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Melisa Rowland, MD, Psychiatry, Charleston, SC

MelisaDRowlandMD

Psychiatry Charleston, SC

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

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  • Office

    171 Ashley Ave
    Charleston, SC 29425
    Phone+1 843-792-1414

Education & Training

  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1993 - 1995
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Psychiatry, 1990 - 1993
  • University of South Florida College of Medicine
    University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1990
  • Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State UniversityB.S., Zoology, 1981 - 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 1991 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Outstanding Mentor American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2003
  • The Benjamin C. Riggs Award for Best Resident Paper 1993
  • Leadership Award The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Measuring practitioner attitudes toward evidence-based treatments: A validation study  
    Ashcraft, R. G. P., Foster, S. L., Lowery, A. E., Henggeler, S. W., Chapman, J. E., Rowland, M. D., Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1/1/2011
  • Sibling outcomes from a randomized trial of evidence-based treatments with substance abusing juvenile offenders  
    Rowland, M. D., Chapman, J. E., & Henggeler, S. W., Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1/1/2008
  • New initiatives in improving youth and family outcomes by importing evidence-based practices  
    Schaeffer, C. M., Saldana, L., Rowland, M. D., Henggeler, S. W., & Swenson, C. C., Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1/1/2008
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Sibling gender and drug use: Effects on youth substance use.
    Rowland, M. D., Shapiro, S., Reynolds, J. & Halliday-Boykins, C. A., 51st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, DC, 1/1/2004
  • Caregiver substance use disorder: Impact on parenting.
    Rowland, M. D., Halliday-Boykins, C. A., Demidovich, M., 50th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Miami, FL, 1/1/2003
  • ADHD youth, substance use and stimulant treatment.
    Rowland, MD, Sheidow, A, Demidovich, M, 49th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2002

Lectures

  • MST Overview. 
    1/1/2012
  • Ongoing MST-Related Research Linked with the Family Services Research Center. 
    Charleston, SC - 1/1/2010
  • MST with Psychiatric Support: Progression of this MST Adaptation. 
    Charleston, SC - 1/1/2009
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Other

  • Contingency Management for Adolescent Substance Abuse Orientation Training: Trainer's Notes and Handouts. 
    Rowland, M. D., Randall, J., Cunningham, P. B., & Steinmetz, J, Family Services Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical Universit
    Charleston, SC - 1/1/2013
  • Multisystemic therapy for child abuse and neglect. 
    Swenson, C. C., Penman, J., Henggeler, S. W., & Rowland, M. D., Family Services Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical Universit
    Charleston, SC - 1/1/2010
  • Implementing Contingency Management for Adolescent Substance Abuse in Outpatient Settings. 
    Cunningham, P. B., Rowland, M. D., Schoenwald, S. K., Swenson, C. C., Henggeler, S. W., Sheidow, A. J., Navas-Murphy, L., Randall, J., Donohue, B., Family Services Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical Universit
    Charleston, SC - 1/1/2008
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