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  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Bruce A. Thyer is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focused on psychology, social sciences, and health professions. The main fields of their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Health Professions

Within these broader areas, Thyer's subfields of expertise include:

  • Public Administration
  • General Health Professions
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

The scientist's main research topics address a variety of social and psychological issues, with a strong emphasis on social work education and practice. Key topics investigated include:

  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes

Bruce A. Thyer has published in several journals, with a notable frequency in:

  • Research on Social Work Practice
  • Journal of Teaching in Social Work
  • Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
  • China Journal of Social Work
  • Best practices in mental health

Their recent academic papers include:

  • Mandated Ideologies are Harmful to Social Work Practice and Research, 2025, Journal of Teaching in Social Work
  • The DSW to the Rescue? A Response to Feldman, 2024, Research on Social Work Practice
  • Transgender Theory for Contemporary Social Work Practice: A Question of Values and Ethics, 2021, Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics

Coauthorship is a feature of their work, collaborating frequently with several researchers such as:

  • Heidi P. Breaux
  • Lisa Schelbe
  • Anne McGlade
  • Sigrid James
  • Thomas Mackrill

In addition to journal publications, Thyer has authored books, including a notable publication by Columbia University Press:

  • Experimental Research Designs in Social Work, 2023

Bruce A. Thyer received the designation of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1994, recognizing their contributions within the psychological sciences.

Best Publications

  • The Handbook of Social Work Research Methods

    Bruce A. Thyer

  • Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work

    C Aaron McNeece;Bruce A Thyer

  • Ages of onset of DSM-III anxiety disorders

    Bruce A. Thyer;Richard T. Parrish;George C. Curtis;Randolph M. Nesse

  • Autonomic correlates of the subjective anxiety scale

    Bruce A. Thyer;James D. Papsdorf;Randall Davis;Susan Vallecorsa

  • Endocrine and Cardiovascular Responses During Phobic Anxiety

    Randolph M. Nesse;George C. Curtis;Bruce A. Thyer;Daisy S. Mccann

  • What Is Evidence-Based Practice?

    Bruce A. Thyer

  • Program Evaluation: An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach

    David D. Royse;Bruce A. Thyer;Deborah Padgett

  • The quest for evidence-based practice: A view from the United States

    Bruce A Thyer;Laura L Myers

  • Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

    Bruce A. Thyer

  • Blood-injury-illness phobia: A review

    Bruce A. Thyer;Bruce A. Thyer;Joseph Himle;George C. Curtis

  • Evidence-Based Practices Do Not Exist

    Bruce A. Thyer;Monica Pignotti

  • What is the Role of Theory in Research on Social Work Practice

    Bruce A. Thyer

  • Symptom profiles of patients with DSM-III anxiety disorders.

    Oliver G. Cameron;Bruce A. Thyer;Randolph M. Nesse;George C. Curtis

  • The Quest for Evidence-Based Practice?: We Are All Positivists!.

    Bruce A. Thyer

  • Finding solutions to social problems : behavioral strategies for change

    Mark A. Mattaini;Bruce A. Thyer

  • Alcohol abuse among clinically anxious patients.

    Bruce A. Thyer;Richard T. Parrish;Joseph A. Himle;Oliver G. Cameron

  • Use of Novel Unsupported and Empirically Supported Therapies by Licensed Clinical Social Workers: An Exploratory Study.

    Monica Pignotti;Bruce A. Thyer

  • A comparison of panic disorder and agoraphobia with panic attacks

    Bruce A. Thyer;Joseph A. Himle;George C. Curtis;Oliver G. Cameron

  • Research Notes: Distance Learning in Social Work Education: A Preliminary Evaluation

    Bruce A. Thyer;Gerald Polk;James G. Gaudin

  • Should Social Work Clients Have the Right to Effective Treatment

    Laura L. Myers;Bruce A. Thyer

  • Social learning theory : An empirically-based approach to understanding human behavior in the social environment

    Bruce A. Thyer;Laura L. Myers

  • RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

    Bruce A. Thyer;Amy Ai;Thomas A. Artelt;Wendy Auslander

Frequent Co-Authors

George C. Curtis
George C. Curtis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joseph A. Himle
Joseph A. Himle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Oliver G. Cameron
Oliver G. Cameron University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randolph M. Nesse
Randolph M. Nesse Arizona State University
E. Scott Geller
E. Scott Geller Virginia Tech
Daniel T. L. Shek
Daniel T. L. Shek Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eric L. Garland
Eric L. Garland University of Utah
Victoria J. Molfese
Victoria J. Molfese University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Paula S. Nurius
Paula S. Nurius University of Washington
Shaun M. Eack
Shaun M. Eack University of Pittsburgh

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