 Sonja K. Schoenwald, Ph.D.
Professor
Family Services Research Center
(843)876-1811 phone
(843)876-1808 fax
schoensk@musc.edu
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
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Biographical Sketch | |
| Dr. Schoenwald received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Stanford University and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Duke University. She joined the Family Services Research Center (FSRC) in the Department of Psychiatry at MUSC in 1993, and was Associate Director of the FSRC from 1994 – 2004. Dr. Schoenwald took the leadership role in developing the clinical training and consultation protocols used to transport Multisystemic Therapy (MST) to usual care settings and in the development of research to investigate the transportability and dissemination of MST and other empirically supported mental health practices for children and families. She is currently Principal Investigator of NIMH and NIDA funded research on treatment transportability, and co-investigator with faculty at the FSRC and other universities on NIH and foundation (Annie E. Casey and John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation) funded research on the implementation, transportability, and dissemination of evidence-based practices for youth and families. |
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Research Interests | |
| Child treatment and services research, treatment transportability, implementation, and dissemination research. | |
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| Clinical Expertise | |
| Empirically supported treatments for youths with serious clinical problems, including Multisystemic therapy (MST). | |
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| Special Areas of Interest | |
| Measurement of treatment fidelity, quality improvement and assurance systems for empirically supported treatments. | |
