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Keith  Herman

Keith Herman



Associate Professor


16 Hill Hall
(573) 884-2419
E-mail: hermanke@missouri.edu
External Link: Prevention Center

Research Areas


  • Developmental psychopathology and school mental health
  • Prevention and treatment of child depression
  • Parenting and family interventions

Academic Background


Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, 2005, in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Postdoctoral Training at the University of Oregon, 2003, in Psychology

Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University, 1998, in Clinical Psychology Consortium

Ph.D. from the University of Florida, 1997, in Counseling Psychology

M.A. from Chapman University, 1992, in Counseling Psychology

B.A. from the University of Puget Sound, 1990, in Psychology



Published Works


Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles

Reinke, W. M., Herman, K. C., Petri, H., & Ialongo, N. S. (in press). Empirically-derived subtypes of child academic and behavior problems: Co-occurrence and distal outcomes. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.

Ostrander, R., Herman, K. C., Sikorski, J., Lambert, S. F., & Mascendaro, P. (in press). Patterns of psychopathology in children with ADHD: A Latent Profile Analysis. Journal of Child Clinical & Adolescent Psychology.  

Herman, K. C., Ostrander, R., Walkup, J., Silva, S., & March, J. (2007). Empirically-derived subtypes of adolescent depression: Latent Profile Analysis of co-occurring symptoms in the TADS study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,75,716-728.

Herman, K. C., & Ostrander, R. (2007). The effects of attention problems on depression: Developmental, academic, and cognitive pathways. School Psychology Quarterly,22,483-510.

Jackson, E. S., Tucker, C. M., & Herman, K. C. (2007). Health value, perceived social support, and health self-efficacy as factors in a health-promoting lifestyle. Journal of American College Health, 56, 69-74.

Herman, K. C., Tucker, C. M., & Ferdinand, L. A. (2007). Culturally sensitive healthcare and counseling psychology: An overview.  The Counseling Psychologist, 35, 633-649.

Tucker, C. M., Herman, K. C., Ferdinand, L. A., Beato, C., Adams, D., Cooper, L. (2007). Providing culturally sensitive healthcare: A formative model. The Counseling Psychologist, 35, 679-705.

Tucker, C. M., Ferdinand, L. A., Mirsu-Paun, A., Herman, K. C., Delgado-Romero, E., van de Berg, J., et al. (2007). The roles of counseling psychologists in reducing health disparities. The Counseling Psychologist, 35, 650-678

Tucker, C. M., & Herman, K. C. (2007). Resolving the paradoxes of and barriers to patient-centered culturally sensitive healthcare. The Counseling Psychologist, 35, 735-743. 

Herman, K. C., Lambert, S., Ialongo, N., & Ostrander, R. O. (2007). Academic pathways between attention problems and depressive symptoms among urban African American children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 35, 265-274.

Herman, K. C., Ostrander, R. O., & Tucker, C. M. (2007). Do family environments and negative cognitions of adolescents with depressive symptoms vary by ethnic group? Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 325-330.

Ostrander, R., & Herman, K. C. (2006). Potential cognitive, parenting, and developmental mediators of the relationship between ADHD and depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 89-98.

George, C., Herman, K. C., & Ostrander, R. (2006). The family environment and developmental psychopathology: The unique and interactive effects of depression, attention, and conduct problems. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 37, 163-177.  

Blackman, G. L., Ostrander, R., & Herman, K. C. (2005). Children with ADHD and depression: A multisource, multimethod assessment of clinical, social, and academic functioning. Journal of Attention Disorders, 8, 195-207.

Tucker, C. M., Porter, T., Reinke, W. R., Herman, K. C., & Ivery, P. (2005). Promoting teacher efficacy for working with culturally diverse students. Preventing School Failure, 50, 29-34.

Jackson, E. S., Tucker, C. M., & Herman, K. C. (in press). Health value, perceived social support, and health self-efficacy as factors in a health-promoting lifestyle. Journal of American College Health.

Herman, K. C., & Fahnlander, B. (2003). A motivational intervention to reduce cigarette smoking among college students. Journal of College Counseling, 6, 46-55.

Tucker, C. M., Herman, K. C., Pedersen, T. R., Higley, B., Montrichard, M., & Ivery, P. (2003). Cultural sensitivity in physician-patient relationships: Perspectives of an eth-nically diverse sample of low-income primary-care patients. Medical Care, 41, 859-870.

Tucker, C. M., & Herman, K. C. (2002). Using culturally-sensitive theories and research to meet the academic needs of low-income African American children. American Psychologist, 57, 762-773.

Tucker, C. M., Zayco, R. A., Herman, K. C., Reinke, W. R., Trujillo, M., & Carraway, K. (2002). Teacher and child variables as predictors of academic engagement among African American children. Psychology in the Schools, 39, 477-488.

Tucker, C. M., Vogel, D., Keefer, N., Reid, A., Carraway, K., Reinke, W. R., & Herman, K. C. (2002). Maladaptive behavior in African American children: A self-regulation theory-based approach. Educational Forum, 66, 220-227.

