Email

mstanley@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor and Head, Division of Psychology

Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The McIngvale Family Chair in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Research and Investigator, Houston Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Education

PhD from Texas Tech University

01/1987 - Lubbock, Texas United States

MA from Princeton University

01/1982 - Princeton, New Jersey United States

BA from Gettysburg College

01/1980 - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania United States

Internship at Western Psychiatric Institute And Clinic/UPMC

01/1987 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States

Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Western Psychiatric Institute And Clinic/UPMC

01/1988 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States

Certifications

Licensed Psychologist

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Professional Interests

• Behavioral treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder and related conditions (eg, trichotillomania)
• Delivery of mental health care to older adults with anxiety and depression
• Integrated treatments anchored in skills-based cognitive behavioral approaches
• Delivery of care in nontraditional settings to expand reach

Professional Statement

I am a clinical psychologist with interests in the identification and treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders in older adults. I also have expertise in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder and related conditions (eg, trichotillomania). My research and clinical expertise focus on the provision of mental health services for older adults in primary care and community settings, with attention to expanding the reach of evidence-based mental health care to older people living in underserved, low income, mostly minority communities. Our group emphasizes the delivery of person-centered care that allows the opportunity to integrate religion and/or spirituality into a modular, skills-based treatment approach. We also are investigating the value of training nontraditional providers, including case managers and community health workers, to deliver care with the goal of expanding the availability of services.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Calleo JS, Bush AL, Cully JA, Wilson NL, Kraus-Schuman C, Rhoades HM, Novy DM, Masozera N, Williams S, Horsfield M, Kunik ME, Stanley MA "Treating late-life generalized anxiety disorder in primary care: an effectiveness pilot study.." J. Nerv. Ment. Dis.. 2013 May;201(5):414-20. Pubmed PMID: 23588228
• Stanley MA, Calleo J, Bush AL, Wilson N, Snow AL, Kraus-Schuman C, Paukert AL, Petersen NJ, Brenes GA, Schulz PE, Williams SP, Kunik ME "The peaceful mind program: a pilot test of a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention for anxious patients with dementia.." Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 Jul;21(7):696-708. Pubmed PMID: 23567399
• Brenes GA, Miller ME, Williamson JD, McCall WV, Knudson M, Stanley MA "A randomized controlled trial of telephone-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for late-life anxiety disorders.." Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012 Aug;20(8):707-16. Pubmed PMID: 22828172
• Cully JA, Armento ME, Mott J, Nadorff MR, Naik AD, Stanley MA, Sorocco KH, Kunik ME, Petersen NJ, Kauth MR "Brief cognitive behavioral therapy in primary care: a hybrid type 2 patient-randomized effectiveness-implementation design.." Implement Sci. 2012;7:64. Pubmed PMID: 22784436

Funding

Calmer Life: Treating Worry among Older Adults in Underserved, Low-income, Minority Communities - #1AD-1310-06824

$2,095,408.00 (11/01/2014 - 10/31/2017)

Grant funding from PCORI

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of Calmer Life, a person-centered intervention for worry/stress among older adults in underserved, low-income, minority communities, relative to Enhanced Community Care, a viable alternative for community care of worry, in the context of a community-academic partnership.