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Gregory L. Stuart

Research Interests

Etiology, prevention, and treatment of intimate partner violence, relationship distress, and addictions; overlap between relationship aggression and substance misuse; women's violence perpetration and victimization; subtypes of partner violent perpetrators; family violence across the life span; effectiveness and treatment outcome research.

Research statement

Dr. Stuart’s program of research has a particular emphasis on the role of substance use and abuse in intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization. His work addresses a broad spectrum of factors that are relevant to the etiology, classification, assessment, prevention, maintenance, and treatment of intimate partner violence. His research has shown that intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization are overrepresented in populations of individuals in treatment for substance abuse, and that substance abuse is overrepresented in men and women court mandated to attend batterer intervention programs. His work examines the impact of substance abuse treatment on the prevalence and frequency of intimate partner violence and psychological aggression, as well as the effects of substance abuse treatment on other domains of relationship and family functioning. Dr. Stuart’s work also examines whether including substance use treatments in batterer intervention programs improves outcomes for men and women arrested for domestic violence. Dr. Stuart is interested in conducting treatment outcome research in general, and specifically for family violence and substance misuse. His work focuses on family violence throughout the lifespan, including child abuse, dating aggression, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse and mistreatment.

Honors

  • Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 50 (Addictions) (2008)
  • National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award, Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital (2007)
  • Outstanding Teaching Award in Psychology, Brown University (2007)
  • Honorary Master of Arts degree (ad eundem), Brown University (2007)
  • Grant reviewer for: Clinical and Treatment Subcommittee (AA-3), NIAAA; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; Standing committee member of the Clinical and Pediatric Extramural Loan Repayment Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIAAA)
  • Co-President, Couples Research and Therapy Special Interest Group, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT) / Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) (2003-2005)
  • Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research Young Investigator Award (1998)

Editorial Boards

  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  • Violence Against Women
  • Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment
  • International Journal of Women’s Health
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Ad hoc reviewer for 30 peer-reviewed journals

Grants

  • “Brief intervention to reduce drinking and intimate partner violence in women” 
    Principal Investigator: Gregory L. Stuart, Ph.D.
    Agency:  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    Type:  R01 (1R01AA016315)
    Period: May 1, 2007 – April 30, 2012 (April 30, 2013 with carryover funds).
    Total Costs = $2,285,696
    Role on project: Principal investigator

  • “Brief intervention to reduce drinking among batterers”
    Principal Investigator: Gregory L. Stuart, Ph.D.
    Agency:  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    Type:  R01 (1R01AA014193)
    Period: July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2009.
    Total Costs = $1,737,311
    Role on project: Principal Investigator

  • “Tailoring interventions to reduce intimate partner violence: Psychopathy and borderline personality disorder as moderators of the relative effectiveness of standard batterer treatment and standard treatment plus a brief motivationally focused addictions intervention for court referred, substance abusing, male and female batterers”
    Principal Investigator: Zachary Walsh, Ph.D.
    Agency: Canadian Institute of Health Research
    Type: Postdoctoral grant funding similar to F-32 mechanism (180603)
    Period: July 1, 2008-June 30, 2010
    Role on project: Primary Mentor / Co-Investigator

  • “Barriers to Entry into Couples' Treatment of Problematic Alcohol Use”
    Principal Investigator: Yael Chatav, Ph.D.
    Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    Type: F-32 (F32 AA 17815-01)
    Period: September 1, 2008-August 31, 2011
    Role on project: Primary Mentor / Co-Investigator

  •  “Strengthening Linkages Between Substance Abuse and Batterer Intervention Programs to Improve the Quality of Care”
    Principal Investigator: Christine Timko, Ph.D.
    Agency:  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
    Role on project: Consultant

  •  “Developing Substance Abuse Treatment Training Methods: Phase I”
    Principal Investigator: Jami Obermeyer, Ph.D.
    Agency:  National Institute on Drug Abuse
    Type: SBIR (N43DA-7-2210)
    Period: September 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008
    Total Costs: $99,999
    Role on project: Consultant

  •  “Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnant Women”
    Principal Investigator: Julianne Hellmuth
    Agency:  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    Type:  Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) – F31
    Period: January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2009.
    Role on project: Co-Mentor / Co-Investigator

