Faculty - Core Faculty

Schare, Mitchell

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

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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

• Schare, M. L., Grayson, J., Abramowitz, . & J. S. McKay D. (2011, November) The Art of Exposure Therapy: Reality Beyond the Guidebooks. Panel organizer and participant presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
• Schare, M. L., Hoffman, D. L., Marsh ,A., Chang, N.A., Merritt, M., Robbins, S.A., &Riemann, B. (2011, November) Disseminating Behavior Therapies in Institutional Settings for Patients With Severe Mental Illness: Methods, Challenges, and Successes . Panel participant presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
• Skolnick, R. B, DiScalfani, J., Wyatt, K, Berger, R. & Schare, M.L. (2011, November) Gender Differences in Presence During Virtual Reality Exposure for Aviophobia. Poster presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
• Vidair; H., Antony, M., Schare, M.L., Albano; A., Zeiss, A.M., &Doyle, K. (2011, November) What Professionals Look for When they Hire New Employees. Panel participant presented at the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
• Schare, M. L. & Kassinove, H. (2011, March). Promoting Clinical Psychology:
  Prediction, Treatment and Acceptance of Emotional Disorders. Keynote address presented at the 6th Annual Conference on Dialogue of Collaboration Among Sub-fields of Psychology: Creating New Perspectives hosted at Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Schare, M.L. & Skolnick, R.B. (2011, March). Application of Virtual Reality on Anxiety Disorders: Treating Aviophobia. Invited address at the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Kassinove, H., Schare, M. L., Skolnick, R.B. & Broll-Barone, B. (2011, March). Organizational Health Psychology; Overlap and Integration of Counseling Psychology with Industrial / Organizational Psychology. Invited presentation presented at Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Schare, M.L. (2010, January). Virtual Reality: A New Treatment Option in Phobia Treatment. Invited lecture presented at Hellenic American University, Athens, Greece.
• Schare, M.L. & DiScalfani, J.M. (2009) Techniques of Exposure Therapy: Imaginal, In-Vivo, & Virtual reality Approaches. A multi-day workshop given as part of a course on behavior therapy presented in November at the University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
• Schare, M.L. (2009). Overview of the History and Development of Behavioral Theory and Behavior Therapy. Lecture presented as part of a course on behavior therapy presented in November at the University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania.
• Hoffman, D.L., Schare, M.L., Scardapane, J.R. & O’Brien, R.M. (2009, August). Aviophobia self-report measures’ inability to predict overcoming phobic behavior. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Strilcic, M. A., Grove, A.B., Schare, M.L. (2009, August). Immersion: The New Hypnotic Susceptibility? Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada
• 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

• Schare, M.L., Konstas, D.D., & Laniti, I. (2011). Disseminating behavioral and cognitive therapy in Greece: building the ivory Parthenon. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
• Hoffman, D.L. & Schare, M.L. (2010). One year follow up: the effects of massed sessions of virtual reality and imaginal exposure on aviophobia symptoms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
• Mansdorf, E.M., Torrell, K.A., & Schare, M.L. (2010). Maintenance of self-exposure (i.e. flying) by aviophobic population treated with virtual reality exposure therapy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
• Lopez, R., Solz, J., Skolnick, R.B., Leff, B., Pleickhardt, H., Mestechkina, T., White, W., Ohr, P.S., Schare, M.L. & McVey-Nobel, M. Effect of exposure and response-prevention-based PCIT on childhood obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
• Skolnick, R.B., Strilcic, M.A., Grove, A.B., & Schare, M.L. (2010). Subsets of Aviophobia: Validating What Flying Phobics Actually Fear Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
• Schare, M.L. (2010). Graduate psychology--- comparative analysis of training in psychopathology and interventions. Chair and Discussant for symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
• Mansdorf, E.M., Torrell, K.A., & Schare, M.L. (2010). Maintenance of self-exposure (i.e. flying) by aviophobic population treated with virtual reality exposure therapy. Paper presented at the World Congress on Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
• Schare, M.L. & Grove, A.B. (2009). The reality of conducting virtual reality exposure therapy: expectations, techniques and limitations. Master Clinician workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
• DiScalfani; J. M. & Schare, M. L. (2009). Enhancing virtual reality exposure therapy: effects of scent emission on reported presence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
• Torrell, K.A., Mansdorf, E.M., Grove, A.B., Strilcic, M.A., & Schare, M.L. (2009). Gender differences in the expression of anxiety among aviophobics. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
• Hoffman, D.L., Schare, M.L., O'Brien, R.M. & Scardapane, J.R. (2009). Real-time correlates of behavioral, self-report, and physiological data during massed sessions of virtual reality and imaginal exposure. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
• Schare, M.L., Torrell, K.A., Hoffman, D.L., & Mansdorf, E.M. (2009).Two-year follow-up of treating aviophobia with virtual reality exposure therapy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
• Schare, M.L. (2009 - June) The Relationship Between College-Age Caffeine Consumption and Disordered Eating. Invited address presented at Energy Drinks: Where the Science Meets Main Street: A Conference sponsored by The State University of New York (SUNY) Youth Sports Institute held at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
• 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.