J.E., Nuske. H.J., Zentgraf, K.A., Stewart R.E., Buttenheim, A., & Mandell, D.S.: Comparing output from two methods of participatory design for developing implementation strategies: traditional contextual inquiry vs. rapid crowd sourcing. Implementation Science 17(1): 1-13, Jul 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1186/s13012-022-01220-9.
178 Becker-Haimes, E. M., Tabachnick, A. R., Last, B. S., Stewart, R. E., Hasan-Granier, A., & Beidas, R. S.: Evidence Base Update for brief, free, and accessible youth mental health measures. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 49(1): 1-17, Jan 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1689824.
136 Becker-Haimes, E. M., Byeon, V., Frank, H. E., Williams, N. J., Kratz, H. E., & Beidas, R. S.: Identifying the organizational innovation-specific capacity needed for exposure therapy. Depression and Anxiety 37(10): 1007–1016, May 2020.
14e Frank, H. E., Becker-Haimes, E. M., & Kendall, P. C. : Therapist training in evidence-based interventions: A systematic review of training approaches and outcomes. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 27(3): e12330, Sep 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12330.
171 Becker-Haimes, E. M., Okamura, K. H., Baldwin, C., Wahesh, E., Schmidt, C., & Beidas, R. S. : Understanding the landscape of behavioral health pre-service training to inform evidence-based practice implementation. Psychiatric Services 70(1): 68-70, Jan 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800220.
153 Becker-Haimes, E. M., Okamura, K., Wolk, C. B., Rubin, R., Evans, A.C., & Beidas, R. S.: Predictors of clinician use of exposure therapy in community mental health settings. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 49: 88-94, June 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.04.002.
171 Becker-Haimes, E.M., Franklin, M.E., Bodie, J., & Beidas, R.S.: Feasibility and acceptability of a toolkit to facilitate clinician use of exposure therapy for youth. Evidence Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2(3-4): 165-178, Nov 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1080/23794925.2017.1383867.
1e5 Ginsburg, G. S., Becker-Haimes, E. M., Keeton, C., Iyengar, S., Sakolsky, D., Kendal, P. C., Iyengar, S., Albano, A.M., Peris, T., Compton, S. N., & Piacentini, J. : Results From the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Extended Long-Term Study (CAMELS): Primary Anxiety Outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 57(7): 471-480, Jul 2018 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.03.017.
1aa Brady M, Jamison J, Weiss M, Young S, Adams DR, Ruggieri DG, Becker-Haimes EM: Slipping through the cracks: Identifying families at-risk of not engaging with mental health care within a specialty anxiety clinic. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research May 2025 Notes: Advance Online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-025-09947-1.
1c9 Becker-Haimes, E.M., Jamison, J., Young, S., Brady, B., Houlahan, K., & Bilek, E.L. : To relax or not to relax for anxious youth? Findings from a survey of exposure specialists. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Epub ahead of print, Aug 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2025.2541348.
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Selected Publications
123 Becker-Haimes, E.M., Stewart, R.E., & Frank, H.E. : It’s all in the name: Why exposure therapy could benefit from a new one. Current Psychology Jun 2022 Notes: [Online ahead of print] doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03286-6.181 Rudrabhatla, A., Flowers, S., Becker-Haimes, E.M., & Sanchez, A.: Centering Equity in the Implementation of Exposure and Response Prevention for Pediatric OCD: Current Evidence and Future Directions. Current Developmental Disorders Reports 11: 195-205, Aug 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-024-00306-x.
146 Becker-Haimes, E.M. & Sanchez, A.L.: The Road to Equitable OCD Treatment: Commentary on Justice Based treatment Considerations for Identity-Related OCD. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 31(4), Dec 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000233.
175 Islam, S., Sanchez, A.L., McDermott, C.L., Clapp, D., Worley, J., & Becker-Haimes, E.M.: To Proceed Via Telehealth or Not? Considerations for Pediatric Anxiety and Related Disorders Beyond COVID-19. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 31(4), Nov 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2023.01.004.
