Glenn R. Mesman
Professor
Also affiliated: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2007–2011)
PSY Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Glenn Mesman, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist and Professor in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry. His clinical work focuses on early childhood mental health and the assessment and treatment of childhood trauma. He holds leadership positions within Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma (ARBEST), a state-sponsored program aimed at improving outcomes for traumatized children. Dr. Mesman 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 also co-directs the UAMS Complex Trauma Assessment Program, which offers trauma-informed psychological evaluations for high-risk children in the Arkansas child welfare system. Dr. Mesman's research has examined adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood, technology dependence in children and families, maternal depression and its association with childhood behavior problems, problematic sexual behavior in children, and moderators of the relationship between maternal substance abuse symptoms and preschool children’s behavioral outcomes. He has authored 24 publications and has an h-index of 11.
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.
Metrics
- h-index: 11
- Publications: 24
- Citations: 404
Positions
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Professor publications 2011–2026University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences PSY Psychiatry, College of Medicine Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments (2023)
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Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
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Drills in the PCIT Child-Directed Interaction Phase: A Compilation with Recommendations for Appropriate Use (2022)
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Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience (2021)
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Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample (2020)
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Adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Relations to adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood (2018)
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Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems (2017)
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Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood (2015)
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Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference! (2014)
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The Relation Between ADHD Symptoms and Alcohol Use in College Students (2013)
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Moderators of the Relationship Between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children’s Behavioral Outcomes (2012)
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Supportive fathers lessen the effects of mothers' alcohol problems on children's externalizing behaviors (2012)
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Maladaptive Eating Patterns in Children (2011)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- Expanding Mental Health Service for Children in Foster Care: Trauma Assessment & Mental Health Case Management. US Dept of Justice - Office for Victims of Crime via Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Co-Investigator
- Expanding Mental Health Services for Children in Foster Care: Trauma Assessment, Mental Health Case Management US Dept of Justice - Office for Victims of Crime via Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Moderators of the Relationship Between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children’s Behavioral Outcomes
- Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference!
- Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems
- Supportive fathers lessen the effects of mothers' alcohol problems on children's externalizing behaviors
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Relations to adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood
- Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood
- Moderators of the Relationship Between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children’s Behavioral Outcomes
- Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference!
- Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Drills in the PCIT Child-Directed Interaction Phase: A Compilation with Recommendations for Appropriate Use
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Drills in the PCIT Child-Directed Interaction Phase: A Compilation with Recommendations for Appropriate Use
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood
- Moderators of the Relationship Between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children’s Behavioral Outcomes
- Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference!
- Adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Relations to adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood
- Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood
- Moderators of the Relationship Between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children’s Behavioral Outcomes
- Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems
- Sleep as a Moderator of Young Children’s Traumatic Stress and Behavior Problems: a Treatment-Referred Sample
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Relations to adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood
- Supportive fathers lessen the effects of mothers' alcohol problems on children's externalizing behaviors
- Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood
- Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems
- Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments
- Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments
- Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference!
- Supportive fathers lessen the effects of mothers' alcohol problems on children's externalizing behaviors
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