RESEARCH

Meghan began her research career as a Clinical Instructor at the New York University School of Medicine's Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, where she studied human-animal interactions and co-authored the Reining in Anxiety protocol. Reining in Anxiety is a human-equine interaction program that incorporates evidence-based mental health components to support youth with anxiety and trauma.

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Check out her recent publications:

Vincent, A., Morrissey, M., Acri, M., Guo, F., & Hoagwood, K. (2024). Volunteer Engagement within Equine Assisted Services. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 14(2), 249. 

Kogan, L.R. (Ed.). (2023). Careers in One Health: Social Workers’ Roles in Caring for Humans and Their Animal Companions (1st ed.). Routledge. Morrissey, M Chapter: Designing a Diverse Social Work Career

Vincent, A., Peth-Pierce, R. M., Morrissey, M. A., Acri, M. C., Guo, F., Seibel, L., & Hoagwood, K. E. (2021). Evaluation of a Modified Bit Device to Obtain Saliva Samples from Horses. Veterinary sciences, 8(10), 232. 

Acri, M., Morrissey, M., Peth-Pierce, R. et al. An Equine-Assisted Therapy for Youth with Mild to Moderate Anxiety: Manual Development and Fidelity. J Child Fam Stud 30, 2461–2467 (2021). 

Couselman Carpenter, E. & Redcay, A. Working with Grief & Traumatic Loss: Theory, Practice, Personal Reflection, and Self-Care. (2020) Cognella. Morrissey, M contributor to Chapter 2: Evidenced Based & Promising Interventions for Grief and Loss, Section: Equine Assisted Therapy.

Hoagwood, K., Acri, M., Morrissey, M., Peth-Pierce R. (2017). Animal-Assisted Therapies for Youth with or at risk for Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review. Applied Developmental Science. 2017 Feb; 21(1):1-13

Acri, M., Hoagwood, K., Morrissey, M., & Zhang, S. (2016). Equine-assisted activities and therapies: enhancing the

social worker’s armamentarium. Social Work Education, 35(5), 603-612.

Hoagwood, K. E., Acri, M., Morrissey, M., & Peth-Pierce, R. (2016). Animal-assisted therapies for youth with or at

risk for mental health problems: A systematic review. Applied Developmental Science, 1-13.