Faculty
Michael C. Roberts, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Clinical Child Program
1978, Purdue University
Professor
Dr. Roberts' research interests focus on general issues in clinical child and pediatric psychology, psychotherapeutic outcomes, program evaluation, and professional issues. Previously Roberts' work has focused on prevention, especially injury control.
Specifically, current interests and activities on the research team include:
- children's and parents' perceptions of pediatric and psychological conditions and treatments; treatment adherence issues;
- program evaluation and mental health service delivery (psychotherapeutic outcomes);
- consulting with the World Health Organization on the revision of the International Classification of Diseases-10 focusing on the chapter for mental and behavioural codes; conducting literature searches; designing and conducting formative research projects on the architecture, organization, and content of the ICD classification system (Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO);
- professional psychology issues: education and training; specialty competencies; mentoring; technology and professional psychology ethics; advocacy.
Dr. Roberts has published over 200 journal articles and book chapters revolving around the application of psychology to understanding and influencing children's physical and mental health. He frequently co-authors with students and graduates. He has authored or co-edited 19 books, including Handbook of Pediatric Psychology (4th edition), Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology, Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology, Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families, and Handbook of Evidence-Based Treatments for Children and Adolescents, Prevention of Problems in Childhood, and Helping Children Cope with Disasters and Terrorism.
Currently the Editor of the APA journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Dr. Roberts has served as the Editor for Journal of Pediatric Psychology; Children's Health Care; and Children's Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, and as Associate Editor for Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. He is the editor of the book series, Issues in Clinical Child Psychology, with Springer (formerly Plenum/Kluwer).
Dr. Roberts has been president of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, the APA Section on Clinical Child Psychology, and chair of the APA Committee on Children, Youth, and Families and on the APA Board of Professional Affairs. He is currently on the APA Board of Educational Affairs. He served two terms as chair of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology and as the Society of Pediatric Psychology representative to the APA Council of Representatives. He is Past-Chair of the APA Council of Editors. He has served on grant review panels, most recently on a study section for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roberts chairs the Interdivisional Task Force for Children's Mental Health. In 2011, he is President-elect of the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37 of the APA).
Dr. Roberts is a 2006 recipient of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training, the 2008 Levin Award for Mentoring from the Society of Pediatric Psychology, the 2009 Beverly Thorn Award for Outstanding DCT Service, and the 2008 APA Education Advocacy Distinguished Service Award.
Projects of Current Graduate Students
Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of Summer Camps Designed for Children with Chronic Illness at Improving Perceptions of Self: Conducting a meta-analysis of existing literature assessing the ability of summer camps for children with chronic illness to improve child perception of self, such as self-esteem or self-concept.
Meta-Analysis of School Reentry Programs for Children with Chronic Health Conditions: Using meta-analytic techniques to examine whether participation in a school reentry program is effective in terms of three specific outcomes. These outcomes are as follows: increases in disease - or injury - specific knowledge among healthy peers and school personnel, positive attitudinal change among healthy peers and school personnel, and increases in global self-worth in the ill or injured child.
Delphic Poll Regarding the Future of Children's Mental Health: Psychology professionals with interest in child psychology reported on the most significant mental health problems facing children and their families. Professionals, who represented both research and clinical positions, also provided information on future directions that could be performed by psychologists and the American Psychological Association's Interdivisional Task Force on Children's Mental Health to address these issues. Information was obtained through a Delphic poll methodology, consisting of a two-part quantitative and qualitative approach to data collection.
World Health Organization Projects: Assisting with a series of international investigations aiming to improve the architecture and clinical utility of next edition of the International Classification of Diseases, Mental and Behavioural Disorders chapter. Current projects include:
- How practicing clinicians think about relationships among disorders: Paired comparison methodology.
- How practicing clinicians think about relationships among disorders: Card sorting (natural taxonomy) methodology.
- Assessing the views and experiences of global mental health professionals regarding classification systems for mental and behavioral disorders.
- Usage and clinical utility of mental disorder categories around the world: Variations by region, country, and income level.
- Examining American psychologists' and psychiatrists' views on diagnostic classification systems of mental disorders.