Tucker, C. M., Petersen, S., Herman, K. C., Fennell, R. S., Bowling, B., Pedersen, T., & Vosmik, J. (2001). Self-regulation predictors of medication adherence among ethnically different children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 26, 455-464.

Herman, K. C., & Tucker, C. M. (2000). Engagement in learning and academic success among at-risk Latino-American students. Journal of Research & Development in Education, 33, 129-136.

Tucker, C. M., Herman, K. C., Petersen, T., Vogel, D., & Reinke, W. M. (2000). Student-generated solutions to enhance the academic success of African American youth.  Child Study Journal, 30, 205-224.

Tucker, C. M., Herman, K. C., Reid, A., Vogel, D., & Keefer, N. (1998). The Research-Based Model Partnership Education Program: A four-year outcome study. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 32, 32-37.

Usita, P. M., Hyman, Jr., I. E., & Herman, K. C. (1998). Narrative intentions: Listening to life stories in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Aging Studies.

Tucker, C. M., Harris, Y. R., Brady, B. A, & Herman, K. C. (1997).  The association of selected parent behaviors with the academic achievement of African-American children and Caucasian children.  Child Study Journal, 26, 253-277.

Tucker, C. M., Abrams, J. M., Chennault, S. A., Stanger, T., & Herman, K. C. (1997). The relationship between client satisfaction and rehabilitation success as measures of VR counselor performance. Journal of Rehabilitation, 63, 49-52.

Tucker, C. M., Herman, K. C., Brady, B., & Frazier, K. (1996).   Operation Positive Expression: A behavior change program for adolescent halfway house residents.  Residential Treatment for Adolescents & Youth, 13, 67-80.

Herman, K. C. (1995).  Appropriate use of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory in a Big Brothers/Big Sisters setting.  Journal for Social Science Research, 20, 93-103.

Herman, K. C., & Usita, P. M. (1994).  Predictive validity of the 16 PF in screening volunteers for Big Brothers/Big Sisters.  Psychological Reports, 74, 249-250.

Herman, K. C., & Usita, P. M. (1994).  Predicting volunteer attrition with the 16 PF.  Child & Youth Care Forum, 23, 207-211.

Peer-Reviewed Review Articles

Herman, K. C., Tucker, C. M., & Ferdinand, L. A. (in press). Culturally sensitive healthcare and counseling psychology: An overview.  The Counseling Psychologist.

Tucker, C. M., Herman, K. C., Ferdinand, L. A., Beato, C., Adams, D., Cooper, L. (in press). Providing culturally sensitive healthcare: A research-based patient-centered model. The Counseling Psychologist.

Tucker, C. M., Ferdinand, L. A., Mirsu-Paun, A., Herman, K. C., Delgado-Romero, E., van de Berg, J., et al. (in press). The roles of counseling psychologists in reducing health disparities. The Counseling Psychologist.

Tucker, C. M., & Herman, K. C. (in press). Resolving the paradoxes of and barriers to patient-centered culturally sensitive healthcare. The Counseling Psychologist.

Reinke1, W. M., Herman, K. C., & Tucker, C. M. (2006). Building and sustaining communities that prevent mental disorders: Lessons from the field of special education. Psychology in the Schools, 43, 313-329. (1Contributed equally as noted.)

Herman, K. C., Merrell, K., Reinke, W. M., & Tucker, C. M. (2004). The role of school psychology in preventing and treating depression. Psychology in the Schools, 41, 763-775.

McIntosh, K., Herman, K. C., Sanford, A., Florence, K., & McGraw, K. (2004). Teaching transitions: Techniques for promoting success between your lessons. Teaching Exceptional Children, 37, 32-38.

Parks, A. C., & Herman, K. C. (2003). A sociocultural perspective on the primary prevention of depression. Prevention and Treatment, 6, Article 15.

Reinke, W. M., & Herman, K. C. (2002). A research agenda for school violence prevention. American Psychologist, 57, 796-797.

Reinke, W. M., & Herman, K. C. (2002). Creating school environments that deter antisocial behaviors in youth. Psychology in the Schools, 39, 549-559.

Tucker, C. M. & Herman, K. C. (2000). A postmodern guide for race- and culture-responsive therapy. Contemporary Psychology, 45, 193-194.

Herman, K. C. (1998). Composing and revising a counselor's narrative. Counseling and Values, 42, 101-105.

Herman, K. C. (1997).  Embracing human science in counseling research.  Counselor Education & Supervision, 36, 270-283.

Herman, K. C. (1997). Increasing counselor’s awareness of Irlen Syndrome. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 11, 65-73.

Herman, K. C. (1993).  Enhancing screening for child care work with problem-specific scales.  Child & Youth Care Forum, 22, 459-476.41.

Herman, K. C. (1993).  Reassessing predictors of therapist competence.  Journal of Counseling  & Development, 72, 29-32.



