Clinical Faculty

Dr. Carl E. Paternite Professor of Psychology and Department Chairperson

	Office Information
	Department of Psychology
	100B PSYC
	Miami University
	Oxford, Ohio 45056
	(513) 529-2416 Voice
	(513) 529-2420 Fax
	paternce@muohio.edu
	Center for School-based Mental Health

Education:	Ph.D. 1977 University of Iowa
Theoretical Orientation:	Integration of Constuctivist/Developmental and Systems Theories
Recently Taught Graduate Courses:	PSY 740 Adolescent Problem Behavior-Community-Oriented Youth Development Initiatives and Primary and Secondary Prevention Strategies PSY 750 School-Based Clinical Consultation
Research Interests:	Developmental psychopathology; attention deficit disorder; cognitive, social, and emotional development; assessment of the family environment; applications of multivariate methodology and statistics to clinical research; family, marital, and individual psychotherapy; school-based mental health programming.
Opportunities for Graduate Students:	A variety of research and consultation projects related to implementation of "Expanded School-based Mental Health Programs", with emphasis on universal and targeted problem prevention; enhancement of school success outcomes; and formative program evaluation

Recent Publications

Flaspohler, P. D., Anderson-Butcher, D., Paternite, C. E., Weist, M. D., & Wandersman, A. (2006). Community science and expanded school mental health: Bridging the research to practice gap to promote child well being and academic success. Journal of Educational and Child Psychology.

Paternite, C. E. (2005). School-based mental health programs and services: Overview and introduction to the special issue. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 657-663.

Weist, M. D. & Paternite, C. E. (2006). Building an interconnected policy;training—practice—research agenda to advance school mental health. Education and Treatment of Children.

Paternite, C. E., Flaspohler, P., & Rietz, K. (2005). Promotion of effective school mental health programs and services in Ohio. Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 5(3), 65-66, 69-72.

McLaughlin, M. D., Maras, M. A., Reiger, C. J., & Paternite, C. E. (2005). Challenging traditional approaches to school violence: Alternative constructions of youth anger and aggression.  In P. Cummins (Ed.), Working with anger: A practical, constructivist approach. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons.

Paternite, C. E. (2005). School-based mental health programs and services: Overview and introduction to the special issue. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 657-663.

Paternite, C. E., Flaspohler, P., & Rietz, K. (2005). Promotion of effective school mental health programs and services in Ohio. Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 5(3), 65-66, 69-72.

Paternite, C.E. & Johnston, T. (2005). Rationale and strategies for central involvement of educators in effective school-based mental health programs. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 34, 41-49.

Paternite, C.E. (2003). Involving educators in school-based mental health programs. In K.E. Robinson (ed.) School-based mental health: Best practices and program models. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute, Inc.

Simons, K., Paternite, C.E., & Shore, C. (2001). Quality of parent/adolescent attachment and aggression in young adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence, 21, 182-203.

Loney, J., Paternite, C.E., Roberts, M.A., Schwartz, J. (2000). Comparing the external validity of the DSM-IV and two-factor models of childhood behavior problems. Journal of Attention Disorders, 3, 212-228.

Paternite, C.E., Loney, J., Salisbury, H. & Kramer, J. (1999). Childhood inattention-overactivity, aggression, and stimulant medication history as predictors of young adult outcomes. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 9, 165-179.