Six Degrees of Separation in Pediatric Psychology and Reciprocal Benefits of Mentoring: Professionals in the field of Pediatric Psychology were asked to list influential mentors in their lives, in an attempt to better understand mentoring relationships in the field. Results yielded a graphical illustration of interconnectedness within Pediatric Psychology, which is important for understanding how professionals work together and how networking plays a role in professional development and success. A secondary project examining benefits to mentors was also generated from this data. The top twenty-five most cited mentors completed a qualitative survey in order to discern what benefits mentors received from mentoring relationships. Results indicate that mentoring is best conceptualized as a unique, bidirectional relationship, with benefits to both mentors and mentees.
AileyCamp Evaluation: This project is an annual program evaluation of AileyCamp, a six-week summer camp for at-risk youth from Kansas City public middle schools. The project assesses campers' exposure to community violence, stressful life events, risk behaviors, drug awareness, depression, family conflict, social support, emotional intelligence, psychological adjustment, and satisfaction with AileyCamp. Parents' experiences of social support, economic strain, parenting stress, and satisfaction with AileyCamp are also evaluated.
Partnering with Jennifer V. Schurman, Ph.D., ABPP, at Children's Mercy Hospital, projects include:
Parental Responses to Pain and Child Quality of Life: This project explores the relationship between parents' behavioral responses to their child's chronic abdominal pain and the child's quality of life. It examines the effects of both positive and negative reinforcement on child functioning and explores the moderating effects of age and gender on this relationship.
Establishing Clinically Meaningful Cut-offs for The Illness Behavior Encouragement Scale: This project aims to identify cut-off points for the Illness Behavior Encouragement Scale (IBES) that will help clinicians identify potentially problematic parental responses to child chronic pain. The IBES is a scale developed to identify parent behavioral responses to child pain episodes and other illness behaviors. This study will identify levels of attention (e.g., giving special treats, spending more time with child than usual) and release from daily responsibilities (e.g., allowing school absences, not doing chores) that are associated with concerning levels of physical and psychosocial functioning.
Projects with manuscripts under review co-authored with students and colleagues
Volitional Non-adherence in Pediatric Asthma: Its Occurrence and Relation to Disease Severity and Self-Efficacy
Service Coordination and Children's Functioning in a School-Based Intensive Mental Health Program
Program Evaluation of Multisystemic Treatment in a Community Mental Health Center
Camp Courage: An Outcome-Based Program Evaluation at a Sickle Cell Summer Camp
Using PsycINFO vs. PubMed for Literature Searches: Implications for Quantitative and Qualitative Reviews
Recent Publications
Selected Books
Roberts, M. C., & Steele, R. C. (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of pediatric psychology (4th ed.). New York: Guilford.
Steele, R. G., Elkin, D., & Roberts, M. C. (Eds.). (2008). Handbook of evidence-based therapies for children and adolescents. New York: Springer.
Steele, R. G., & Roberts, M. C. (Eds.). (2005). Handbook of mental health services for children, adolescents, and families. New York: Kluwer/Plenum Academic.
Roberts, M. C., & Ilardi, S. S. (Eds.). (2003). Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology. Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell.
La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W. K., Vernberg, E. M., & Roberts, M. C. (Eds.). (2002).Helping children cope with disasters and terrorism. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Walker, C. E., & Roberts, M. C. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of clinical child psychology(3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Selected Chapters
Roberts, M. C., Biggs, B. K., Jackson, Y., & Steele, R. G. (in press). Clinical child psychology: Research and practice applications. In P. Martin, F. Cheung, M. Kyrios, L. Littlefield, M. Knowles, B. Overmeir, & J. M. Prieto (Eds.), The IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology. New York: Wiley-Blackwell.
*Brown Kirschman, J. K., *Johnson, R. J., *Bender, J. A., & Roberts, M. C. (2009). Positive psychology for children and adolescent: Development, prevention, and promotion. In S. Lopez & C. R. Snyder (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (2nd ed., pp. 133-148). New York: Oxford.
*Roy, K. M., *Wu, Y. P., & Roberts, M.C. (2009). Allergic reactions in children: Implications for pediatric psychology. In M. C. Roberts & R. G. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of pediatric psychology (4th ed. Pp. 755-762). New York Guilford.