Presentations


The role of academic competence in preventing depression among urban African American children. May, 2007. Paper presented as part of a symposium, Prevention and Early Intervention of Affective Disorders, given at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Patterns of depressive symptoms in African American children. May, 2007. Paper presented as part of a symposium, Advancing Our Understanding of the Nature and Course of Depressive Symptoms and Other Symptom Co-Occurrence, given at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Academic pathways between attention problems and depression. March, 2007. Paper presented as part of a symposium, Clarifying the timing and co-occurrence of academic and behavior problems, given at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New York, NY.

What instructional coaches can learn from the field of motivational interviewing. October, 2006. Workshop presented at the 1st Annual Instructional Coaching Institute and Conference, University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning, Lawrence, KS.

Academic pathways between attention problems and depression among urban African American children. June, 2006. Paper presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Multisystemic treatment of childhood depression. June 2006. Paper presented at the 2nd Child, Intervention, Services, and Prevention Summer Institute, Los Angeles, CA.

Academic pathways between attention problems and depression among urban African American children. May, 2006. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Research Potpourri Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Contextual factors predicting depressive symptoms in African American adolescents. March, 2006. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Cognitive, parenting, and developmental mediators of the relationship between ADHD and depression. August, 2005. Paper presented at the American Psychologist Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Using a public health framework to inform, implement, and evaluate effective behavior interventions in schools. August, 2005. Symposium presented at the American Psychologist Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Prevention and early intervention of behavioral inhibition.  December, 2005. Paper presented at Johns Hopkins University Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Research Seminar. Baltimore, MD.

Identifying school children with depression. July, 2005. Seminar presented at the Safe and Civil Schools Annual Convention, Portland, OR.

Developmental, social, and cultural considerations in childhood depression.  January, 2005. Paper presented at Johns Hopkins University Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Research Seminar. Baltimore, MD.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for child and adolescent depression: A skills workshop. March, 2004. Workshop presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Dallas, TX.

 Developing a brief and inexpensive method to prevent depression. May, 2003. Paper presented at the Western Psychological Associations Annual Convention, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Childhood depression: Rethinking the role of the school. March, 2003. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Toronto, ON, Canada.

A school-based model for preventing and treating childhood internalizing disorders. March, 2003. Mini-skills workshop presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Motivational interviewing to reduce student substance abuse. March, 2003. Learning Institute workshop presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA.



Research Grants


Current:

5/15/07 –  present. Use of Culturally Sensitive Health Care Assessments and Patient Health Care Promotion Training (P.I., Carolyn M. Tucker), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Co-Investigator.

11/12/07 - present. A Family-Centered Intervention for Child Depression (P.I., Keith Herman), NIMH K23MH080983-01.

Previous:

9/15/05 – 7/30/07. Center for Youth Violence Prevention (P.I., Philip Leaf), School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, CDC 5U49CE000728-02. Co-authored R01 Core Project for this successful CDC Center grant application: “Legislatively Mandated School Violence Prevention” (Leaf, Bradshaw, Herman, Plank, & Feldman), $163,936 (first year). Co-Investigator.

7/1/05 – 7/30/07. Center for Prevention and Early Intervention (P.I., Nicholas S. Ialongo), School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, NIMH5P30MH066247-02, Consultant.

7/1/03 – 6/30/05. Children’s Health Self-Empowerment Project(P.I., Carolyn M. Tucker), $237,492, University of Florida, Florida Department of Health/Medical Services, Consultant.

7/1/02 – 6/30/05. A Patient Centered Culturally Sensitive Care Model (P.I., Carolyn M. Tucker), $909,991, University of Florida, AHRQ, Co-Investigator.

2/1/02-12/31/02. Preventing Depression in College Freshmen, $2,557, Reed College, Northwest Health Foundation, Principal Investigators: Keith Herman (Research Supervisor) and Acacia Parks (Student Investigator).

Other Research Grants and Awards:

Acheson J. Duncan Fund for the Advancement of Research in Statistics, 2005, competitive award to support cross-disciplinary collaboration, sponsor: Johns Hopkins University, Mathematical Science

Stillman Drake Award, 2001, competitive award to support faculty research, sponsor: Reed College

Summer Research Grant, 2001, competitive award to support faculty research, sponsor: Reed College

NSF AIRE Mentor, awarded to support faculty and student collaboration, sponsors: National Science Foundation, Reed College



Awards and Honors


Excellence in Teaching, 2006, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Child Psychiatry

Research Fellow, 2006, Child Intervention, Prevention, and Service (CHIPS) Career Development Institute, sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health

See the Big Picture, 2006, First annual award for research on ADHD and co-occurring conditions, sponsors: Mindroom and Journal of Attention Disorders

Ted Landsman Award for Counseling Psychology, 1995, awarded to outstanding counseling psychology student, sponsor: University of Florida



Editorialships


Journal/Textbook: School Psychology Quarterly
Position: Editorial Board
Date/Time: 2007 - Present

Journal/Textbook: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Position: Reviewer
Date/Time: 2006 - Present

Journal/Textbook: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Position: Reviewer
Date/Time:

Journal/Textbook: Journal of Counseling Psychology
Position: Reviewer
Date/Time: