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Michael E. Levin is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics addressed in their work include Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Digital Mental Health Interventions, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Mental Health Research Topics, and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Levin has contributed papers to various journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Recent papers include:

  • "The empirical status of acceptance and commitment therapy: A review of meta-analyses" (2020) published in Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
  • "Experiential avoidance in depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive related, and posttraumatic stress disorders: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis" (2022) published in Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
  • "A randomized dismantling trial of the open and engaged components of acceptance and commitment therapy in an online intervention for distressed college students" (2020) published in Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • "A psychometric comparison of psychological inflexibility measures: Discriminant validity and item performance" (2020) published in Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
  • "Pilot evaluation of the stop, breathe & think mindfulness app for student clients on a college counseling center waitlist" (2020) published in Journal of American College Health

Frequent co-authors of Michael E. Levin include:

  • Michael P. Twohig
  • Clarissa W. Ong
  • Jennifer Krafft
  • Korena S. Klimczak
  • Julie M. Petersen

Levin has also published a book titled ACT in Steps (2020) with Oxford University Press.

Best Publications

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Contextual Behavioral Science: Examining the Progress of a Distinctive Model of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy

    Steven C. Hayes;Michael E. Levin;Jennifer C. Plumb-Vilardaga;Jennifer L. Villatte

  • Open, aware, and active: contextual approaches as an emerging trend in the behavioral and cognitive therapies.

    Steven C. Hayes;Matthieu Villatte;Michael E. Levin;Mikaela J. Hildebrandt

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Unified Model of Behavior Change

    Steven C. Hayes;Jacqueline Pistorello;Michael E. Levin

  • The impact of treatment components suggested by the psychological flexibility model: a meta-analysis of laboratory-based component studies.

    Michael E. Levin;Mikaela J. Hildebrandt;Jason Lillis;Steven C. Hayes

  • The Empirical Status of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Review of Meta-Analyses

    Andrew T. Gloster;Noemi Walder;Michael E. Levin;Michael P. Twohig

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy for anxiety and OCD spectrum disorders: an empirical review.

    Ellen J. Bluett;Kendra J. Homan;Kate L. Morrison;Michael E. Levin

  • Examining psychological inflexibility as a transdiagnostic process across psychological disorders.

    Michael E. Levin;Chelsea MacLane;Susan Daflos;John R. Seeley

  • Measuring Weight Self‐stigma: The Weight Self‐stigma Questionnaire

    Jason Lillis;Jason B. Luoma;Michael E. Levin;Steven C. Hayes

  • An initial meta-analysis of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for treating substance use disorders

    Eric B. Lee;Woolee An;Michael E. Levin;Michael P. Twohig

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy as a treatment for anxiety and depression: A review.

    Michael P. Twohig;Michael E. Levin

  • Web-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Mental Health Problems in College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Michael E. Levin;Jack A. Haeger;Benjamin G. Pierce;Michael P. Twohig

  • Burnout among the addiction counseling workforce: the differential roles of mindfulness and values-based processes and work-site factors.

    Roger Vilardaga;Jason B. Luoma;Steven C. Hayes;Jacqueline Pistorello

  • Feasibility of a Prototype Web-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Prevention Program for College Students

    Michael E. Levin;Jacqueline Pistorello;John R. Seeley;Steven C. Hayes

  • Randomized trial of group interventions to reduce HIV/STD risk and change theoretical mediators among detained adolescents.

    Sarah J. Schmiege;Michelle R. Broaddus;Michael Levin;Angela D. Bryan

  • Creating a Strategy for Progress: A Contextual Behavioral Science Approach.

    Roger Vilardaga;Steven C. Hayes;Michael E. Levin;Takashi Muto

  • Dropout rates in exposure with response prevention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: What do the data really say?

    Clarissa W. Ong;Joseph W. Clyde;Ellen J. Bluett;Michael E. Levin

  • Binge Eating and Weight Control: The Role of Experiential Avoidance

    Jason Lillis;Steven C. Hayes;Michael E. Levin

  • Exploring the Relationship Between Experiential Avoidance, Alcohol Use Disorders, and Alcohol-Related Problems Among First-Year College Students

    Michael E. Levin;Jason Lillis;John Seeley;Steven C. Hayes

  • When is Online Pornography Viewing Problematic Among College Males? Examining the Moderating Role of Experiential Avoidance

    Michael E. Levin;Jason Lillis;Steven C. Hayes

  • Exploring the relationship between body mass index and health-related quality of life: a pilot study of the impact of weight self-stigma and experiential avoidance.

    Jason Lillis;Michael E. Levin;Steven C. Hayes

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven C. Hayes
Steven C. Hayes University of Nevada Reno
Michael P. Twohig
Michael P. Twohig Utah State University
John R. Seeley
John R. Seeley University of Oregon
Jason B. Luoma
Jason B. Luoma Oregon Health & Science University
Anthony Biglan
Anthony Biglan Oregon Research Institute
Angela D. Bryan
Angela D. Bryan University of Colorado Boulder
Brandon A. Gaudiano
Brandon A. Gaudiano Brown University
William E. Piper
William E. Piper University of British Columbia
Anthony S. Joyce
Anthony S. Joyce University of Alberta
Rena R. Wing
Rena R. Wing Brown University

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