PUBLICATIONS

Select Publications Grouped by Topic Area (Updated 10/2025)​
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
  • Spencer, S. D., Pinciotti, C. M., Leuchter, J. D., Young, A. K., Rast, C. E., Guzick, A. G., Small, B. J., Goodman, W. K., McGuire, J. F., Wilhelm, S., Geller, D., & Storch, E. A. (2025). Symptom dimensions of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Exploratory examination of associations with clinical features and response to cognitive-behavioral therapy. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 46, 100969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2025.100969
  • Spencer, S. D., Borgogna, N. C., Owen, T., Rast, C. E., Johnson, D., Cheng, J. S., Castillo, A., Storch, E. A., Cervin, M., & Hollon, S. D. (in press). A systematic review of potential publication bias in US National Institutes of Health-funded trials of psychological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, 51-52, 100154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmip.2025.100154
  • Trent, E. S., Lanzillo, E. C., Wiese, A. D., Spencer, S. D., McKay, D., & Storch, E. A. (online first). Potential for harm in the treatment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Pitfalls and best practices. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01258-x
  • Church, M., Mangen, K. H., & Spencer, S. D. (2025). Hoarding in youth. In A. G. Guzick & E. A. Storch (Eds.) A Clinician’s Guide to Childhood Obsessive-compulsive and Related Disorders. Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003517429-11
  • Spencer, S. D., Stiede, J. T., Wiese, A. D., Guzick, A. G., Cervin, M., McKay, D., & Storch, E. A. (2023). Things that make you go Hmm: Myths and misconceptions in cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, 37, 100805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2023.100805
  • Stiede, J. T., Spencer, S. D., Onyeka, O. C., Mangen, K., Church, M. J., Goodman, W. K., & Storch, E. A. (2023). Obsessive-compulsive disorder in youth. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080822-043910
  • Church, M., Mangen, K. H., Stiede, J. T., Spencer, S. D., & Storch, E. A. (2023). The role of between-session homework in cognitive-behavioral therapy for comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism: A case vignette. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. http://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23580
  • Spencer, S. D., Stiede, J. T., Wiese, A. D., Goodman, W. K., Guzick, A. G., & Storch, E. A. (2023). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 46(1), 167 – 180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2022.10.004

Misophonia
  • Spencer, S. D., McKay, D., Mangen, K. H., & Rabasco, A. (2025). A pilot clinical trial examining exposure and stress management therapy for adults with misophonia. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 31(5), 251 – 259. DOI: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000874.
  • Spencer, S. D., Petersen, J. M., Schneider, R. L., Guzick, A. G., & McGuire, J. F. (online first). Clinical considerations for integrating ethical principles of beneficence in the development of evidence-based interventions: The case of pediatric misophonia. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01247-0
  • Spencer, S. D., Onyeka, O. C., & McKay, D. (2025). Misophonia as a new obsessive-compulsive and related disorder?: The evidence suggests otherwise. In A. G. Guzick & E. A. Storch (Eds.) A Clinician’s Guide to Childhood Obsessive-compulsive and Related Disorders. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003517429-12
  • Spencer, S. D., Mangen, K., Omar, Y. O., & Storch, E. A. (2024). Acceptance and commitment therapy for an emerging adult female with misophonia: A case study. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 30(5), 374 – 378. https://doi.org/10.1097/pra.0000000000000800
  • Spencer, S. D., Guzick, A. G., Cervin, M., & Storch, E. A. (2023). Mindfulness and cognitive emotion regulation in pediatric misophonia. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 29, 182 – 191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.07.005

Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Spencer, S. D., & Levin, M. E. (2025). Introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): Theoretical, practical, and empirical foundations. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 48(3), 429 – 441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2025.02.002
  • Spencer, S. D., Jo, D., Hill, M. L., Meyer, M. S., Firoozan, A., & Masuda, A. (2025). Monitoring clinically relevant behavior and experiential avoidance throughout the course of acceptance and commitment therapy: A single-case quasi-experimental study. Behavior Modification, 49(4), 377 – 419. https://doi.org/10.1177/01454455251343301
  • Spencer, S. D., Meyer, M.S., & Masuda, A. (2023). A case-series study examining acceptance and commitment therapy for experiential avoidance-related mixed anxiety and depression in a telehealth platform. Clinical Case Studies, 22(1), 78 – 96. https://doi.org/10.1177/15346501221115113
  • Hill, M. L., Schaefer, L. W., Spencer, S. D., & Masuda, A. (2020). Compassion-focused acceptance and commitment therapy for women with restrictive eating and problematic body-checking: A multiple baseline across participants study. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 16, 144 – 152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.04.006
  • Spencer, S. D., & Masuda, A. (2020). Acceptance and commitment therapy as a transdiagnostic approach to treatment of behavioral health concerns: A concurrent multiple baseline design across participants. Clinical Case Studies, 19(3), 163 – 179. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650119897412
  • Spencer, S. D., Buchanan, J. A., & Masuda, A. (2019). Preliminary findings from a comparison of brief acceptance- and control-based interventions for reducing experiential avoidance in socially-anxious individuals. Behavior Modification, 44(6), 841 – 864. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445519854321

