Douglas W. Woods

Professor

Office: Garland Hall 211
Phone: (414) 229-5335
e-mail: dwoods@uwm.edu
Lab Site: people.uwm.edu/dwoods

Degree:

Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 1999

Research Interests:

I am interested in assessing and treating tic disorders, trichotillomania, and other OCD-spectrum disorders in children and adults. I have additional interests in behavior therapy as applied to childhood feeding problems, oppositional/conduct problems, and social rejection. I also teach a graduate course on empirically supported interventions. More information about me and the Behavior Therapy Research Lab can be found at: people.uwm.edu/dwoods

Teaching Interests:

Assessment and treatment of habit disorders, childhood behavior problems, HIV/AIDS prevention, and Clinical Behavior Analysis

Courses Taught:

Psych 214: Introduction to Conditioning an Learning
Psych 710: Survey of Clinical Research Methods
Psych 742: Empirically Supported Interventions
Psych 845: Practicum in Empirically Supported Interventions

Recent Publications:

Conelea, C.A. & Woods, D.W. (2008). The Role of Contextual Factors in Tic Expression. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 65, 487-496.

Woods, D.W., Himle, M.B., Miltenberger, R.G., Carr, J.E., Osmon, D.C., Karsten, A.M., Jostad, C., & Bosch, A. (2008). Durability, negative impact, and neuropsychological predictors of tic suppression in children with chronic tic disorders. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 237-245.

Himle, M.B., Woods, D.W., Piacentini, J.C., & Walkup, J. (2006). Brief review of habit reversal training for Tourette’s Syndrome. Journal of Child Neurology, 21, 719-725.

Woods, D.W., Flessner, C.A., Franklin, M.E., Keuthen, N.J., Goodwin, R., Stein, D.J., Walther, M., & Trichotillomania Learning Center Scientific Advisory Board. (2006). The Trichotillomania Impact Project (TIP): Exploring Phenomenology, Functional Impairment, and Treatment Utilization. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67, 1877-1888.

Woods, D.W., Wetterneck, C.T., & Flessner, C.A. (2006). A controlled evaluation of acceptance and commitment therapy plus habit reversal as a treatment for trichotillomania. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 639-656.

Twohig, M.P., & Woods, D.W. (2001). Habit reversal as a treatment for chronic skin picking in typically developing adult male siblings. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 217-220.

Twohig, M.P., & Woods, D.W. (2001). Evaluating the duration of the competing response in habit reversal: A parametric analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 34, 517-520.

Boudjouk, P., Woods, D.W., Miltenberger, R.G., & Long, E.S. (2000). Negative peer evaluation in adolescents: Effects of tic disorders and trichotillomania. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 22, 17-28.

Woods, D.W., Twohig, M.P., Fuqua, R.W., & Hanley, J.M. (2000). Treatment of stuttering with regulated breathing: Strengths, limitations, and future directions. Behavior Therapy, 32, 547-568.

Woods, D.W., Hook, S.S., Spellman, D.F., & Friman, P.C. (2000). Case study: Exposure and response prevention for an adolescent with Tourette's Syndrome and OCD. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39, 904-907.

Bowers, F.E., Woods, D.W., Carlyon, W.D., & Friman, P.C. (2000). Using positive peer reporting to improve the social interactions and acceptance of socially isolated adolescents in residential care: A systematic replication. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 33, 239-242.

Friman, P.C., Hoff, K.E., Schnoes, C., Freeman, K.A., Woods, D.W., & Blum, N. (1999). Replacing bedtime crying and calling out with an equivalent acceptable alternative: The bedtime pass. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 153, 1027-1029.

Woods, D.W., Murray, L.K., Fuqua, R.W., Seif, T.A., Boyer, L.J., & Siah, A. (1999). Comparing the effectiveness of similar and dissimilar competing responses in evaluating the habit reversal treatment for oral-digital habits in children. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 30, 289-300.

Miltenberger, R.G., Fuqua, R.W., & Woods, D.W. (1998). Applying behavior analysis with clinical problems: Review and analysis of habit reversal. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31, 447-469.

Woods, D.W., & Miltenberger, R.G. (1996). Are persons with nervous habits nervous? A preliminary examination of habit function in a nonreferred population. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 29, 259-261.

Woods, D.W., Miltenberger, R.G., & Flach, A.D. (1996). Habits, tics, and stuttering: Prevalence and relation to anxiety and somatic awareness. Behavior Modification, 20, 216-225.

Woods, D.W., Miltenberger, R.G., & Lumley, V.A. (1996). Sequential application of major habit reversal components to treat motor tics in children. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 29, 483-493.