Michael J. Rohrbaugh
Professor of Family Studies/Human Development and Psychology, University of Arizona
Scholarly Interests and Activities
Publications
[MAILING ADDRESS]
1503 E. University Blvd.,
Tucson, AZ 85721-0068
[CAMPUS ADDRESS]
Psychology Building, Rm. 312,
1503 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0068
Phone: (520) 621-7458 Fax: (520) 577-8982
Email: michaelr@email.arizona.edu
Scholarly Interests and Activities
Dr. Rohrbaugh and Psychology Professor Varda Shoham co-direct the Family Research Laboratory, which is now conducting a multi-site observational study examining links between adolescent drug abuse and family interaction, including how these links may vary with culture and change over time. This work is related to a federally-funded clinical trial that compares Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) to "treatment as usual" in 8 community treatment programs around the country. The main aim in the study is to understand how and for whom BSFT works best. Secondary aims are to examine variations in how counselors and therapists view adolescent drug abuse, and to track changes in BSFT therapists' conceptual and behavioral skills during the course of their training and the clinical trial.
Another line of research concerns relationships and health. In studies of couples coping with heart disease, Rohrbaugh and Shoham are examining how relationship processes contribute to the partners' distress and the course of the patient's illness. A related treatment-development study focuses on high-risk couples in which at least one partner continues to smoke despite having heart or lung disease.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA B.A. 1965 Psychology
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio M.A. 1967 Psychology
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Ph.D. 1970 Psychology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1994-pres. Professor of Family Studies/Human Development and Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson
1990-93 Professor of Psychology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1983-93 Director of Family Therapy Training, Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1980-83 Private clinical and consulting practice, Saratoga Springs, NY
1980-81 Program Evaluation/Research Associate, Capital District Psychiatric Center, Albany, NY
1975-80 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
1973-75 Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
1970-73 Chief Psychologist, Irwin Army Hospital, Ft. Riley, KS (military service)
1969-70 Staff psychologist, Counseling & Group Resources Center, Kent State University, Kent OH
1968-69 Psychology intern, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Brecksville, OH
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS (since 1999):
"Family Consultation for Change-Resistant Smokers." Role: Co-PI, with V. Shoham (PI), M. Muramoto & R. Cate (Co-Investigators). Source: NIDA, 1-R21-DA13121-01. Funded 9/99 - 8/03.
"Who Benefits from Cardiac Rehabilitation and Reversal Programs?" Role: Principal Investigator, with V. Shoham, V. Shoham, L. Snyder, & G. Ewy (Co-Investigators). Sources: Sarver Heart Foundation, Foundation for Cardiovascular Health, And Arizona Agriculture Experiment Station. Funded 1/00 - 12/01.
"Marital Predictors of Distress and Mortality Following Congestive Heart Failure." Role: Principal Investigator, with V. Shoham & G. Ewy (Co-Investigators). Source: American Heart Association, award 0051286Z. Funded 7/00 - 6/03.
"Clinical Trials Network: California-Arizona Node". Role: Co-Investigator, with J. Sorenson (PI), J. Guydish, V. Shoham and others. Source: NIDA, U10-DA15815. Funded 9/02 - 8/07.
"Mediators and Moderators of BSFT for Adolescent Drug Use". Role: Co-PI, with V. Shoham (PI). Source: NIDA, 1-R01-DA17539-01. Funded 9/03 - 9/08.
"Multi-level Change Processes in BSFT for Adolescent Drug Abuse". Role: Co-PI, with V. Shoham (PI). Source: NIDA supplement award. Funded 6/04 - 9/08.
Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (1999). Beyond allegiance to comparative outcome studies. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 61, 120-123.
Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2001). Paradoxical Intervention. In W.E. Craighead & C.B. Nemeroff (Eds.), The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Vol. III, 3rd edition (pp. 1129-1132). New York : Wiley & Sons.
Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2001). Brief therapy based on interrupting ironic processes: The Palo Alto model. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 8, 66-81.
Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Trost, S., Muramoto, M., Cate, R., & Leischow, S. (2001). Couple-dynamics of change resistant smoking: Toward a family-consultation model. Family Process, 40, 15-31.
Coyne, J.C., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Cranford, J.A.,, Nicklas, J.M., & Sonnega, J. (2001). Prognostic importance of marital quality for survival of congestive heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology, 8, 526-529.
Schoenfeld, J., Snyder, L., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Stedman, M., &. Ewy, G.A. (2001). Couples coping with cardiac rehabilitation: Gender differences in psychological distress. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 25, 312.
Snyder, L., Schoenfeld, J., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Stedman, M., &. Ewy, G.A. (2001). Gender differences in response to phase-II cardiac rehabilitation. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 25, 312.
Rohrbaugh, M.J., Cranford, J.A., Shoham, V., Nicklas, J.M., Sonnega, J. & Coyne, J.C. (2002). Couples coping with congestive heart failure: Role and gender differences in psychological distress. Journal of Family Psychology, 16, 3-13..
Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., & Racioppo, M.W. (2002). Toward family-level attribute x treatment interaction research. In H. Liddle, D. Santisteban et al. (Eds.), Family psychology: Science-based interventions, pp. 215-237. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association.
Shoham, V., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2002). Brief strategic couple therapy. In A.S. Gurman & N.S. Jacobson (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (3rd edition). New York : Guilford Publications.
Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (2002). Family systems therapy for alcohol abuse. In S. Hofmann & M.C. Tompson (Eds.), Handbook of psychosocial treatments for severe mental disorders. New York : Guilford Publications.
Shoham, V., Trost, S., & Rohrbaugh, M.J. (2004). From state to trait and back again: Reactance theory goes clinical. In R.A. Wright, J. Greenberg, & S.S. Brehm (Eds.), Motivation and emotion in social contexts. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., Coyne, J.C., Cranford, J.A.,, Nicklas, J.M., & Sonnega, J. (2004). Beyond the "self" in self-efficacy: Spouse confidence predicts survival following heart failure. Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 184-193.
Rohrbaugh, M.J., & Shoham, V. (in press). Ironic processes in brief therapy and research. Journal of Brief Therapy.
Rohrbaugh, M.J., Shoham, V., & Coyne (2006). Effect of marital quality on eight-year survival of patients with heart failure. American Journal of Cardiology, 98, 1069-1072.
Shoham, V., Rohrbaugh, M.J., Trost, S.E., & Muramoto, M. (2006). A family consultation (FAMCON) intervention fo health-compromised smokers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 31, 395-402.