*Aylward, B. S., *Bender, J. A., *Graves, M. M., & Roberts, M. C. (2009). Professional issues: Historical developments and trends in pediatric psychology. In M. C. Roberts & R. G. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of pediatric psychology (4th ed., pp. 3-18). New York: Guilford.
Roberts, M. C., & *James, R. L. (2008). Empirically supported treatments and evidence-based practice for children and adolescents. In R. G. Steele, D. Elkin, & M. C. Roberts (Eds.).Handbook of evidence-based therapies for children and adolescents (pp. 9-24). New York: Springer
*Boles, R. E., & Roberts, M. C. (2007). Children’s perceptions of illness and death. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, & R. West (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of psychology, health, and medicine (2nd ed.; pp. 38-41). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Roberts, M. C., & Steele, R. G. (2005). Program evaluation approaches to service delivery in child and family mental health. In R. G. Steele & M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of mental health services for children, adolescents, and families (pp. 351-369). New York: Kluwer/Plenum Academic.
Roberts, M. C., Arias, I., Lutzker, J. R., Walker, L.E.A., & Wolfe, D. A. (2004). Injury and violence prevention at home. In R. H. Rozensky, N. G. Johnson, C. D. Goodheart, & W. R. Hammond (Eds.), Psychology builds a healthy world: Opportunities for research and practice (pp. 77-104). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Roberts, M. C., *Brown, K. J., & Smith-Boydston, J. M. (2003). The scientific process and publishing research. In M. C. Roberts & S. S. Ilardi (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology (pp.31-51). London: Blackwell Publishers.
Roberts, M. C., *Kamps, J., & Betan, E. (2003). Investigating professional issues in clinical psychology. In M. C. Roberts & S. S. Ilardi (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology (pp. 396-417). London: Blackwell Publishers.
Steele, R. G., & Roberts, M. C. (2003). Therapy and interventions research with children and adolescents. In M. C. Roberts & S. S. Ilardi (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology (pp. 307-326). London: Blackwell Publishers.
Ilardi, S. S., & Roberts, M. C. (2003). Reflections on the future of clinical psychology research. In M. C. Roberts & S. S. Ilardi (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology (pp. 420-432). London: Blackwell Publishers.
Nyre, J., Vernberg, E. M., & Roberts, M. C. (2003). Serving the most severe of serious emotionally disturbed students in school settings. In M. D. Weist, S. W. Evans, & N. A. Lever (Eds.), Handbook of school mental health: Advancing practice and research (pp. 203-222). New York: Kluwer.
Roberts, M. C., *Brown, K. J., *Boles, R. E., & *Mashunkashey, J. O. (2003). Prevention of injuries: Concepts and interventions for pediatric psychology in the schools. In R. T. Brown (Ed.), Handbook of pediatric psychology in school settings (pp. 65-80). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Roberts, M. C., *Mitchell, M. C., & *McNeal, R. (2003). The evolving field of pediatric psychology: Critical issues and future challenges. In M. C. Roberts (Ed.), Handbook of pediatric psychology (3rd ed., pp. 3-18). New York: Guilford.
Roberts, M. C., *Brown, K. J., *Boles, R. E., *Mashunkashey, J. O., & *Mayes, S. (2003). Prevention of disease and injury in pediatric psychology. In M. C. Roberts (Ed.),Handbook of pediatric psychology (3rd ed., pp. 84-98). New York: Guilford.
Vernberg, E. M., Roberts, M. C., & Nyre, J. (2002). School-based intensive mental health treatment. In D. T. Marsh & M. A. Fristad (Eds.), Handbook of serious emotional disturbance in children and adolescents (pp. 412-427). New York: Wiley.
Selected Articles
*Puddy, R.W., Roberts, M.C., Vernberg, E.M., & *Hambrick, Erin P. (in press). Service coordination and children's functioning in a school-based intensive mental health program. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10826-011-9554-0*Canter, K. S., *Kessler, E. D., *Odar, C. C., *Aylward, B. S., & Roberts, M. C. (in press). Reciprocal relationships: Perceived benefits of mentoring in pediatric psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
*Rosnov, D. L., Roberts, M. C., *Kessler, E., Shroff Pendley, J., Datto, G., & Hassink, S. (in press). Acceptability of weight loss interventions among adolescents who are overweight and their caregivers. Children\'s Health Care.
