BRYCE D. MCLEOD

Curriculum Vitae (Click here for complete vitae)

Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Psychology ??
806 W. Franklin Street PO Box 842018 Richmond, VA 23284-2018
Email: bmcleod@vcu.edu Phone: (804) 827-5230 FAX: (804) 828-2237

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Major. Clinical Psychology
Minor: Measurement and Psychometrics
Dissertation: “The Therapy Process Observational Coding System for Child Psychotherapy: Development and application”

Clinical Internship UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, California
2003-04 APA-approved full-time clinical psychology internship

M.A. University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Major: Clinical Psychology
Thesis: “Using dissertations to examine potential bias in child and adolescent clinical trials”

B.A. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
1995 Major: Psychology (Clinical Track)
Thesis: “The importance of considering the family environment of children of alcoholics”

GRANTS

NIMH RO1 MH086529-01 (McLeod, Southam-Gerow) $1,125,000/total 5/01/10 – 2/28/15
Development and Validation of Child Therapy Integrity Measures
Role: Principal Investigator
The objective of the five-year project is to establish the psychometric properties and assess the research applications of observer-rated measures designed to tap the three components that comprise treatment integrity – treatment adherence, treatment differentiation and therapist competence. The measures will be further developed and validated to assess treatment integrity in cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) for anxiety in youths.

VCU PRIP Award (McLeod, Sutherland) $47,411/total 7/01/10 – 12/31/10
Development and Validation of Treatment Integrity Measures for School-Based Interventions
Role: Principal Investigator
The objective of this project is to further develop and validate observer-rated measures designed to assess treatment integrity of school-based interventions for youth with emotional and behavioral disorders.

PUBLICATIONS

Southam-Gerow, M. A., McLeod, B. D., Brown, R. C., Quinoy, A. M., & Avny, S. B. (in press). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents. In B. B. Brown & M. Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of adolescence.

McLeod, B. D., Wood, J. J., & Avny, S. B. (in press). Parenting and child anxiety. In McKay, D. & Storch, E. (Eds.), Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.

Southam-Gerow, M. A., Weisz, J. R., Chu, B. C., McLeod, B. D., Gordis, E. B., & Connor-Smith, J. K. (2010). Does cognitive behavioral therapy for youth anxiety outperform usual care in community clinics? An initial effectiveness test. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 1043-1052.

McLeod, B. D., & Weisz, J. R. (2010). The Therapy Process Observational Coding System for Child Psychotherapy Strategies Scale. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 39, 436-443.

Liber, J. M., McLeod, B. D., Van Widenfelt, B. M., Goedhart, A. W., van der Leeden, A. J. M., Utens, E. M. W. J., & Treffers, P. D. A. (2010). Examining the relation between the therapeutic alliance, treatment adherence, and outcome of cognitive behavioral treatment for children with anxiety disorders. Behavior Therapy, 41, 172-186.

Avny, S. B. & McLeod, B. D. (2010). A Commentary on “Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Versus an Active Control for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Trial”. Evidence-based Mental Health, 13, 18doi:10.1136/ebmh.13.1.18.

Weisz, J. R., Southam-Gerow, M. A., Gordis, E. B., Connor-Smith, J. K., Chu, B. C., Langer, D. A., McLeod, B. D., Jensen-Doss, A., Updegraff, A., Weiss, B. (2009). Cognitive-behavioral therapy versus usual clinical care for youth depression: An initial test of transportability to community clinics and clinicians. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 383-396.

Chiu, A. W., McLeod, B. D., Har, K. H., & Wood, J. J., (2009). Child-therapist alliance and clinical outcomes in cognitive behavioral therapy for child anxiety disorders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50, 751-758.

Wood, J. J., McLeod, B. D., Piacentini, J. C., & Sigman, M. (2009). One-year follow-up of family versus child CBT for anxiety disorders: Exploring the roles of child age and parental intrusiveness. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 40, 301-316.

McLeod, B. D. (2009). Understanding why therapy allegiance is linked to clinical outcomes. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 16, 69-72.

Wood, J. J., & McLeod, B. D. (2008). Child anxiety disorders: A family-based treatment manual for practitioners. New York: Norton.

Doss, A. J., Cook, K. T., & McLeod, B. D. (2008). Diagnostic issues. In Hersen, M., & Reitman, D. (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Volume II: Children and Adolescents, (pp. 25-52). John Wiley & Sons.

McLeod, B. D., Weisz, J. R., & Wood, J. J. (2007). Examining the association between parenting and childhood depression: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 27, 986-1003.

McLeod, B. D., Wood, J. J., & Weisz, J. R. (2007). Examining the association between parenting and childhood anxiety: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 27, 155-172.

McLeod, B. D., & Weisz, J. R. (2005). The Therapy Process Observational Coding System Alliance Scale: Measure characteristics and prediction of outcome in usual clinical practice. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 323-333.

Weisz, J. R., Jensen, A. L., & McLeod, B. D. (2005). Development and dissemination of child and adolescent psychotherapies: Milestones, methods, and a new deployment-focused model. In Hibbs, E. D., & Jensen, P. S. (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically-based approaches, (2nd ed., pp. 9-39). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

McLeod, B. D., & Weisz, J. R. (2004). Using dissertations to examine potential bias in child and adolescent clinical trials. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 235-251.

Wood, J. J., McLeod, B. D., Sigman, M., Hwang, W. C., & Chu, B. C. (2003). Parenting and childhood anxiety: theory, empirical findings, and future directions. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 44, 134-151.