Since 1988 I have been exploring several different areas of mental health treatment research.  I  have always been interested in the reasons, explanations, and causes that people offer for problems in living, and how these are related to treatment preferences, experiences, and outcomes.  Our research group has been exploring the different ways people account for problems such as depression and anxiety in questionnaire and interview formats.  We’re also involved in a 5 year NIMH funded study focused on disseminating an empirically supported treatment for panic disorder to a clinical practice setting.  Although there are numerous effective psychotherapy treatments for various problems, very few of these have been evaluated in real-world settings.  Our current research is therefore focused clearly on the relationships between science and practice in clinical psychology.