Quantitative investigations of mechanisms of psychopathology
  • Upshaw, B. M., Spencer, S. D., Pinciotti, C. M., Zhyrov, V., Minhajuddin, A., Castillo, A. A., Abacan, A., Slater, H., Walker, R. A., Blader, J. C., Martin, S. L., Shahidullah, J. D., Soares, Harper, R. A., Guerra, M., Goodman, L. C.,  Goodman, W. K., Wakefield, S. M., Trivedi, M., & Storch, E.A. (online first). Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in youth with major depressive disorder in the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN): Clinical correlates and moderators. Journal of Attention Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251353392
  • Anderberg, J. L.*†, Barry, K.*†, Upshaw, B. M.*, Mangen, K. H., Spencer, S. D., Guzick, A. G., Ayton, D. M., Palo, A., Candelari, A. E., & Storch, E. A. (online first). Secondary youth-level mechanisms of change in parent training for anxious youth. Child and Youth Care Forum. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-025-09880-6
  • Frederick, R. M.*, Smárason, O.*, Boedeker, P. J., Spencer, S. D., Guzick, A. G., & Storch, E. A. (online first). An exploratory analysis of child characteristics predicting clinical outcomes in parent-led cognitive behavioral teletherapy for anxiety in autistic children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06680-0
  • Armstrong, G. M.*, Anderberg, J. L.*, Gorman, A. R., Spencer, S. D., Minhajuddin, A., Ecker, A. H., Spofford, J., Guzick, A. G., Slater, H., Aloor, F. Z., Flores, A. M., Lagrone, J. M., Marino, E. N., Soutullo, C. A., Wakefield, S. M., Goodman, W. K., Trivedi, M. H., & Storch, E. A. (in press). Problematic substance use in depressed youth: Associations with suicidal ideation and suicide attempt history. Journal of Dual Diagnosis. https://doi.org/10.1080/15504263.2024.2434219
  • Lin, L-Y., Jo, D., Spencer, S. D., & Masuda, A. (2024). The role of engaged living in the association between self-concealment and psychological distress among racially diverse college students. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 33, 100811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100811
  • Spencer, S. D., Kim, S-K., McKay, D., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2024). Examination of COVID stress syndrome facets and relations to substance abuse using profile analysis via multidimensional scaling (PAMS). Journal of Affective Disorders, 361, 659 – 653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.044
  • Jo, D., Goh, P. K., Lin, S. L., Spencer, S. D., & Masuda, A. (2024). Bridging eating disorder symptoms and psychological flexibility and inflexibility in racially diverse emerging adult women. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 32, 100766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100766
  • Lau, S. B., Jo, D., Nakamura, L., Spencer, S. D., & Masuda, A. (2024). The role of the internalized model minority myth on mental health-related attitudes within a Hawaii-based sample of Asian American college students. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 46, 306 – 322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-024-09552-5
  • Onyeka, O. C., Spencer, S. D., Salloum, A., Jiannetto, K., & Storch, E. A. (2024). The role of family accommodation in child posttraumatic stress symptoms and functional impairment in the context of cognitive behavioral therapy. Journal of Affective Disorders, 346(1), 252 – 259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.144
  • Spencer, S. D., Zimmerman, M. B., Donis, N., Rodrigues, M., Jackson, D. O., & Dindo, L. (2023). Reintegration challenges among post-9/11 Veterans: The role of mental health symptoms and resilience- and avoidance-based coping strategies. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 30, 97 – 105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.09.007

