Glenn R. Mesman

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Glenn Mesman, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and a licensed Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist. His clinical work and research focus on early childhood mental health and the assessment and treatment of childhood trauma. He holds leadership roles within Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma (ARBEST), a state-legislated program aimed at improving outcomes for children experiencing trauma. Dr. Mesman co-leads the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) statewide dissemination project, serving as a certified PCIT Regional Trainer. He also co-directs the UAMS Complex Trauma Assessment Program, providing trauma-informed psychological evaluations for high-risk children within the Arkansas child welfare system. His scholarship includes 24 publications, with an h-index of 11 and 385 citations. He has collaborated on multiple publications with colleagues including Joy Pemberton and Karin L. Vanderzee at UAMS.

Research Overview

Glenn Mesman, PhD is a licensed Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist and Professor in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry, and he is the Assistant Training Director for the department’s psychology training program. Clinically, he specializes in early childhood mental and the assessment and treatment of childhood trauma. Dr. Mesman holds several leadership positions within Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma (ARBEST), a program sponsored by the state legislature to improve outcomes of traumatized children throughout the state. He co-leads the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) statewide dissemination project and is certified as a PCIT Regional Trainer, a DC:0-5 state trainer, and a CE-CERT state trainer. He additionally co-directs the UAMS Complex Trauma Assessment Program, which provides trauma-informed psychological evaluation services for high-risk children in the Arkansas child welfare system. Dr. Mesman is actively involved in committees and workgroups as part of several national- and international-level professional organizations and frequently conducts invited and peer-reviewed presentations at state, national, and international conferences in his specialty areas of early childhood mental health and child trauma.

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• h-index: 11
• Publications: 24
• Citations: 385