Adriana Miu, Ph.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Psychiatry
Psychology
Psychotherapy

Biography

Adriana Miu, Ph.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a Licensed Psychologist with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with sexual trauma and early psychosis, using an integrative approach that draws from cognitive, dialectical, and mindfulness-based behavioral therapy.

Dr. Miu holds undergraduate degrees in psychology and economics from Stanford University. She earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Emory University, where in 2014-2015 she was awarded the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Teaching Fellowship. She completed her internship at VA Northern California Health Care System and her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she stayed on to serve as a clinical instructor and psychologist.

She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019.

Dr. Miu’s research interests include social-cognitive factors such as growth mindset and hostile attribution bias. She has published several academic articles and delivered multiple presentations.

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Education & Training

Graduate School - Emory University (2011-2013), Psychology
Fellowship - Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2016-2017), Psychology
Undergraduate School - Stanford University (2006-2010), Psychology
Graduate School - Emory University (2013-2016), Psychology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Association of Chinese Helping Professionals and Psychologists - International

Books & Publications

Publications
- Preventing symptoms of depression by teaching adolescents that people can change: Effects of a brief incremental theory of personality intervention at 9-month follow-up.
  Miu, A. S., & Yeager, D. S. Clinical Psychological Science 2015 5 3 726-743
- Response to survivors of campus sexual assault.
  Wilson, H.W., & Miu, A.S.; Editors: Roberts, L., & Ryan, K. University Student Mental Health: A Guide for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Leaders Serving Higher Education 2018 339-354
- Ebola and the social media
  Fung, I. C. H., Tse, Z. T. H., Cheung, C. N., Miu, A. S., & Fu, K. W. The Lancet 2014 384 9961
- An entity theory of intelligence predicts higher cortisol levels when high school grades are declining.
  Lee, H. Y., Jamieson, J. P., Miu, A. S., Josephs, R. A., & Yeager, D. S. Child development 2018
- Implicit theories of personality predict motivation to use prosocial coping strategies after bullying in high school
  Yeager, D.S., & Miu, A.S. Edited by In Frydenberg, E., & Reevy, G. Personality, stress and coping: Implications for education 2011 47-62
- Implicit theories of personality and attributions of hostile intent: a meta-analysis, an experiment, and a longitudinal intervention.
  Yeager DS, Miu AS, Powers J, Dweck CS, Child development 2013 Sep-Oct 84 5 1651-67
- Behind the Masks: Experiences of Mental Health Practitioners of Color During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  Miu AS, Moore JR, Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry 2021 Mar
- Peer Consultation: An Enriching Necessity Rather Than a Luxury for Psychologists During and Beyond the Pandemic.
  Miu AS, Joseph A, Hakim E, Cox ED, Greenwald E, Journal of health service psychology 2022 Jan 1-7
- Broader Trauma: Considerations for COVID-19 Psychosocial Interventions in Hong Kong
  Miu, A.S., Cheung, C.N., Tsang, K.K., Chan, B.S., Poon, L.T., & Fung, I.C.H. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2020 53
- Teletherapy with serious mental illness populations during COVID-19: Telehealth conversion and engagement
  Miu, A. S., Vo, H. T., Palka, J. M., Glowacki, C. R., & Robinson, R. J. Counselling Psychology Quarterly 2020 1-18
- Employee Job Satisfaction and Performance in Association With Workplace Responses to the 9/11 Attacks on New York City's World Trade Center.
  Miu AS, Davis A, Raitt J, Lee MH, Pedrazine A, Canan F, Pollio DE, North CS, Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2021 Oct
- Review of Mental Health Response to COVID-19, China.
  Miu A, Cao H, Zhang B, Zhang H, Emerging infectious diseases 2020 Jul 26 10

Research

Social-Cognitive Factors (e.g., growth mindset, hostile attribution bias)

Clinical Focus

Psychology
Psychotherapy
Early Psychosis
Trauma