Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT) -
Attended ACT workshop taught by Dr. Kirk Stosahl. Attended 1-day workshop that addressed the six core processes of ACT, illustrated the ACT approach, and ACT case conceptualization. |
Accreditation Internship/Postdoctoral Site Visitor -
Attended 1-day workshop detailing American Psychological Association accreditation standards for internship/postdoctoral training programs. Selected to be a Commission on Accreditation site visitor. |
Adventures on the Electronic Frontier -
Attended 1-day workshop covering ethical issues and risk management related to providing psychotherapy in the digital era. |
Assessing and Managing Suicidal Risk -
Attended 8-hour workshop presented by Dr. Rudd that included a mixture of lecture, video demonstrations, and exercises to increase knowledge of treating suicidal clients. |
Cognitive Processing Therapy -
Attended 2-day workshop presented by Dr. Patricia Resick designed to train mental health providers to conduct Cognitive Processing Therapy with patients suffering from war-related PTSD. |
Master Clinician-Prolonged Exposure -
Attended 4-day workshop that included discussion of theoretical and empirical background of Prolonged Exposure (PE). PE therapy procedures were reviewed and summarized. Workshop taught supervision methods and formats. Practiced providing feedback on PE therapy sessions, using cases treated by novice therapists. Completion of this training (under Dr. Edna Foa, Dr. Alan Peterson, and Dr. David Riggs) established me as an Expert Prolonged Exposure Clinician. I later trained other military personnel (nationwide) in Prolonged Exposure. |
Motivational Interviewing (MI) -
Attended MI workshop taught by Dr. Linda Sobell. This was an 8-hour workshop designed to address the history of MI, techniques unique to MI. Trained to work with resistive clients from an MI perspective. |
Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program -
Attended Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) leader?s course. This workshop focused on training individual?s to lead PREP workshops for couple?s within the community. These skills were then used to teach couple?s communication skills during Saturday workshops at Lackland AFB. I led efforts in implementing PREP at Lackland AFB to serve military members and their significant others. |
Primary Care -
Trained by Dr. Chris Hunter (DoD Program Manager for Behavioral Health in Primary Care at DoD Defense Health Agency) to provide novel mental health treatment in an integrated primary care setting. Used this training to help establish Wilford Hall Medical Center as one of the first major academic medical centers in the country to implement integrated behavioral health services in a Primary Care environment (a model currently being implemented at UT Health San Antonio). |
Book Chapter |
| McGeary DD, McGeary CA, Gatchel RJ. Managing chronic pain in the medical home. In: C.L. Hunter, C. Hunter, R. Kessler (Eds). Handbook of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings: Evidence Based Assessment and Intervention (2nd Edition). New York: Springer Publishing; 2014. |
| McGeary CA, McGeary DD. Disability in the military. In: R.J. Gatchel, I.Z. Shultz (Eds). Handbook of Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Disorders in the Workplace. New York, NY: Springer Publishing; 2014. |
| McGeary CA, Swanholm E, Gatchel RJ. Pain management techniques. In: R. Cautin, S. Lilienfeld (Eds). Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell; 2013. |
| McGeary DD
McGeary CA. New trends in musculoskeletal disorders in the military. In: Gatchel RJ
Schultz IZ. Handbook of Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Disorders in the Workplace. 2013. |
| McGeary DD
McGeary CA. Professional education and training in the military. In: Moore BA
Barnett J. Military Psychologists? Desk Reference. New York: Oxford University Press; 2013. p. 116-121.
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| McGeary DD, Brede E, McGeary CA, Seech T. Interdisciplinary treatment of chronic pain. In: A.L. Dougall, R. J. Gatchel (Eds). Ask The Experts: Chronic Pain. London, UK: Future Science Group; 2013. |
| McGeary CA, McGeary DD. Occupational burnout. In: R.J. Gatchel, I.Z. Schultz (Eds). The Handbook of Occupational Wellness. New York: Springer Publishing; 2012. |
Journal Article |
| McGeary, CA, Blount, TH, Gatchel, RJ, Peterson, AL, Hale, W, & McGeary, DD. Interpersonal coping and pain management within the U.S. military Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 2016 Jun;26(2):216-228.
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| McGeary CA, Garcia HA, McGeary DD, Finley EP, Peterson AL. Burnout and coping: Veteran Health Administration posttraumatic stress disorder mental health providers Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 2014 Jan;6(4):390-397.
