Early Career
Michael Constantino
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he directs his Psychotherapy Research Lab, teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on theories and techniques of psychotherapy, and supervises clinicians-in-training. Dr. Constantino’s research centers broadly on psychotherapy process, outcome, and integration with adults. The focus is on understanding patient, therapist, and relational processes that influence psychosocial treatments, and on the development and systematization of therapeutic interventions that address pantheoretical principles of clinical change, such as treatment expectations, the therapeutic alliance, and corrective experiences.
Dr. Constantino has published both theoretical and empirical work in leading journals and books in the field, and he has received both internal and external grant support for his research. Dr. Constantino’s work has been recognized internationally, including with his receipt of the American Psychological Foundation’s 2007 Division 29 (Psychotherapy) Early Career Award, the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration’s 2007 New Researcher Award, and fellow status in the American Psychological Association (APA) and Division 29 of APA.
Dr. Constantino currently serves as the Early Career Domain Representative on the Division 29 Board of Directors. He is also a Contributing Editor for Psychotherapy Bulletin and a Consulting Editor for Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training and Psychotherapy Research.
