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Joseph Himle, PhD

Bio

Joseph A. Himle, Ph.D., is the Howard V. Brabson Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine at the University of Michigan. He is also the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the School of Social Work. He completed his doctorate in social work and psychology at the University of Michigan in 1995. Professor Himle is an active mental health intervention researcher. Professor Himle has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on 14 NIH-funded research projects. He is the currently principal investigator of an NIMH-funded multi-site project focusing on the development and testing of an intervention for unemployed persons with social anxiety. Professor Himle has published over 135 articles and book chapters related to the field of mental health and cognitive-behavioral therapy.

himlej@umich.edu

https://ssw.umich.edu/faculty/profiles/tenure-track/himlej

Education

PhD, University of Michigan


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