He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Pennsylvania State University, completed his clinical residency at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and completed postdoctoral training at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. His research program focuses on identifying important participant factors, technical factors, and relational processes that influence the process and outcome of psychological interventions; identifying effective training and implementation strategies; developing Practice Research Networks (PRNs); and integrating outcomes monitoring and feedback systems into routine clinical practice.