Scott Gaynor

Associate Professor

3530 Wood Hall
(269) 387-4482

Dr. Scott Gaynor is an associate professor of psychology and co-director of clinical training. He received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. He subsequently attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he received a Masters Degree in 1997 and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2000.

His clinical psychology internship and a one-year postdoctoral fellowship, were completed at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gaynor’s research interests include psychotherapy process and outcome (esp. with adolescents) and basic learning processes.

Dr. Gaynor received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee . He subsequently attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he received a Masters Degree in 1997 and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2000. His clinical psychology internship and a postdoctoral fellowship were completed at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Gaynor is pictured above with his wife, Dr. Susan Baird. Dr. Baird is a licensed psychologist in the state of Michigan who also teaches part-time in the Psychology Department and sees clients in private practice.

Dr. Gaynor is a tenured member of the faculty at WMU where he is currently the Co-Director of Clinical Training (along with Dr. Amy Naugle). He also directs the Behavior Research and Therapy Laboratory. His research focuses on psychotherapy process and outcome, especially applying contemporary behavior therapy approaches. He and his laboratory are currently working on intervention studies involving children, adolescent, and adult samples. The intervention studies have two related purposes. First, for the participants involved, we hope to provide interventions that can legitimately improve their lives. Second, while providing these interventions we attempt to rigorously evaluate them, hoping to determine if and why they are helpful.

Recent Publications

Eckshtain, D. & Gaynor, S.T. (in press). Assessing outcome in cognitive behavior therapy for child depression: An illustrative case series. (Child & Family Behavior Therapy)

Seim, R.W., Willerick, M.S., Gaynor, S.T., & Spates, C.R. (2008). Circumventing the vasovagal fainting response: A novel method of in vivo exposure for injection phobia. Clinical Case Studies, 7, 409-422.

Gaynor, S.T. & Harris, A. (2008). Single-participant assessment of treatment mediators: Strategy description and examples from a behavioral activation intervention for depressed adolescents. Behavior Modification, 32(3), 372-402.

Gaynor, S.T. & Baird, S.C. (2007). Personality Disorders. In D. Woods & J. Kanter (Eds.). Understanding Behavior Disorders: A Contemporary Behavioral Perspective. Reno, NV : Context Press.

Gaynor, S.T., Washio, Y. & Anderson, F. (2007). The conjunction fallacy: A derived stimulus relations conceptualization and demonstration experiment. Psychological Record, 57(1), 63-85.

Kanter, J.W., Baruch, D.E., & Gaynor, S.T. (2006). Acceptance and commitment therapy and behavioral activation for the treatment of depression: Description and comparison. The Behavior Analyst, 29(2), 161-185.

Clore, J. & Gaynor, S.T. (2006). Self-thought modification techniques for distressed college students with low self-esteem and depressive symptoms. International Journal of Behavioral and Consultation Therapy, 3(2), 314-331.

Gaynor, S.T., Lawrence, P.S., & Nelson-Gray, R.O. (2006). Measuring homework compliance in cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression: Review, preliminary findings, and implications for theory and practice. Behavior Modification, 30 (5), 647-672.

Gaynor, S.T. & Clore, J. (2005). Shaping. In A.M. Gross & R.S. Drabman (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications.

Gaynor, S.T. & Eckshtain, D. (2005). Noncontingent reward (reinforcement). In A.M. Gross & R.S. Drabman (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications.

Gaynor, S.T. & Harris, A. (2005). Operant Extinction. In A.M. Gross & R.S. Drabman (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gaynor, S.T. (2004). Skepticism of caricatures: B.F. Skinner turns 100. Skeptical Inquirer, 28 (1), 26-29.
Poling, A. & Gaynor, S.T. (2003). Stimulus control. In W. O'Donohue, J. Fisher, & S.C. Hayes (Eds). Empirically supported techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy: A step-by-step guide for clinicians. John Wiley & Sons, New York .

Gaynor, S.T., Weersing, V.R., Kolko, D., Birmaher, B., Heo, J., & Brent, D.A. (2003). The prevalence and impact of large sudden improvements during adolescent psychotherapy for depression: A comparison across cognitive-behavioral, supportive, and family therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 386-393.

Gaynor, S.T. (2002). Getting ahead of the data: Not all threats are equal. The Behavior Therapist, 25, 137-139.

Brent, D.A., Gaynor, S.T., & Weersing, V.R. (2002). Cognitive behavioral approaches to the treatment of depression and anxiety. In M. Rutter and E. Taylor (Eds). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Modern Approaches (4th ed.) Blackwell Scientific Publications, London.

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