  • “Reducing HIV Risk Among Pregnant Women in Drug Treatment”
    Principal Investigator: Susan Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Agency:   National Institute on Drug Abuse
    Type:  R01 (1R01DA020930)
    Period:  September 1, 2005 –  August 31, 2009.
    Total Direct Costs = $1,000,000
    Role on project: Consultant

  • “Developing Substance Abuse Treatment Training Methods: Phase II”
    Principal Investigator: Jami Obermeyer, Ph.D.
    Agency:  National Institute on Drug Abuse
    Type: SBIR (N44DA- 7-2210)
    Period: October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2010
    Total Costs: $749,999
    Role on project: Consultant

  • “Impact of substance abuse treatment on marital violence” 
    Principal Investigator: Gregory L. Stuart, Ph.D.
    Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    Type:  K23 (1K23AA13231)
    Period: September 30, 2000 - August 31, 2006.
    Total Costs = $608,454
    Role on project: Principal Investigator

  •  “Applying exercise intervention to drug treatment”
    Principal Investigator: Richard Brown, Ph.D.
    Agency:  National Institute on Drug Abuse
    Type:  R01 (1R01DA14599)
    Period: September 30, 2001 – August 31, 2005
    Total Direct Costs = $600,000
    Role on project: Co-Investigator

  • “Development of an exercise intervention for alcoholics”
    Principal Investigator: Richard Brown, Ph.D.
    Agency: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    Type:  R01 (1R01AA13418)
    Period: December 1, 2001 – November 30, 2005
    Total Direct Costs = $450,000
    Role on project: Co-Investigator

  • “Identifying subtypes of maritally violent men” 
    Principal Investigator: Amy Holtzworth-Munroe, Ph.D.
    Agency:  National Institute of Mental Health
    Type:  R01 (R01MH5935)
    Period: May 31, 1996 - April 30, 2000. 
    Total Direct Costs = $400,000
    Role on project: Co-Investigator

Selected Publications

Stuart, G.L., O'Farrell, T.J., & Temple, J.R. (in press). Review of the association between treatment for substance misuse and reductions in intimate partner violence. Substance Use and Misuse.

Temple, J.R., Stuart, G.L., & O'Farrell, T.J. (in press). Prevention of intimate partner violence in substance using populations. Substance Use and Misuse.

Brown, R.A., Abrantes, A.M., Read, J.P., Marcus, B.H., Jakicic, J., Strong, D.R., Oakley, J.M., Ramsey, S.E., Kahler, C.W., Stuart, G.L., Dubreuil, M.E., & Gordon, A.A. (in press). Aerobic exercise as an adjunctive intervention in alcohol recovery: Rationale, program description, and preliminary findings. Behavior Modification.

Stuart, G.L., Temple, J.R., Follansbee, K., Bucossi, M., Hellmuth, J.C., & Moore, T.M. (2008). The role of drug use in a conceptual model of intimate partner violence in men and women arrested for domestic violence. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22, 12-24.

Temple, J.R., Weston, R., Stuart, G.L., & Marshall, L.L. (2008). Longitudinal effects of alcohol use on intimate partner violence among ethnically diverse community women. Addictive Behaviors, 33, 1244-1248.

Moore, T. M., Stuart, G. L., McNulty, J. K., Addis, M. E., Cordova, J.V., & Temple, J. R. (2008). Domains of masculine gender role stress and intimate partner violence in a clinical sample of violent men. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 9, 82-89.

Hellmuth, J.C., Follansbee, K., Moore, T., & Stuart, G.L. (2008). Reduction of intimate partner violence in a gay couple following alcohol treatment. Journal of Homosexuality, 54, 439-448.

Moore, T.M., Stuart, G.L., Meehan, J.C., Rhatigan, D.L., Hellmuth, J.C., Keen, S.M. (2008). Drug abuse and aggression between intimate partners: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 248-275.

Stuart, G.L., Temple, J.R., & Moore, T.M. (2007). Improving batterer intervention programs through theory-based research. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 298 (5), 560-562.

Heru, A., Stuart, G.L., & Recupero, P.R. (2007). Family functioning in suicidal inpatients with intimate partner violence. The Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 9, 413-418.

Meehan, J.C., & Stuart, G.L. (2007). Using structural equation modeling with forensic samples. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34, 1560-1587.