*Wu, Y. P., *Selig, J. P., Roberts, M. C., & Steele, R. G. (in press). Trajectories of postpartum maternal depressive symptoms and children\'s social skills. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi: 10.1007/S10826-010-9407-2
*Van Allen, J., & Roberts, M. C. (2011). Critical incidents in the marriage of psychology and technology: A discussion of potential ethical issues in practice,education, and policy. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 42, 433-439. doi: 10.1037/a0025278*Bellinger, S. A., & Roberts, M. C. (2011). Doctoral training origins of authors publishing in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology: Historical trends 1976-2006. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(1), 4-9. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsq024
*Wu, Y., *Prout, K., Roberts, M. C., *Parikshak, S., & Amylon, M. D. (2011). Assessing experiences of children who attended a camp for children with cancer and their siblings: A preliminary study. Child and Youth Care Forum, 40(2), 121-133. doi: 10.1007/s10566-010-9123-5
Jackson, Y., Alberts, F. L., & Roberts, M. C. (2010). Clinical child psychology: A practice specialty serving children, adolescents, and their families. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 41, 75-81.
*Stewart, P. K., Roberts, M. C., & *Kim, K. L. (2010). The psychometric properties of the Harter Self-Perception Profile for Children with African American Adolescent Females.Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19, 326-333. doi: 10.1007/s10826-009-9302-x
*Graves, M. M., *Roberts, M. C., Rapoff, M., & *Boyer, A. (2010). The efficacy of adherence interventions for chronically ill children: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35(4), 368-382. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp072
*Steele, M. M., *Lochrie, A. S., & Roberts, M. C. (2010). Physician identification and management of psychosocial problems in primary care. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 17, 103-115. doi: 10.1007/s10880-010-9188-1
*Kleinsorge, C. A., Roberts, M. C., *Roy, K. M., & Rapoff, M. A. (2010). The program evaluation of services in a primary care clinic: Attaining a medical home. Clinical Pediatrics, 49(6), 548-559. doi: 10.1177/0009922809358615
*Wu, Y. P., *Messner, B. M., & Roberts, M. C. (2010). Children's psychosocial problems presenting in a family medicine practice. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. Doi: 10.1007/s10880-010-9195-2
*Wu, Y. P., *Graves, M. M., Roberts, M. C., & Mitchell, A. C. (2010). Is insulin pump therapy better than injection for adolescents with diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 89(2), 121-125. doi: 10.1016/j.diabrs.2010.04.010*Brown Kirschman, K. J., Roberts, M. C., *Shadlow, J. O., & *Pelley, T. J. (2010). An evaluation of hope following a summer camp for inner-city youth. Child and Youth Care Forum, 39(6), 385-396. doi: 10.1007/s10566-010-9119-1*Kamps, J., Rapoff, M., Roberts, M. C., *Varela, R. E., Barnard, M., & Olson, N. (2009). Improving adherence to inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma: A randomized clinical trial. Children’s Health Care, 37, 261-277.
*Bender, J. A., & Roberts, M. C. (2009). Exposure to violence, perceived peer relationships, and corresponding psychological sequelae. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18, 350-355.
*James, R. L., & Roberts, M. C. (2009). Future directions in clinical child and adolescent psychology: A Delphi survey. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65, 1-12.
Roberts, M. C., *Bender, J. A., & *Aylward, B. S. (2009). Problems with nomenclature of specialty training and practice and disclosure of information within clinical psychology.Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 16, 360-363.
*Gould, S. R., Roberts, M. C., & *Beals, S. E. (2009). Do state mental health plans address the New Freedom Commission's goals for children's mental health? Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 12(4), 295-309. doi: 10.1007/s19567-009-0054-3
Vernberg, E. M., Roberts, M. C., & Nyre, J. E. (2008). The Intensive Mental Health Program; Development and structure of the model of intervention for children with serious emotional disturbances. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(2), 169-177.
Vernberg, E. M., Roberts, M. C., *Jacobs, A. K., *Randall, C. J., *Biggs, B. K., & Nyre, J. E. (2008). Outcomes and findings of program evaluation for the Intensive Mental Health Program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(2), 178-190.
