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Aaron Hogue, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President, Research and Clinical Science / Family and Adolescent Clinical Technology and Science (FACTS)

Aaron Hogue, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist focused on evidence-based practices for adolescent substance use and related behavioral problems, behavioral treatment implementation science, and adolescent developmental psychopathology.

Dr. Hogue’s 25-year research program on treatment fidelity to research-based interventions for adolescent substance use has examined the interplay among three components of treatment implementation — adherence to specific therapy techniques, competence in model delivery, and therapeutic alliance with session participants— linking each to long-term client outcomes. His research encompasses evidence-based interventions for adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and co-occurring disorders, including a NIDA-funded mid-career training grant focused on combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions.

Dr. Hogue was chosen by the flagship journal for Clinical Child Psychology to lead their 2014 and 2018 updates of the evidence base on outpatient behavioral treatments for adolescent substance use. His current research focuses on training front-line behavior therapists in core family therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques for adolescent conduct and substance use problems via a learning management system that leverages observational coding methods and fidelity measurement feedback. He also focuses on increasing family involvement across the continuum of care for substance use treatment and recovery services, as well as enhancing cross-sector care for youth with conduct and substance problems in primary care, specialty behavioral care, and juvenile justice settings.

Research topics: Development of family-based and cognitive-behavioral interventions for adolescent substance use and co-occurring disorders; development of online and other remote clinician training methods; research on family-based recovery supports; treatment fidelity research on evidence-based intervention models; combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions for teens with co-occurring ADHD and substance use disorder; neurodevelopmental processes that influence risky adolescent behavior

Selected Publications

April 2017

A Clinician’s Guide to Co-occurring ADHD among Adolescent Substance Users: Comorbidity, Neurodevelopmental Risk, and Evidence-based Treatment Options

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November 2019

Addressing Maternal Depression, Substance Use, and Intimate Partner Violence in Home Visiting: A Quasi-Experimental Pilot Test of a Screen-and-Refer Approach

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November 2014

Association of Housing First Implementation and Key Outcomes Among Homeless Persons With Problematic Substance Use

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September 2017

Benchmarking Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems in Usual Care: Fidelity, Outcomes, and Therapist Performance Differences

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October 2014

Clinical Strategies for Integrating Medication Interventions Into Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent ADHD: The Medication Integration Protocol

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January 2019

Core Elements of Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems: Empirical Distillation of Three Manualized Treatments

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October 2017

Development and Implementation of a Screen-and-Refer Approach to Addressing Maternal Depression, Substance Use, and Intimate Partner Violence in Home Visiting Clients

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May 2017

Distilling the Core Elements of Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use: Conceptual and Empirical Solutions

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June 2014

Evidence Base on Outpatient Behavior Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use: Updates and Recommendations 2007-2013

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July 2018

Evidence Base on Outpatient Behavioral Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use, 2014-2017: Outcomes, Treatment Delivery, and Promising Horizons.

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March 2019

Family Therapy Techniques and One-Year Clinical Outcomes Among Adolescents in Usual Care for Behavior Problems

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March 2019

Measurement Training and Feedback System for Implementation of Family-Based Services for Adolescent Substance Use: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial of Two Implementation Strategies

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May 2017

Multidimensional Predictors of Treatment Outcome in Usual Care for Adolescent Conduct Problems and Substance Use

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September 2018

Perceived Need for Treatment and Engagement in Mental Health Services Among Community-Referred Racial/Ethnic Minority Adolescents

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November 2015

Randomized Trial of Family Therapy versus Non-Family Treatment for Adolescent Behavior Problems in Usual Care

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March 2016

SBIRT-A: Adapting SBIRT to Maximize Developmental Fit for Adolescents in Primary Care

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April 2017

Substance Use and Depression in Home Visiting Clients: Home Visitor Perspectives on Addressing Clients’ Needs

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December 2018

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

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June 2017

Therapeutic Alliance and Treatment Outcome in the Outpatient Treatment of Urban Adolescents: The Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits

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December 2018

Using Goal Achievement Training in Juvenile Justice Settings to Improve Substance Use Services for Youth on Community Supervision

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March 2015

Validity of Therapist Self-Report Ratings of Fidelity to Evidence-Based Practices for Adolescent Behavior Problems: Correspondence Between Therapists and Observers

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June 2020

Randomized Trial of Academic Training and Medication Decision-making for Adolescents With ADHD in Usual Care

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November 2019

Can the Group Harm the Individual? Reviewing Potential Iatrogenic Effects of Group Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use

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November 2020

Core elements of CBT for adolescent conduct and substance use problems: Developmental psychopathology, clinical techniques, and case examples

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December 2020

Differences in treatment outcomes between two profiles of adolescent systems involvement

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April 2022

Pilot Trial of Online Measurement Training and Feedback in Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems

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