Karen T. G. Schwartz
Assistant Professor
- schwartzk01@arcadia.edu
- Office Hours
- Boyer 125; by appointment
- Website
- Approach Behavioral Health
Biography
- Areas Of Focus
My scholarship focuses on developing evidence-based depression and suicide prevention programs for youth and families. Specifically, I am working on developing programming for parents to help support their kids with key life transitions that tend to promote stress, uncertainty and upset within families. By providing emotional support, education, and skills, we can prevent depression and suicide resulting in long-term gains across domains. With over 15 years of experience in research and direct clinical practice, I’m thrilled to share my expertise in psychopathology and evidence-based care with aspiring providers in the Master’s of Counseling program. If you are interested in learning more about these topics and working with me towards these goals, please stop by and say hello!
- Education
SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, PhD in Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychopathology Track with Child/Adolescent Concentration
San Diego State University, MS in Psychology
University of Pittsburgh, BS in Psychology with minors in Neuroscience and Music
- Research Interests
- Depression and suicide prevention in youth and families
- Hometown
- Cheltenham, PA
- Languages
- English
Publications
Schwartz KTG, Kryza-Lacombe M, Liuzzi MT, Weersing VR, Wiggins JL. Social and Non-social Reward: A Preliminary Examination of Clinical Improvement and Neural Reactivity in Adolescents Treated With Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression. Front Behav Neurosci. 2019;13:177. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00177. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31551724; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6736628.
Schwartz KTG, Kado-Walton M, Dickerson JF, Rozenman M, Brent DA, Porta G, Lynch FL, Gonzalez A, Weersing VR. Brief Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Pediatric Primary Care: Breadth of Intervention Impact. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Feb;62(2):230-243. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.08.007. Epub 2022 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 36030033.
Schwartz KTG, Chronis-Tuscano A, Tillman R, Whalen D, Gilbert KE, Luby J. Parent-child psychotherapy targeting emotion development: unpacking the impact of parental depression on child, parenting and engagement outcomes. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Dec;32(12):2491-2501. doi: 10.1007/s00787-022-02093-5. Epub 2022 Oct 10. PubMed PMID: 36216984.
Weersing VR, Goger P, Schwartz KTG, Baca SA, Angulo F, Kado-Walton M. Evidence-Base Update of Psychosocial and Combination Treatments for Child and Adolescent Depression. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2025 Jan-Feb;54(1):1-51. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2384022. Epub 2024 Nov 4. Review. PubMed PMID: 39495037.
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Professional Experience
Courses
PY572, PY586, PY630/631