Measurement and psychometrics
  • Johnson, D. A. L., Borgogna, N. C., Ingram, P. B., Warlick, C., Spencer, S. D., Mims, C. E., Bunnell, K. L., & Nielsen, J. A. (2024). The scrupulosity obsessions and compulsions scale: A measurement of scrupulosity within an OCD framework. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 43, 100918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2024.100918
  • Spencer, S. D., Pinciotti, C. M., Murphy, C., Hertz, A., Wiese, A. D., Wood, J. J., Kendall, P. C., & Storch, E. A. (online first). Concurrent validity of the anxiety disorders section of the anxiety disorder interview schedule- autism spectrum addendum (ADIS-ASA) in autistic youth. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06496-y
  • Pinciotti, C. M., Rast, C. E., Wiese, A. D., Foshee, K. L., Spencer, S. D., Upshaw, B. M., Guzick, A. G., Goodman, W. K., & Storch, E. A. (in press). Psychometric properties of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale – II Self-report. Journal of Psychiatric Practice.
  • Spencer, S. D.†, Silva, T.†, Higham, M., Castillo, A. A., Minhajuddin, A., Gorman, A., Goodman, L. C., Pinciotti, C. M., Hernandez, S., Slater, H., Soutullo, C. A., Hettema, J. M., Azhar, N. A., Goodman, W. K., Trivedi, M. H., & Storch, E. A. (2024). Measurement invariance of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) across ethnicity, age, and sex among youth with depression. Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, 47-48, 1000134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmip.2024.100134
  • Spencer, S. D., Pinciotti, C. M., Murphy, C., Hertz, A., Wiese, A. D., Wood, J. J., Kendall, P. C., & Storch, E. A. (in press). Concurrent validity of the anxiety disorders section of the anxiety disorder interview schedule- autism spectrum addendum (ADIS-ASA) in autistic youth. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06496-y
  • Borgogna, N. C., Spencer, S. D., Johnson, D., Brasil, K. S., McDermott, R. C., Kraus, S. W., & Buchanan, J. A. (2023). The development and validation of the experiential avoidance rating scale (EARS): A self-report questionnaire that might actually measure experiential avoidance. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 30, 121 – 131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.10.001
  • Jo, D., Im, S., Suh, D. E., Spencer, S. D., & Masuda, A. (2023). The personalized psychological flexibility index (PPFI): An item response theory analysis with racially diverse college students. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45, 829 – 843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-023-10076-2
  • Spencer, S. D., Jo, D., Hamagami, F., Antonio, M., Masuda, A., & Hishinuma, E. S. (2022). A psychometric validation of contextual cognitive behavioral therapy-informed measures with racially and ethnically diverse adults. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 25, 61 – 72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.06.004

Conceptual and Theoretical Knowledge Development Efforts
  • Silverman, W. K., & Spencer, S. D. (2025). Considering historical context, current societal trends, and implications for understanding harm in youth mental health treatment: A broader lens to the Primum non nocere special issue. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 53, 817 – 830. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01324-y
  • Spencer, S. D., & McKay, D. (2025). Primum non nocere: Toward a greater understanding of the potential for harm in psychological treatments for youth. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 53, 597 – 607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01323-z
  • Spencer, S. D., King, H. C., Martone, L., & Houlihan, D. (2022). Countercontrol: A relational frame theory (RFT) account and revival of a 70-year-old Skinnerian term. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 45, 457 – 467. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-022-00337-y.
  • Haynes, S. N., Spencer, S. D., Laba, T. M. (2022). Principles and practices of behavioral assessment. In M. Bagby & G. Asmundson (Eds.) Comprehensive clinical psychology (2nd ed.). Elsevier. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818697-8.00072-8
  • Masuda, A., & Spencer, S. D. (2022). Advantages of third wave behavior therapies. In W. T. O’Donohue & A. Masuda (Eds.) Behavior therapy: First, second, and third waves. (pp. 265 – 290). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11677-3_12

Diversity-related Work
  • Pinciotti, C. M., Upshaw, B. M., Spencer, S. D., Park, J. M., Franklin, M. E., Wadsworth, L. P., Riemann, B. C., Goodman, W. K., & Storch, E. A. (in press). Preferences for justice-based exposure and response prevention among individuals with identity-related obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2024.12.001
  • Masuda, A., Nakamura, L., Preston-Pita, H., Hermosura, S., Morgan, L., Stueber, K., Spencer, S. D., Qina’au, J., & Austin-Seabury, A. (2024). Native Hawaiians’ views on depression and preferred behavioral health treatments: A preliminary qualitative investigation. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 51(2), 203 – 218. DOI: 10.1007/s11414-023-09874-z
  • Qina’au, J., Spencer, S. D., & Sasaki, J. (2023). Trauma, mindfulness, distress, and wellbeing in “mixed” vs. monoracial emerging adults. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 46(1), 1 – 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-023-09530-3
  • Spencer, S. D., Pokhrel, P., Helm, S., Wilczek, K., Galimov, A., & Sussman, S. (2023). Emerging adulthood attributes and substance use in a sample of Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander college students. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 51 – 62. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000254
  • Masuda, A., Morgan, L., Spencer, S.D., Oina’au, J., & Jo, D. (2022). Cultural adaptations of acceptance and commitment therapy. In M. P. Twohig, M. E. Levin, & J. M. Petersen (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (pp. C30.S1 – C30.S16). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197550076.013.30