1ac Becker-Haimes E.M., Marcus S.C., Klein M.R., Schoenwald S.K., Fugo P.B., McLeod B.D., Dorsey S., Williams N.J., Mandell D.S., & Beidas R.S.: A randomized trial to identify accurate measurement methods for adherence to cognitive-behavioral therapy. Behavior Therapy 53(6): 1191-1204, Nov 2022 Notes: [Online ahead of print] doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.06.001.
19e Becker-Haimes, E. M., Klein, C. C., Frank, H. E., Oquendo, M. A., Jager-Hyman, S., Brown, G. K., Brady, M., & Barnett, M. L. : Clinician Maladaptive Anxious Avoidance in the Context of Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions: A Commentary. Frontiers in Health Services 2(833214): 1-10, June 2022 Notes: doi: 10.3389/frhs.2022.833214.
1b3 Becker-Haimes, E.M., Ramesh, B., Buck, J.E., Nuske. H.J., Zentgraf, K.A., Stewart R.E., Buttenheim, A., & Mandell, D.S.: Comparing output from two methods of participatory design for developing implementation strategies: traditional contextual inquiry vs. rapid crowd sourcing. Implementation Science 17(1): 1-13, Jul 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1186/s13012-022-01220-9.
178 Becker-Haimes, E. M., Tabachnick, A. R., Last, B. S., Stewart, R. E., Hasan-Granier, A., & Beidas, R. S.: Evidence Base Update for brief, free, and accessible youth mental health measures. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 49(1): 1-17, Jan 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1689824.
136 Becker-Haimes, E. M., Byeon, V., Frank, H. E., Williams, N. J., Kratz, H. E., & Beidas, R. S.: Identifying the organizational innovation-specific capacity needed for exposure therapy. Depression and Anxiety 37(10): 1007–1016, May 2020.
14e Frank, H. E., Becker-Haimes, E. M., & Kendall, P. C. : Therapist training in evidence-based interventions: A systematic review of training approaches and outcomes. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 27(3): e12330, Sep 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1111/cpsp.12330.
171 Becker-Haimes, E. M., Okamura, K. H., Baldwin, C., Wahesh, E., Schmidt, C., & Beidas, R. S. : Understanding the landscape of behavioral health pre-service training to inform evidence-based practice implementation. Psychiatric Services 70(1): 68-70, Jan 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800220.
153 Becker-Haimes, E. M., Okamura, K., Wolk, C. B., Rubin, R., Evans, A.C., & Beidas, R. S.: Predictors of clinician use of exposure therapy in community mental health settings. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 49: 88-94, June 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.04.002.
171 Becker-Haimes, E.M., Franklin, M.E., Bodie, J., & Beidas, R.S.: Feasibility and acceptability of a toolkit to facilitate clinician use of exposure therapy for youth. Evidence Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2(3-4): 165-178, Nov 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1080/23794925.2017.1383867.
1e5 Ginsburg, G. S., Becker-Haimes, E. M., Keeton, C., Iyengar, S., Sakolsky, D., Kendal, P. C., Iyengar, S., Albano, A.M., Peris, T., Compton, S. N., & Piacentini, J. : Results From the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Extended Long-Term Study (CAMELS): Primary Anxiety Outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 57(7): 471-480, Jul 2018 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.03.017.
1aa Brady M, Jamison J, Weiss M, Young S, Adams DR, Ruggieri DG, Becker-Haimes EM: Slipping through the cracks: Identifying families at-risk of not engaging with mental health care within a specialty anxiety clinic. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research May 2025 Notes: Advance Online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-025-09947-1.
1c9 Becker-Haimes, E.M., Jamison, J., Young, S., Brady, B., Houlahan, K., & Bilek, E.L. : To relax or not to relax for anxious youth? Findings from a survey of exposure specialists. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Epub ahead of print, Aug 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2025.2541348.
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