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| McGeary DD, McGeary CA, Peterson AL, Seech T, Vriend C, Gatchel RJ. Healthcare utilization after interdisciplinary chronic pain treatment: Part II. Preliminary examination of mediating factors in the use of costly healthcare interventions Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research 2013 Jan;18:24-36.
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| McGeary DD, McGeary CA, Gatchel RJ, Allison S, Hersh A. Assessment of research quality of telehealth trials in pain management: A meta-analysis Pain Practice 2013 Jan;13(5):422-431.
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| McGeary DD, McGeary CA, Gatchel RJ. A comprehensive review of telehealth for pain management: Where we are and the way ahead Pain Practice 2012 Jan;12(7):570-577.
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| McGeary DD, McGeary CA, Peterson AL, Seech T, Vriend C, Gatchel RJ. Healthcare utilization after interdisciplinary chronic pain treatment: Part I. Description of utilization of costly healthcare interventions Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research 2012 Jan;17(4):215-228.
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| Sanders B, Brown C, Zellner L,. Piloting, polishing, and perfecting: Creating and implementing a staff development model T.H.E. Journal 2001 Jan;:18-21.
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Federal |
| Funding Agency |
Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Consortium to Alleviate PTSD Award |
| Title |
Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Posttraumatic Headache (PI: D. McGeary) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2013 - Present |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
This study will be the first randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral treatment for posttraumatic headache (PTHA) in active-duty military personnel and veterans. |
| Funding Agency |
NIH-DoD-VA |
| Title |
NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PI: Goodie, J., & McGeary, D.) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
2/2018 - 2/2024 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The study is a stepped-wedge design testing pain pathways (which includes clinical intervention and Internal Behavioral Health Consultant training) for the nonpharmacological treatment of chronic pain. |
| Funding Agency |
Department of Defense |
| Title |
Written Expression Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PI: Sloan) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
7/2015 - 7/2019 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
This study will compare Written Expression Therapy for PTSD with Prolonged Exposure in a military population. |
| Funding Agency |
National Institute of Health |
| Title |
Establishing Efficacy of a Functional Restoration-Based CAM Pain Management Program in a Combat Injured Veterans Population |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
7/2014 - 7/2019 |
| Role |
Co-Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
This study uses a tested functional restoration model that incorporates the use of complementary and alternative medicine techniques to reduce pain disability in a Veterans population suffering chronic pain. This study focuses upon reducing opioid use and increasing functioning. |
| Funding Agency |
Department of Defense |
| Title |
The Efficacy of 90-minute vs. 60-minute sessions of Prolonged Exposure for PTSD: A Randomized Control Trial in Active Duty Military Personnel (PI: Foa) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
7/2015 - 7/2019 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
This study will utilize a randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy of 90-minute vs. 60-minute sessions of Prolonged Exposure in a military population. |
| Funding Agency |
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs |
| Title |
Supporting Military Families with Young Children Throughout the Deployment Lifecycle (PI: DeVoe) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2014 - 9/2018 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The purpose of this research is to adapt and test the efficacy of a preventive intervention program (Strong Families) to promote resilience in Active Duty military families with children throughout the deployment cycle. This research will include a randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy of Strong Families compared to a parental self-care (Strong Parents) condition in a sample of Active Duty families at Ft. Hood Army Base in Killeen, TX, and a cost-effectiveness analysis conducted by RAND. |
| Funding Agency |
National Institute of Health |
| Title |
Secondary Analysis of Existing Databases in Traumatic Brain Injury to Explore Outcomes Relevant to Medical Rehabilitation (PI MJ Pugh) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2016 - 8/2018 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
This study examines the trajectories of chronic pain and pain comorbidities (depression, TBI, medical conditions, and medication usage) within Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans using VA services. |
| Funding Agency |
U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command, PH/TBI Research Program |
| Title |
Clinical Effectiveness Trial of In-Home Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD (PI: Peterson) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2012 - 8/2017 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of in-home cognitive processing therapy (CPT) delivered face-to-face or with tele-behavioral health compared to standard in-office care for Service Members and Veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). |
State |
| Funding Agency |
UT Health San Antonio |
| Title |
Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management: A Pilot Study (Co-PIs: Tabatha Blount; Cindy McGeary) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
3/2016 - 8/2017 |
| Role |
Co-Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
UT Health San Antonio Clinical Investigator Kickstarter Grant to collect pilot data on Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management in a sample of 10 patients. This intervention incorporates partners into a 10-session functional restoration-informed protocol to promote pain management, physical functioning, and couple`s satisfaction. |
