Michael Scherer

Department Faculty

Campus: Washington, DC
Department: Clinical Psychology
Institution: The Chicago School

Address: 1015 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005

Office Phone: 202-706-5080
Email

Biography

Dr. Scherer is an Associate Professor who has been with TCSPP since August of 2018. He has degrees in Rehabilitation Counseling (MS) from the Medical College of Virginia and Counseling Psychology (PhD) from Virginia Commonwealth University. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Drug Dependence and Epidemiology Training program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where his research focused primarily on substance use ranging from alcohol and cannabis to injection drug use. He also taught a series of short courses focusing on statistical methodology. His research sought to identify risk factors associated with substance misuse and polysubstance use as well as developing strength-based treatment supplements to promote self-efficacy and reduce relapse rates.

Currently, Dr. Scherer teaches courses in statistics, research methods, psychometrics, proposal development as well as a series of electives examining substance use and positive psychology. He continues to do research focusing on substance use and misuse, maladaptive behaviors, coping strategies, intervention effectiveness, and positive psychology. He has a primary interest in quantitative methodology and analysis. He also runs a research lab once a week focusing primarily on the impact of substance use and positive psychology on daily functioning. Dr. Scherer has numerous professional presentations at national and international conferences, and has published on his work many times.

Education History

Degree	Institution	Year
BS in Psychology	Virginia Commonwealth University , Virginia	2003
MS in Rehabilitation Counseling	Medical College of Virginia , Virginia	2005
MS in Counseling Psychology	Virginia Commonwealth University , Virginia	2008
PhD in Counseling Psychology	Virginia Commonwealth University , Virginia	2010

Professional Memberships

Role	Organization
Member	Research Society on Marijuana
Member	American Psychological Association
Member	Research Society on Alcoholism
Member	College on Problems of Drug Dependence

Areas of Expertise

Area	Expertise
Addiction/Substance Abuse	Co-occurring Disorders
Clinical Psychology / Mental Health	Stress/Coping
Research Design/Methodology	Quantitative Inquiry
	Statistics

Publications

Journal
Scherer, M., Marques, P., Manning, A. R., Nochajski, T. H., Romano, E., Taylor, E., … King, S. (2020). Potential for cannabis adaptation among participants in a drunk driving intervention.. Journal of Substance Use, 25 (6), 605-609.
Scherer, M., Beck, K., Taylor, E.P., Romosz, A., Voas, R.B., & Romano, E. (2020). A latent class analysis of DUI offender motivation and awareness as predictors of performance while on alcohol ignition interlocks.. Journal of Substance Use, 26 (3), 250-255.
Nochajski, T. H., Manning, A. R., Voas, R., Taylor, E. P., Scherer, M., & Romano, E. (2020). The impact of interlock installation on driving behavior and drinking behavior related to driving.. Traffic Injury Prevention, 21 (7), 419-424.
Beck, K. H., Scherer, M., Romano, E., Taylor, E., & Voas, R. (2020). Driver experiences with the alcohol ignition interlock: Comparing successful and poor performers.. Traffic Injury Prevention, 21 (7), 419-424.
Voas, R. B., Tippetts, A. S., Romano, E., Nochajski, T. H., Manning, A. R., Taylor, E., & Scherer, M. (2021). Changes in alcohol use and drinking and driving outcomes from before arrest for driving under the influence to after interlock removal.. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 45 (4), 743-751.
Scherer, M., Nochajski, T.H., Romano, E., Manning, A.R., Romosz, A., Tippetts, S., Taylor, E., Voas, R., & Paul, R (2021). Typologies of drivers convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol as predictors of alcohol ignition interlock performance.. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 39 (1), 96-109.
Scherer, M., Ladysh, R., & Dass-Brailsford, P. (2021). Profiles of trauma histories as predictors of depression among women living with HIV.. AIDS Care, ,
Romosz, A., Scherer, M., Romano, E., Nochajski, T., Taylor, E.P., & Brogdale, M. (2021). Understanding non-installers of the ignition interlock device: A qualitative analysis.. Drug and Alcohol Review, ,
Manning, A., Romano, E., Diebold, J., Nochajski, T., Taylor, E., Voas, R., & Scherer, M. (2021). Convicted drinking and driving offenders: Comparing alcohol use before and after the pandemic outbreak.. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45 (6), 1225-1236.