Adriana Miu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Department Psychiatry

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Biography

Dr. Adriana Miu is a clinical assistant professor and clinical psychologist who joined the UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry in July 2019. She attended Stanford University, where she received a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Economics. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Emory University and completed her internship at Northern California VA Health Care System and postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine. She was a clinical instructor and psychologist at Stanford for two years before joining UT Southwestern. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with sexual trauma and early psychosis. Adapting each individual’s needs, Dr. Miu uses an integrative approach that draws from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and dialectical behavior therapy. Her research interests include social-cognitive factors, such as growth mindset and hostile attribution bias.

Education

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

Research Interest

Social Cognition
Trauma

Publications

Featured Publications

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
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
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
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
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 Dev 2013 Sep-Oct 84 5 1651-67
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

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (2019)
Association of Chinese Helping Professionals and Psychologists - International (2019)
American Psychological Association (2018)
Association for Psychological Science (2013)