Addis, M., Cardemil, E., Cordova, J.V., Dowd, L.S., Hildebrandt, T., Jakupcak, M., Mansfield, A.K., Moore, T.M., & Stuart, G.L. (2007). Men’s mental and physical health: New Directions in ABCT. The Behavior Therapist, 30, 36-44.

Hughes, F.M., Stuart, G.L., Gordon, K.C., & Moore, T.M. (2007). Predicting the use of aggressive conflict tactics in a sample of women arrested for domestic violence. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24, 155-176.

Kahler, C.W., Kelly, J.F., Strong, D.R., Stuart, G.L., & Brown, R.A. (2006). Development and initial validation of a 12-step participation expectancies questionnaire. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67, 538-542.

Stuart, G.L., Meehan, J.C., Temple, J.R., Moore, T.M., Hellmuth, J., Follansbee, K., & Morean, M. (2006). Readiness to quit cigarette smoking, intimate partner violence, and substance abuse among arrested violent women. American Journal on Addictions, 15, 396-399.

Stuart, G.L., Meehan, J.C., Moore, T.M., Hellmuth, J., Morean, M., & Follansbee, K. (2006). Readiness to quit cigarette smoking, violence, and psychopathology among arrested domestically violent men. American Journal on Addictions, 15, 256-257.

Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.M., Gordon, K.C., Hellmuth, J.C., Ramsey, S.E., & Kahler, C.W. (2006). Reasons for intimate partner violence perpetration among arrested women. Violence Against Women, 7, 609-621.

Heru, A., Stuart, G.L., Recupero, P., Eyre, J., & Rainey, S. (2006). Prevalence and severity of intimate partner violence and associations with family functioning and alcohol abuse in psychiatric inpatients with suicidal intent. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67, 23-29.

Stuart, G.L., Meehan, J., Moore, T.M., Morean, M., Hellmuth, J., & Follansbee, K. (2006). Examining a conceptual framework of intimate partner violence in men and women arrested for domestic violence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67, 102-112.

Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.M., Kahler, C.W., Gordon, K.C., & Ramsey, S.E. (2006). Psychopathology of Women Arrested for Domestic Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21, 376-389.

Rhatigan, D.L., Moore, T.M., & Stuart, G.L. (2005). An investment model analysis of relationship stability among women court-mandated to violence interventions. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 29, 313-322.

Ramsey, S.E., Brown, R.A., Strong, D.R., Stuart, G.L., & Weinstock, M.C. (2005).  Cigarette smoking and substance use among adolescents in psychiatric treatment. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 14, 1-13.

Stuart, G.L. & Holtzworth-Munroe, A. (2005). Testing a theoretical model of the relationship between impulsivity, mediating variables, and marital violence. Journal of Family Violence, 20, 291-303.

Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.M., Kahler, C.W., Ramsey, S.E., & Strong, D. (2005). Cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and psychiatric functioning among women arrested for domestic violence. American Journal on Addictions, 14, 188-190.

Stuart, G.L., (2005). Improving violence intervention outcomes by integrating alcohol treatment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 388-393.

Moore, T.M., & Stuart, G.L. (2005). A review of the literature on marijuana use and interpersonal violence. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 10, 171-192.

Moore, T.M., & Stuart, G.L. (2005). A review of the literature on masculinity and partner violence. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 6, 46-61.

Zvolensky, M.J., Leen-Feldner, E.W., Feldner, M.T., Bonn-Miller, M.O., Lejuez, C.W., Kahler, C.W., & Stuart, G.L. (2004). Emotional Responding to Biological Challenge as a Function of Panic Disorder and Smoking. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 18, 19-32.

Moore, T.M., Rhatigan, D., Stuart, G.L., Street, A., & Farrell, L. (2004). Where to publish family violence research? Violence and Victims, 19, 495-503.

Moore, T.M., & Stuart, G.L. (2004). Effects of masculine gender role stress on men’s cognitive, affective, physiological, and aggressive responses to intimate conflict situations. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 5, 132-142.

Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.M., Kahler, C.W., Ramsey, S.E. & Strong, D. (2004). Cigarette smoking and substance use among men court-referred to domestic violence treatment programs. American Journal on Addictions, 13, 319-320.

