Theresa B. Moyers :: Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions (CASAA)

Theresa B. Moyers, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of NM
tmoyers@unm.edu
(505) 925-2375

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of New Mexico

Areas of Expertise

Empirically Supported Treatments
Motivational Interviewing

Primary Research Area

My research focuses on the active mechanisms in empirically-based addictions treatments, particularly motivational interviewing. Specifically, I am interested in exploring client language during MI sessions and its possible influence on substance use outcomes. In addition, my research explores so called "common" factors, such as empathy, as possible explanations for the effectiveness of treatments. Finally, I am interested in how we teach complex empirically-based treatments like MI to frontline addictions treatment providers.

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Testing Theory Based Training in Motivational Interviewing (Project ELICIT, NIDA, 1R01DA021227-01), Principal Investigator

Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Alcohol Abuse (Project AFTER, DAMD 17--1-1-0681), Principal Investigator
How Does Motivational Interviewing Prevent Alcohol Abuse? (Project PREMIR, NIAAA, 1R01AA13696-01, Principal Investigator

Daniel Fischer
Lisa Hagen Glynn
Christopher McLouth

Daniel Fischer
Lisa Hagen Glynn
Christopher McLouth

Richman Family Visiting Professor: University of Maryland School of Social Work 2012-2014

Moyers, T. B. & Miller, W. R. (in press). Is low therapist empathy toxic? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
Moyers, T. B. (2011). Disseminating motivational interviewing in psychiatric and adolescent populations: Optimism and a few worries. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 56(11), pp 641- 642.
Hallgren, K.A. & Moyers, T. B. (2011). Does readiness to change predict in-session motivational language? Correspondence between two conceptualizations of client motivation. Addiction, 106 (7), 1261-1269.
Glynn, L. H., & Moyers, T. B. (2010). Chasing change talk: The clinician's role in evoking client language about change. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 39, 65-70.
Moyers, T. B., Martin, T., Houck, J.M., Christopher, P.J. & Tonigan, J.S. (2009). From in-session behaviors to drinking outcomes: A causal chain for motivational interviewing. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(6), 1113-1124.
Moyers, T. B. , Manuel, J.K., Wilson, P., Hendrickson, S.M.L., Talcott, W. & Durand, P. (2008). A randomized trial investigating training in motivational interviewing for behavioral health providers. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 36, 149-162.

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