*Nelson, T. D., *Mashunkashey, J. O., *Mitchell, M. C., *Benson, E. R., Vernberg, E. M., & Roberts, M. C. (2008). Description of exemplar cases in the Intensive Mental Health Program: Illustrations of application of the therapeutic model. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(2), 206-218.
*Jacobs, A. K., Roberts, M. C., Vernberg, E. M., Nyre, J. E., *Randall, C. J., & *Puddy, R. W. (2008). Factors related to outcome in a school-based Intensive Mental Health Program: An examination of nonresponders. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(2), 219-231.
*Roy, K. M., Roberts, M. C., Vernberg, E. M., & *Randall, C. J. (2008). Measuring treatment outcome for children with serious emotional disturbances: Discriminant validity and clinical significance of the Child and Adolescent Functioning Assessment Scale.Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(2), 232-240.
*Puddy, R. W., *Boles, R. E., *Dreyer, M. L., *Maikranz, J., Roberts, M. C., & Vernberg, E. M. (2008). Demonstrating support for the formative and summative assessment paradigm in a school-based Intensive Mental Health Program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(2), 253-263.
*Lazicki, T. A., Vernberg, E. M., Roberts, M. C., & *Benson, E. R. (2008). Satisfaction with components of the therapeutic model: Perspectives of consumers and professionals.Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(2), 264-276.
Roberts, M. C., Vernberg, E. M., *Biggs, B. K., *Randall, C. J., & *Jacobs, A. K. (2008). Lessons learned from the Intensive Mental Health Program: A school-based community oriented program for children with serious emotional disturbances. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17(2), 277-289.
Roberts, M. C., *Stewart, P. K., & *Roy, K. (2008). Normative assessments of scholarly productivity: Moving the discussion forward. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 15(2). 109-114.
*Aylward, B. S., Roberts, M. C., Colombo, J., & Steele, R. G. (2008). Identifying the classics: An examination of articles published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology from 1976-2006. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33(6), 576-589.
*Raad, J. M., *Bellinger, S., *McCormick, E., Roberts, M. C., & Steele, R. G. (2008). Reporting practices of methodological information in four journals of pediatric and child psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33(7), 688-693.
*Wu, Y. P., & Roberts, M. C. (2008). A meta-analysis of interventions to increase adherence to medication regimens for pediatric otitis-media and streptococcal pharyngitis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33(7), 789-796.
*Boles, R. E., & Roberts, M. C. (2008). Supervising children during parental distractions.Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33(8), 833-841.
*Boles, R. E., Roberts, M. C., & Vernberg, E. M. (2008, Winter). Treating non-retentive encopresis with rewarded scheduled toilet visits. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 1, 68-72.
*Stewart, P. K., Roberts, M. C., & *Roy, K. (2007). Scholarly productivity in clinical psychology PhD programs: A normative assessment of publication rates. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 14,151-171.
*Stewart, P. K., *Wu, Y. P., & Roberts, M. C. (2007). Top producers of scholarly publications in clinical psychology PhD programs. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63(12), 1209-1215.
Roberts, M. C., Ilardi, S. S., & *Johnson, R. J. (2006). Reputation strength as a determinant of faculty employment: A test of the step-down thesis among clinical psychology Ph.D. programs. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(7),881-891.Vernberg, E. M., Roberts, M. C., *Randall, C. J., *Biggs, B. K., Nyre, J. E., & *Jacobs, A. K. (2006). Intensive mental health services for children with serious emotional disturbances through a school-based, community-oriented program. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 11(3), 417-430.*Roy, K., Roberts, M. C., & *Stewart, P. K. (2006). Research productivity and academic lineage in clinical psychology: Who is training the faculty to do research? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(7), 893-905.*Hunter, H. L., *Rosnov, D. L., *Koontz, D., & Roberts, M. C. (2006). Camping programs for children with chronic illness as a modality for recreation, treatment, and evaluation: An example of a mission-based program evaluation of a diabetes camp. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 13, 67-79.*Mayes, S., Roberts, M. C., *Boles, R. E., & *Brown, K. J. (2006). Children’s knowledge of household safety rules. Children’s Health Care, 35, 269-280.Roberts, M. C., *Gomez, M. D., *Kim, K. L., & *Corbin, S. R. (2006). Dr. Phil visits the classroom: “Getting real” with child behavior and development. Teaching of Psychology, 33, 262-265.Prinstein, M. J., & Roberts, M. C. (2006). The professional adolescence of clinical child and adolescent psychology: Grown up and striving for autonomy. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 13, 263-268.
