User:RBCanty/sandbox Anthony Spirito

Anthony Spirito, Ph.D. ABPP is a Professor and the Vice Chair for Research at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University as well as the Director of the Division of Clinical Psychology at the same. Dr. Spirito received an B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1981. Dr. Spirito has researched adolescent suicidality and depression as well as substance abuse treatments. He has authored over 47 books and chapters as well as over 200 peer-reviewed papers. His research has been funded by numerous national programs (National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Health, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)) as well as state programs (New England Network to Prevent Childhood Injuries, Rhode Island Department of Health Research Grant, and the Rhode Island Health Department Research Project); Dr. Spirito has also received funding from Brown University, the American Cancer Society, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the van Ameringen Foundation.

Research
Dr. Spirito's research focuses on adolescent suicidality and depression as well as alcohol and substance abuse treatment. He was part of the team that published the first paper which included a "randomized trial of individual therapy with adolescents who attempt[ed] suicide". Dr. Spirito was the cognitive behavioral therapy supervisor for "The Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescence". Other research endeavors include a three-part study to increase the efficacy of depression treatments for adolescents as well as a large randomized controlled trial for adolescents with Major Depression. He has also performed multiple studies on substance abuse treatment and prevention programs.

Professional Roles
Dr. Spirito is a member of Divisions 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), 53 (Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology), and 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. In 2009 he was the president of both APA Division 53 and the APA Division 12's Section on Clinical Emergencies and Crises; and in 2002 he was the president of APA Division 54. He is also a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy and the American Association of Suicidology.

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Honors and Awards
Dr. Spirito has received numerous awards for his research and practice. In 2015, he was awarded the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Distinguished Career Award. He received from Brown University both the Faculty Mentor Award (2010) and the Research Mentor Award (2010); and he received the Outstanding Teaching Award in Clinical Psychology (1997-1998) and the Research Mentor Award (2001) from Brown Medical School. Dr. Spirito was also the 2005 recipient of the Martin P. Levin Mentorship Award from the Society of Pediactric Psychology.