Roger Greenberg, Ph.D., professor and head of the Psychology Division in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, will speak on “Expectancy and Common Factors: Creating Hope in Psychotherapy,” on Friday, March 26, 2004, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., in Room 213 of the Science Building at Buffalo State College. His talk, which is free and open to the public, is part of the college's Psychology Speaker Series.

Greenberg's talk will focus on the search for common factors in successful psychotherapy treatments. In recent years, researchers have sought to pinpoint those factors that contribute to successful outcomes across the spectrum of psychotherapeutic treatments. Greenberg will present a stimulating and entertaining overview and discussion of these common factors with an emphasis on the role of hope, expectancy and the placebo effect in achieving positive results in psychotherapy and medication treatments, as well. His presentation will aim to build a bridge between research evidence and clinical practice while demonstrating how the common factors can be used to improve psychotherapy outcome.

In addition to his posts at Upstate Medical University, Greenberg is in active private practice. His 200 publications and presentations include several co-authored and co-edited books. Articles about his work on the relative effects of drugs and psychotherapy have appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, Scientific American and Psychology Today. Greenberg has appeared on “The Today Show” and “20/20.