*McNeal, R., Handwerk, M. L., Field, C. E., Roberts, M. C., Soper, S., Huefner, J. C., & Ringle, J. L. (2006). Hope as an outcome variable among youth in a residential care setting. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76, 304-311.Roberts, M. C. (2006). Essential tension: Specialization with broad and general training in psychology. American Psychologist, 61, 862-870.*Steele, M. M., *Graves, M. M., Roberts, M. C., & Steele, R. G. (2006). Examining the influence of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology: An empirical approach. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32, 150-153.*Boles, R. E., Roberts, M. C., *Brown, K. J., & *Mayes, S. (2005). Children's risk taking behaviors: The role of child-based perceptions of vulnerability and temperament. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30, 562-570.*Brown, K. J., Roberts, M. C., *Mayes, S., & *Boles, R. E. (2005). Effects of parental viewing of children's risk behavior on home safety practices. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30, 571-580.*Kamps, J., Roberts, M. C., & *Varela, R. E. (2005). Development of a new fear of hypoglycemia scale: Preliminary results. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30, 287-291.Roberts, M. C., Borden, K. A., Christiansen, M. D., & Lopez, S. J. (2005). Fostering a culture shift: Assessment of competence in the education and careers of professional psychologists. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 36, 355-361.
Vernberg, E. M., *Jacobs, A. K., Nyre, J. E., *Puddy, R. W., & Roberts, M. C. (2004). Innovative treatment for children with serious emotional disturbance: Preliminary outcomes for a school-based intensive mental health program. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 359-365.Roberts, M. C., & Steele, R. G. (2003). Predoctoral training in pediatric psychology at the University of Kansas Clinical Child Psychology Program. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28(2), 99-103.
Roberts, M. C., *Jacobs, A. K., *Puddy, R. W., Nyre, J. E., & Vernberg, E. M. (2003). Treating children with serious emotional disturbances in schools and community: The Intensive Mental Health Program. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 519-526.Roberts, M. C., *Lazicki-Puddy, T. A., *Puddy, R. W., & *Johnson, R. J. (2003). The outcomes of psychotherapy with adolescents: A practitioner-friendly research review. Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session, 59(11), 1177-1191.Roberts, M. C., *Brown, K. J., & *Puddy, R. W. (2002). Service delivery issues and program evaluation in pediatric psychology. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 9(1), 3-13.
*Sobel, A. B., Roberts, M. C., Rapoff, M. A., & Barnard, M. U. (2001). Problems and interventions of a pediatric psychology clinic in a medical setting: A retrospective analysis. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 8, 11-17.
*Buckloh, L. M., & Roberts, M. C. (2001). Managed mental health care: Attitudes and ethical beliefs of child and pediatric psychologists. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 26, 193-202.
*Sobel, A. B., Roberts, M. C., Rayfield, A., Barnard, M. U., & Rapoff, M. A. (2001). Evaluating outpatient pediatric psychology services in a primary care setting. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 26, 395-405.
*Brown, K. J., & Roberts, M. C. (2000). Future issues in pediatric psychology: Delphic survey. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 7(1), 5-15.
Roberts, M. C., & *Sobel, A. (1999). Training in clinical child psychology: Doing it right.Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 28, 482-489.
Roberts, M. C., Carlson, C. I., Erickson, M. T., Friedman, R. M., La Greca, A. M., Lemanek, K. L., Russ, S. W., Schroeder, C. S., Vargas, L. A., & Wohlford, P. F. (1998). A model for training psychologists to provide services for children and adolescents. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 293-299.Roberts, M. C. (1998). Innovations in Specialty Training: The Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 394-397.
*denotes student co-author (or Program graduate)
Dr. Roberts is on the editorial boards of the following journals:
- Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (Editor)
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Teaching and Education in Professional Psychology
- Applied and Preventive Psychology: Current Scientific Perspectives
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- Children's Health Care
- Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry
- Child Psychiatry and Human Development
- Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Health Psychology
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