Presentations

The USU ACT Research Group actively engages in a number of professional presentations each year. Below are a couple of recorded presentations by Drs. Twohig and Levin.

Levin, M.E., Klimczak, K., Davis, C. & Capel, L. (2023). Lessons and surprises developing, evaluating, and disseminating online ACT. Webinar for the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science Super Lab presentation series.

You can view the presentation here: https://contextualscience.org/video/lessons_and_surprises_developing_evaluating_and_disseminating_online_act

Twohig, M. P. (January, 2019). Changing psychotherapy. Lecture given as part of USU’s Sunrise Sessions in Salt Lake City, UT.

Levin, M. E. (2018). Using online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to improve the reach of mental health services. Invited colloquium presentation for the Utah State University Sorenson Center for Clinical Excellence, Logan, UT.

Twohig, M. P. (November, 2015). Acceptance and commitment therapy with treatment resistant PTSD clients. One hour workshop delivered at the annual BYU Social Work conference.

Graduate Student Online Workshops

Petersen, J.M. & Barney, J. (2020, October 1). Living a Meaningful Life Amidst COVID-19 [Webinar]. Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence at USU. click here to view.

Klimczak, K. & Capel, L.K. (2020, October 22). Working with Anxiety During Midterms [Webinar]. Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence at USU. click here to view.

Davis, C.H. & Donahue, M.L. (2020, November 17). Practicing Present Moment Awareness During a Pandemic [Webinar]. Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence at USU. click here to view.

Other Video-Recorded Presentations

Levin, M.E. (2022). Navigating the publication process. Invited webinar for the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, Student Special Interest Group. You can watch this video on the ACBS website here.
Twohig, M.P. (2022). International OCD Foundation Clinical Round Table. You can watch this video on YouTube here.
Levin, M.E. (2020). Mental health self-care: Practical ways to improve your well-being. Invited presentation for the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center. You can watch this video on YouTube here.
Twohig, M.P. (2020). Using acceptance and commitment therapy. International OCD Foundation. You can watch this video on Facebook here
Levin, M.E. (2020). Approaching Your Inner World In Radically Different Ways. Drop the Rope Expert Interview Series. You can watch this video on YouTube here

Podcasts

Podcast interview that Dr. Twohig did on trichotillomania and its treatment.
Podcast interview that Dr. Twohig did with Dr. Jason Luoma in 2020 on how to be a productive, effective researcher.
Podcast interview that Dr. Levin did with the USU Office of Research Instead podcast in 2020 on self-help research and self-care during the COVID pandemic.
Podcast interview that Dr. Levin did with The Anomalous Mind in 2021 on online ACT.
Podcast interview that Dr. Twohig did for The OCD Stories.
Podcast interview that Dr. Twohig did with Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona in 2022 on using ACT to treat clinical perfectionism.
Podcast interview that Dr. Twohig did with therapist Tony Overbay. We cover many things including OCD, problematic pornography use, and learning how to implement ACT.

PowerPoint Slides

Twohig, M. P. & Capel, L. (2022). State of the Evidence in ACT. Presentation at the IOCDF conference in Denver, CO. Download.

In the Media
Stories on our work broadly

USU Alumni Magazine - https://utahstatemagazine.usu.edu/health/the-rise-of-mental-health-technology/
USU Statesman article on our lab: https://usustatesman.com/exploring-alternative-treatment-with-the-contextual-behavioral-science-lab/

Stories on Research Studies and Books

Superorganizers story on our ACT for Perfectionism book: https://every.to/superorganizers/perfectionism-why-and-how-to-beat-it
USU Statesman article on our ACT for hoarding study: https://usustatesman.com/are-you-a-hoarder-the-usu-psychology-department-wants-to-help/
HJ news article on our ACT for compulsive hair pulling: https://www.hjnews.com/news/education/usu-professor-using-video-calls-to-study-treat-hair-pulling/article_a5c8cacf-f513-5c11-819d-7d4e25ed2562.html
USU Psychology Department research spotlight: https://psychology.usu.edu/news/featured-publication-3-levin

Stories on ACT Guide