Kahler, C.W., Read, J.A., Stuart, G.L., Ramsey, S.E., McCrady, B.S., & Brown, R.A. (2004). Motivational enhancement for 12-step involvement among patients undergoing alcohol detoxification. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 736-741.

Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.M., Ramsey, S.E., & Kahler, C.W. (2004). Hazardous drinking and relationship violence perpetration and victimization in women arrested for domestic violence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 65, 46-53.

Ramsey, S.E., Kahler, C.W., Read, J.P., Stuart, G.L., & Brown, R.A. (2004). Discriminating between substance-induced and independent depressive episodes in alcohol dependent patients. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 65, 672-676.

Moore, T.M., & Stuart, G.L. (2004). Illicit substance use and intimate partner violence among men in batterers’ intervention. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18, 385-389.

Moore, T.M., Stuart, G.L., Eisler, R.M., & Franchina, J.J. (2003). The effects of relationship aversive female partner behavior on attributions and physiological reactivity of verbally aggressive and nonaggressive males. Violence and Victims, 18, 95-106.

Ramsey, S.E., Strong, D.R., Stuart, G.L., Weinstock, M.C., Williams, L.A., Tarnoff, G., Picotte-Prillmayer, D.M., & Brown, R.A. (2003). Substance use and diagnostic characteristics that differentiate smoking and non-smoking adolescents in a psychiatric setting. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 191, 759-762.

Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.M., Ramsey, S.E., & Kahler, C.W. (2003). Relationship aggression and substance use among women court-referred to domestic violence intervention programs. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 1603-1610.

Holtzworth-Munroe, A., Meehan, J.C., Herron, K., Rehman, U., & Stuart, G.L. (2003). Do subtypes of maritally violent men continue to differ over time? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 728-740.

Stuart, G.L., Ramsey, S.E., Moore, T.M., Kahler, C.W., Farrell, L.E., Recupero, P.R., & Brown, R.A. (2003). Reductions in marital violence following treatment for alcohol dependence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18, 1113-1131.

Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.M., Kahler, C.W. & Ramsey, S.E. (2003). Substance abuse and relationship violence among men court-referred to batterer intervention programs. Substance Abuse, 24, 107-122.

Kahler, C. W., Strong, D. R., Stuart, G.L., Moore, T.M., & Ramsey, S.E. (2003). Item functioning of the Alcohol Dependence Scale in a high-risk sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 72, 183-192.

Ramsey, S.E., Brown, R.A., Stuart, G.L., Burgess, E.S., & Miller, I.W. (2002).  Cognitive variables in alcohol dependent patients with elevated depressive symptoms: Changes and predictive utility as a function of treatment modality. Substance Abuse, 23, 171-182.

Lejuez, C.W., Read, J.P., Kahler, C.W., Richards, J.B., Ramsey, S.E., Stuart, G.L., Strong, D.R., & Brown, R.A. (2002). Evaluation of a Behavioral Measure of Risk-Taking: The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 8, 75-84.

Stuart, G.L., Ramsey, S.E., Moore, T.M., Kahler, C.W., Farrell, L.E., Recupero, P.R., & Brown, R.A. (2002). Marital violence victimization and perpetration among women substance abusers: A descriptive study. Violence Against Women, 8, 934-952.

Kahler, C.W., Stuart, G.L., & Lejuez, C.W. (2001). The utility of advanced statistical training for behavioral psychologists. the Behavior Therapist, 24, 8-10.

Zvolensky, M., Lejuez, C.W., Stuart, G.L., & Curtain, J.J. (2001).  Experimental psychopathology in psychological science. Review of General Psychology, 5, 371-381.

Stuart, G.L., Treat, T.A., & Wade, W.A. (2000). Effectiveness of an empirically based treatment for panic disorder delivered in a service clinic setting: One-year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 506-512.

Holtzworth-Munroe, A., Meehan, J.C., Herron, K., Rehman, U., & Stuart, G.L. (2000). Testing the Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart batterer typology. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 1000-1019.

Gregory L. Stuart

Gregory L. Stuart

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Indiana University (1998)

Email: gstuart@utk.edu
Phone: 865-974-3358

Key words: Clinical psychology, intimate partner violence, substance use and abuse, treatment outcome, child abuse, elder abuse