Faculty - Core Faculty

Schare, Mitchell

(Ph.D. 1985, SUNY @ Binghamton)
PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Research Interests

• Treatment of Phobic & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders with Exposure Therapies
• Application and Efficacy of Virtual Reality Technology to Treat Phobia & PTSD
• Self-help and Motivational Interviewing Approaches for Nicotine Cessation Therapy
• Relationship between Caffeine Consumption and Eating Disorders

Publications

• Hoffman, D.L. & Schare, M.L. (2009 in press). The combined effects of virtual reality and imaginal exposure therapies with an elderly aviophobic patient. The American Journal of Integrated Mental Health Care.
• Schare, M.L. & Konstas, D. (2008). Self-help Therapies for Cigarette Smoking Cessation. In Watkins, P.L. & Clum, G.A. (Eds.) Handbook of Self-Help Therapies. Lawrence-Earlbaum Publishers, Inc.
• Schare, M.L. & Mulligan, M.E. (2005). The power of governmental legislation to invoke behavior change: the decline of cigarette smoking in America. In Yuriev, A.I. (Ed.) Psychology & Psychopathology of Power, St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
• Cobb, H.C., Ronald E. Reeve, R.E., Shealy, C.N., Norcross, J.C., Schare, M.L., Rodolfa, E.R., Hargrove, D.S., Hall, J.E., & Allen, M. (2004). Overlap among clinical, counseling, and school psychology implications for the profession and combined-integrated (C-I) training. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60(9), 939-955.
• Schare, M.L. (2003). A need for the behavioral integration of technology (BIT): back to the future. the Behavior Therapist, 26 (4), 287-288.
• Kassinove, J.I. & Schare, M.L. (2001). Effects of the "near miss' and the "big win" on persistence at slot machine gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 15, 155-158,
• Thomas, T.N. & Schare. M.L. (2000). A cross-cultural analysis of alcoholism and social alienation in Panama and the United States. In Columbus, F. (Ed.) Advances in Psychology Research-Volume 1. New York. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
• McKay, D. & Schare, ML (1999). The effects of alcohol and alcohol expectancies on subjective reports and physiological reactivity: a meta-analysis. Addictive Behaviors, 24(5), 633-647.

International Presentations

• Hoffman, D.L., Schare, M.L., Scardapane, J.R. & O’Brien, R.M. (2009). Aviophobia self-report measures’ inability to predict overcoming phobic behavior. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Konstas, D., Schare, M.L., & Anderson, M.B. (2006). Self-directed smoking cessation program with minimal therapist contact. Presented at the International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece.
• Schare, M.L. & Mulligan, M.E. (2005). The power of governmental legislation to invoke behavior chage: the decline of cigarette smoking in America. Presented at the St. Petersburg University conference on the Psychology & Psychopathology of Power, St. Petersburg, Russia.
• Schare, M.L. (2005). The conceptualization and treatment of pathological anger. Discussant at the Bechterev Psychoneurological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.
• Schare, M.L. (2005). Cognitive-behavioral doctoral training in America. Presented at the Moscow University of Education & Psychoogy, Moscow, Russia.
• Macri, J. & Schare, M.L. (2003). The effects of information and exposure on treating public speaking anxiety. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
• Roberts, M., & Schare, M.L. (2003). Behavioral treatment of an adolescent female with body dysmorphic disorder: a case presentation. Presented at the International Conference on Clinical Behavior Therapy for Emotional Disorders: Cultural Perspectives, held in St. Petersburg, Russia.
• Catanzariti, S, & Schare, M.L. (1999). Effects of caffeine on smoking topography, carbon monoxide boost, and nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
• Schare, M.L., Scardapane, J.R., Berger, A.L., & Rose, N. (1999). A virtual reality-based anxiety induction procedure with driving phobic participants. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
• Doyle, K.A. & Schare, M.L. (1999). The relationship between among caffeine consumption, eating disorders and food deprivation in college students. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
• Josephson, B. R., Scardapane, J.R., & Schare, M.L. (1999). Differences in functional impairment between adults with and without ADHD. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.

