Joshua M. Langberg, PhD
Appointment
Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
joshua.langberg@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4867
Fax
513-636-0755
Bio
Joshua M. Langberg, PhD, earned his PhD in Clinical / Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 2005 and completed his internship in Clinical / Child Psychology at Duke University Medical Center in 2006. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Center for ADHD in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2007.
Dr. Langberg has published empirical studies on the school-based treatment of adolescents with ADHD. He has developed after-school interventions for children and adolescents with ADHD that improve organization, time-management and study skills. Dr. Langberg's primary scholarly interest is to promote the development and use of evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents with ADHD in school and community settings.
Credentials
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2007
Internship: Clinical / Child Psychology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, /2006
PhD: Clinical / Community Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 2005
MA: Psychological Sciences, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 2002
BA: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, 2000
Research
School-based interventions for children and adolescents with ADHD
Publications, Most Recent
Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., Simon, J.O., Loren, R.E.A., Arnold, L.E., Hechtman, L., Hinshaw, S.P., Hoza, B., Jensen, P.S., Pelham, W.E., Swanson, J.M., & Wigal, T. (in press). Parental agreement on ADHD symptom-specific and broadband externalizing ratings of child behavior.Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
Langberg, J.M. & Epstein, J.N. (2008). Discussion from a Psychotherapeutic Perspective of “Failing out of School”. In C. Galanter & P. Jensen (Eds.) DSM-IV Casebook of Child Mental Disorders.
Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., & Graham, A. (2008).The use of organizational skills interventions in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults with ADHD. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 8(10), 1549-1561.
Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., Urbanowicz, C., Simon, J., & Graham, A. (2008). Efficacy of an organization skills intervention to improve the academic functioning of students with ADHD. School Psychology Quarterly, 23(3), 407-417.
Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., Altaye, M., Molina, B., Arnold, E., & Vitiello, B. (2008). The transition to middle school is associated with changes in the developmental trajectory of ADHD symptomatology in young adolescents with ADHD. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37(3): 651-663.
Epstein, J.N., Langberg, J.M., Lichtenstein, P.K., Mainwaring, B.A., Luzader, C.P., & Stark, L.J. (2008). A community-wide intervention to improve the ADHD assessment and treatment practices of community physicians. Pediatrics, 122(1), 19-27.
Langberg, J.M., Froehlich, T.E., Loren, R.E.A., Martin, J.E., & Epstein, J.N. (2008). Assessing children with ADHD in primary care settings. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 8(4), 627-641.
Kollins, S.H. & Langberg, J.M. (2007). Medical and pharmacological issues. In M. Hersen & D. Reitman (Eds.) Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Case Conceptualization and Treatment, Volume 2: Children and Adolescents. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.
Langberg, J.M., Smith, B.H., Bogle, K.E., Schmidt, J.D., Cole, W.R., & Pender, C. (2006). A pilot evaluation of Small Group Challenging Horizons Program: A randomized trial. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 23(1), 31-58.
Langberg, J.M., & Smith, B.H. (2006). Developing evidence-based interventions for deployment into school settings: A case example highlighting key issues of efficacy and effectiveness. Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning, 29(4), 323-334.
Smith, B.H., Flory, K., Langberg, J.M., Molina, B., & Bukstein, O. (2006). A tale of two cities: Differing experiences with dissemination of a manualized intervention. Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 6, 53-66.
Presentations, Most Recent
Evans, S.W., Langberg, J.M., Schultz, B., & Smith, B.H. (2008, September). In T. Power (Chair), Adaptations of the Challenging Horizons Program for Urban Settings. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Lichtenstein, P., Bain, K., Conley, L., Epstein, J., & Langberg, J. (2008, February). The Cincinnati ADHD Collaborative: Community-Wide Implementation of the AAP Guidelines. Symposium presented at the NICHQ 7th Annual Forum for Improving Children’s Health Care, Miami, FL.
Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., Urbanowicz, C., & Perry, J. (2007, November). Evaluating organization and homework management skills as critical aspects of academic functioning in adolescents with ADHD. In J.M. Langberg (Chair), Innovations in the assessment and measurement of children and adolescents with ADHD: Implications for developing effective interventions. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA.
Langberg, J.M. & Smith, B.H. (2006, November). Moving towards effectiveness: Dissemination and expansion of the CHP. In S.W. Evans (Chair), School based treatment for middle school aged children with ADHD. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Chicago, IL.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
Treatment of ADHD and anxiety disorders; family therapy for adolescents with ADHD and other behavioral disorders; parent training for parents of children and adolescents with ADHD; family therapy for adolescents with ADHD experiencing academic functioning difficulties; school-based interventions for middle school students with ADHD; organization and time-management interventions for adolescents with ADHD; the dissemination of evidence-based interventions into school and community settings
Related Areas
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