Roles and Interests

Instructor

• Ethics and Professional Development
• Biological Foundations of Behavior
• Social and Emotional Bases of Behavior

Clinical & Research Interests

Psychotherapy outcomes, health psychology, community psychology, social psychological application to clinical psychology, physical and behavioral health integration, mental health services research, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

Education

Ph.D. Northwestern University, 1996, Clinical Psychology
BA, Willamette University, 1987, Psychology

Selected Recent Publications

Hromco, J.G. (in press). Sticky Situations: Solutions to Challenging Problems in Psychotherapy. Bloomsbury Publishing. 

Hromco, J.G. & Brown, G.S. (2026). Psychotherapy clients rarely get worse before they get better. They usually just get better. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. 

Hromco, J.G. (2009). Making whole health work: LifeWorks emphasizes integration across the board. National Council Magazine, Winter, 32.

Wisdom, J., Gabriel, R., Edmundson, E., Bielavitz, S., & Hromco, J (2007). Challenges substance abuse treatment agencies faced in adoption of computer-based technology to improve assessment. Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research, Nov (3), 158-169. 

D’Ambrosio, R., Laws, K.E., Gabriel, R.M., Hromco, J., & Kelly, P. (2006). Implementing motivational interviewing (MI) in a non-MI world: A MI knowledge adoption study. Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 5(2).

Selected Recent Presentations

Hromco, J.G., & Young, R. (2026). Organizational AI: tuning and training AI. National Council for Mental Wellbeing, NatCon. 

Hromco, J.G., & Young, R. (2025). The next phase of AI in behavioral health; Putting clinical judgement back in charge. Open Minds Conference. 

Hromco, J.G. (2024). Ethics in handling challenging psychotherapy situations (2024). Psychological Services Connection. 

Hromco, J.G. (2024). Motivational Interviewing, promoting change, and preventing burnout. Project Homeless Connect. 

Hromco, J.G. (2020). The effects of COVID on mental health. Radio interview. Metropolitan Area Communications Commission

Hromco, J.G. (2016). Substance Use Disorders in the Metro Area. Panel participation for KINK FM. 

Hromco, J.G., & Peterson, M. (2016). Pain management without opioids. Improving Primary Care: FamilyCare Health Plans Conference

D’Ambrosio, R., Laws, K.E., Gabriel, R.M., Hromco, J. & Wisdom, J. (2009).  Access & Retention: Improve care, improve the bottom line. National Mental Health and Addictions Conference & Expo, National Council for Behavioral Health. April, 2009.  

Hromco, J.G. (2007). Putting evidence-based practices into practice. Northwest Institute of Addiction Studies conference, Summer Institute