National Presentations

• Mulligan, M., Schare, M., Strilcic, M. (2008, November). Effects of Motivational Interviewing on College Age Smokers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
• Strilcic, M. A., Grove, A. B., Kairy, T. J., Schare, M. L. (2008, November). Anxiety Severity and Symptomatology Expression within Aviophobics. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Orlando, FL.
• Hoffman, D.L., Schare, M.L., Scardapane, J.R., & O’Brien, R.M. (2008). Augmenting virtual reality exposure with imaginal exposure to anticipatory anxiety. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
• Kairy, T. & Schare, M.L. (2008). Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy: sigma and generational differences. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
• Vail-Gandolfo, N. & Schare, M.L.(2008). The effect of motivational interviewing on treatment adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
• Konstas, D. & Schare, M.L. (2006). Self-directed smoking cessation program with minimal therapist contact: one year follow-up. Paper presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Chicago.
• Staples, C.E., Scardapane, J.R., & Schare, M.L. (2006). Effects of Virtual Reality Exposure on Speech Avoidance and Self-Reported Anxiety in Stutterers. Paper presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Chicago.
• Schare, M.L. (2006). Pros and Cons of the Manual Approach for Intervention with Real World Scenarios: Making Research More Relevant to the Typical Practitioner. Panel discussion - Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Chicago.
• Schare, M.L. (2006). A case history of phobia & functionality: a failure of a text book approach to treatment. Symposium : a meta-manual approach for intervention with real world scenarios: dealing with Amessy@ cases. Presented at the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Miami.
• Schare, M.L., Gorman, B., Gossette, R.L., O=Brien, R.M., DiGiuseppe, R., Terjesen, M., Salzinger, K., Ford, P. (2005). Testing the efficacy of RET/REBT. Panel moderator at Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapy, Washington, DC.
• Delligatti, N.N., Scardapane, J.R., & Schare, M.L. (2005). Effects of adolescent-delivered bard exposure on maternal anger experience and expression. Presented at Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapy, Washington, DC.
• Schare, M.L. & Scardapane, J. R. (2005). Using virtual reality technology in anxiety disorder treatment. Presented at the New York State Psychological Association, Ellenville.
• Schare, M.L. (2005). Mindfulness and acceptance based therapies: the new Aun-cognitive-behavior therapies.@ Presented at the New York State Psychological Association, Ellenville, NY.
• Schare, M L., Roberts, M., Guerrero, T.C., & Gould, P. (2004). Psychometric Properties of the Appetitive Habits and Caffeine Questionnaire. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
• Smith, H.L., Schare, M.L., Guerrero, T.C., & Ingolia, P. (2004). Caffeine consumption & adult attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: effects on attention, affect, and behavior. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Waikiki, Hawaii.
• Schare, M.L., Roberts, M., Guerrero, T.C., & Shapiro, T. (2004). Psychometric properties of the Caffeine Expectancy Scale. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Waikiki, Hawaii.
• Tory, P.B., Scardapane, J.R., Schare, M.L. & Motta, R.W.(2003). A mindfulness stress-reduction program for treatment of anxiety. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
• Pauzano-Slamm, N.M., Scardapane, J.R., Motta, R.W. & Schare, M.L. (2003). Mindfulness meditation for chronic fatigue syndrome: a controlled trial. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston.
• Schare, M.L. (2003). Career opportunities working in substance abuse treatment: thinking outside of the box. Presented at the New York State Psychological Association, Kerhonksen.
• Tchaldranian,I., Simeone, J., Kassinove, H. & Schare, M.L. (2002).Using the eating habits and health survey as a means of validating the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 in Russia. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, Nevada.
• Cobb, H.C. & Schare, M.L. (2002). Overlap among speciality guidelines in clinical, counseling and school psychology. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago.
• Schare, M.L., Tchaldranian, I. & Roberts, M. (2001). A correlational analysis of caffeine consumption and drive for thinness within a Russian student sample. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
• Solomon, R.M. & Schare, M.L. (2001). Effects of caffeine on female office workers. Presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.
• Smith, H.L., Marcus, R.A. & Schare, M.L. (2000). Caffeine consumption and children: effects on cognition, affect and behavior. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
• Engel, C.N. & Schare, M.L. (2000). Effect of negative affect, idiographic, and nomothetic smoking cues on smoking behavior, urge to smoke and physiological measures. Presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans.
• Kassinove, J.I. & Schare, M.L. (2000). Effects of the Anear miss@ and Abig win@ on persistence. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
• Schare, M.L. (1999). Symposium chair: Supervision in cognitive behavioral therapy - training, research, experiences, and outcome. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
• Soleymani, N.R. & Schare, M.L. (1999). Effects of Attentional focus and erotophobia-erotophillia on sexual arousal. Presented at the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
• Levinthal, C.F., Solomon, R.M. & Schare, M.L. (1999). Effects of caffeine ingestion on the phonological coding of words and keyboarding performance among highly skilled office workers. Presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence, R.I.