Aaron Hogue, Ph.D.

Aaron Hogue, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist focused on evidence-based practices for adolescent substance use and related behavioral problems, behavioral treatment implementation science, and adolescent developmental psychopathology.

Dr. Hogue’s 25-year research program on treatment fidelity to research-based interventions for adolescent substance use has examined the interplay among three components of treatment implementation — adherence to specific therapy techniques, competence in model delivery, and therapeutic alliance with session participants— linking each to long-term client outcomes. His research encompasses evidence-based interventions for adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and co-occurring disorders, including a NIDA-funded mid-career training grant focused on combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions.

Dr. Hogue was chosen by the flagship journal for Clinical Child Psychology to lead their 2014 and 2018 updates of the evidence base on outpatient behavioral treatments for adolescent substance use. His current research focuses on training front-line behavior therapists in core family therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques for adolescent conduct and substance use problems via a learning management system that leverages observational coding methods and fidelity measurement feedback. He also focuses on increasing family involvement across the continuum of care for substance use treatment and recovery services, as well as enhancing cross-sector care for youth with conduct and substance problems in primary care, specialty behavioral care, and juvenile justice settings.

Research topics: Development of family-based and cognitive-behavioral interventions for adolescent substance use and co-occurring disorders; development of online and other remote clinician training methods; research on family-based recovery supports; treatment fidelity research on evidence-based intervention models; combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions for teens with co-occurring ADHD and substance use disorder; neurodevelopmental processes that influence risky adolescent behavior