Mobile Mental Health
Linardon, J., Xie, Q., Swords, C. M., Torous, J., Sun, S., & Goldberg, S. B. (in press). Methodological quality in randomised clinical trials of mental health apps: Systematic review and longitudinal analysis. BMJ Mental Health.
Torous, J., Linardon, J., Goldberg, S. B., Sun, S., Bell, I., Nicholas, J., Hassan, L., Hua, N., Milton, A., & Firth, J. (2025). The evolving field of digital mental health: Current evidence and implementation issues for smartphone apps, generative artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. World Psychiatry, 42(20, 156-174. doi: 10.1002/wps.21299
Xie, Q., Riordan, K. M., Baldwin, S. A., Simonsson, O., Hirshberg, M. J., Dahl, C. J., Nahum-Shani, I., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2024). Is informal practice associated with outcomes in loving-kindness and compassion training? Evidence from pre-post and daily diary assessments. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 177, 104537.
Goldberg, S. B., Jiwani, Z., Bolt, D. M., Riordan, K. M., Davidson, R. J., & Hirshberg, M. (2024). Evidence for bidirectional, cross-lagged associations between alliance and psychological distress in an unguided mobile health intervention. Clinical Psychological Science, 12(3), 517-525. doi: 10.1177/216770262311848
Goldberg, S. B., Lam, S., Simonsson, O., Torous, J., & Sun, S. (2022). Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials. PLOS Digital Health, 1(1), e0000002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000002
Mindfulness- and meditation-based interventions
Riordan, K. M., Simonsson, O., Frye, C., Vack, N. J., Sachs, J., Fitch, D., Goldman, R. I., Chiang, E. S., Dahl, C. J., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2024). How often should I meditate? A randomized trial examining the role of meditation frequency when total amount of meditation is held constant. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 71, 104-114. doi: 10.1037/cou0000725
Riordan, K. M., MacCoon, D., Barrett, B., Rosenkranz, M. A., Chungyalpa, D., Lam, S., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2022). Does meditation training promote pro-environmental behavior? A cross-sectional comparison and a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 84, 101900. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101900
Jiwani, Z., Lam, S., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2022). Motivation for meditation and its association with meditation practice in a national sample of Internet users. Mindfulness, 13, 2641-2651. doi: 10.1007/s12671-022-01985-6
Goldberg, S. B., Riordan, K., Sun, S., & Davidson, R. J. (2022). The empirical status of mindfulness-based interventions: A systematic review of 44 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17(1), 108-130. doi: 10.1177/1745691620968771
Goldberg, S.B., Tucker, R.P., Greene, P.A., Davidson, R.J., Wampold, B.E., Kearney, D.J., & Simpson, T.L. (2018). Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 59, 52-60. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2017.10.011
Psychotherapy
Williams, C. Y., Owen, J., Rousmaniere, T., Harris, J., & Goldberg, S. B. (in press). Developing therapists’ multicultural orientation using web-based deliberate practice: An initial feasibility, usability, and acceptability study. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.
Goldberg, S. B., Flemotomos, N., Martinez, V. R., Tanana, M., Kuo, P., Pace, B. T.,…& Atkins, D. C. (2020). Machine learning and natural language processing in psychotherapy research: Alliance as example use case. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 67(4), 438-448. doi: 10.1037/cou0000382
Goldberg, S.B., Rousmaniere, T., Miller, S.D., Whipple, J., Nielsen, S.L., Hoyt, W.T., & Wampold, B.E. (2016). Do psychotherapists improve with time and experience? A longitudinal analysis of outcomes in a clinical setting. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 63(1), 1-11. doi: 10.1037/cou0000131
Military veteran mental health
Simpson, T. L., Goldberg, S. B., Louden, D. K., Blakey, S. M., Hawn, S. E., Lott, A., Browne, K. C., Lehavot, K., & Kaysen, D. (2021). Efficacy and acceptability of interventions for co-occurring PTSD and SUD: A meta-analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 84, 102490. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102490
Goldberg, S. B., Fortney, J. C., Chen, J. A., Young, B. A., Lehavot, K., & Simpson, T. L. (2020). Military service and military health care coverage are associated with reduced racial disparities in time to mental health treatment initiation. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 47, 555-568. doi: 10.1007/s10488-020-01017-2
Goldberg, S. B., Riordan, K., Sun, S., Kearney, D. J., & Simpson, T. L. (2020). Efficacy and acceptability of mindfulness-based interventions for military veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 138(110232), 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110232
Student co-authors are bold
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